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Yazaki North America · 2 hours ago

Program Coordinator

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Yazaki North America is a global leader in vehicle power and data solutions, seeking a Program Coordinator to join their Honda team in Columbus, OH. The role involves supporting the Program Manager in achieving program targets and deliverables, while coordinating with manufacturing and customers on specific program-related information.

AutomotiveInformation TechnologyManufacturingTransportation

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

May interact with the customer on specific program-related information concerning Manufacturing, Design and Quality

Communicate to and coordinate with Manufacturing customer specific requirements

Maintain a working knowledge of customer carlines, Yazaki-supplied parts and Manufacturing / Quality processes

Coordinate YPMS task list with the program team

Implement and support continuous improvement activities

Support long-range and short-term group forecasts, goals, objectives, and priorities

Support other projects, tasks, and/or duties as assigned

May support the Program Manager in the following activities

Launch Readiness / Process Sign Off (PSO)

Ensure all tasks are performed for launch readiness and PSO

Coordinate all customer visits to the manufacturing facilities

Assist in supplying requirements to Manufacturing

Approve all resolutions to the follow-up issues that are presented to the customer

Customer Contact

Coordinate and lead for all customer-critical issues while individual departments handle day to day issues

Review program metrics and satisfaction levels recurrently with the customer

Program Scope

Coordinate, lead, and initiate the approval of program scope changes

Report the management of activities to executive management

Scheduling and Tracking

Coordinate, lead, and approve the program schedule and tracking process to ensure the program meets the scope and customer requirements, to meet overall program metrics

Review program timing and progress toward achievement of targets and goals

Coordinate and lead the critical build phases, while approving support activities to ensure successful delivery of the program

Prepare regular reports for presentation to executive management, which address program progress status

Meeting Minutes

Schedule program coordination meetings regularly

Lead the cross-functional program coordination meeting

Review the meeting minutes to ensure timely completion of all tasks

“Prime” the meeting minutes/open issues/corrective actions system by entering initial program information into the system

Open Issues

Review and assign newly entered open issues

Update issues in central tracking system

Review issue statuses between program meetings

Approve all closed issues

Classify and archive closed and approved issues for continuous improvement

Review open issues database for continuous improvement

Address any scope, schedule, and budget changes to the program brought on by open issues

Engineering Change: Review and coordinate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and eventual Process Change Request (PCR) and communicate and coordinate changes with the customer, affiliate and team members

Qualification

Program ManagementAutomotive trainingEngineering Change RequestsContinuous improvementBachelor’s degreeCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Management or related field; applicable experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

2 years of experience in Program Management or related Automotive training

Ability to travel both domestically and internationally

Ability to be on call as required

Preferred

4 years of experience in Program Management or related Automotive training

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation

401K match

Tuition assistance

Generous holiday schedule

Hybrid work schedule

Company

Yazaki North America

Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions for automotive applications.

Founded in 1966

Canton, Michigan, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.yii.tech/

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