Assistant Program Manager
Company: Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas, Inc.
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: October 2, 2024
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Job Description:
Description:Position Summary: The Assistant Program Manager is
responsible for supporting the Program Manager in coordination of
all activities related to the fulfilment of assigned customer
orders for commercial aircraft passenger seats, from the time a
program is handed over by the Sales department, through
engineering, certification, supply chain and production phases, and
until program closure. The primary focus of the Assistant Program
Manager is to support Program Manager in ensuring complete
satisfaction of assigned customers with the RECARO Aircraft Seating
products and services, maintaining cost, quality and schedule
control, as well as RECARO's quality and design standards. The
Assistant Program Manager has primary responsibility to support the
Program Manager in maintaining a program's on time performance,
quality, cost and weight targets as well as get trained to manage
programs without supervision.Essential Duties and Responsibilities
include the following, other duties may be assigned:Support Program
Manager in managing program from sales handover to program closure
with complete responsibility over cost, timeline, scope and quality
of the product.Together with Program Manager, Responsible to
maintain overall program timeline in support of agreed upon due
dates.Develop full scale project plan in MS ProjectManage ZACSA
Manage MS Tracking database updatesDefine project scope, goals and
deliverables that support overall program baseline in collaboration
with project team, senior management, and stakeholders.Together
with Program Manager, manage program scope and access the impact of
scope changesResponsible for communication with customers and
stakeholdersService bulletin coordinationSupport Program Manager in
the responsibility for program documentation Program Action Items
(both internal and external)Program Team Meeting minutesProgram
ChecklistProgram Milestone Meeting documentation including Agenda
and Meeting minutesConcessions and commitment letters through OEM
product support processes.Assist Program Manager in managing
program teams to achieve project results:Assists with program task
and team meetings in an efficient mannerFollow up on open items
with each individual prior to their due dateAgree and maintain OEM
submittal requirements and due dates.Identify and manage project
dependencies and critical path and continually manage project
expectations with team members and other stakeholders.Identify and
resolve issues and conflicts within the project team and when not
solved in team meetings escalate them to management board.Define
priorities within the project and agree on delegation of tasks and
responsibilities to appropriate personnel with clear accountability
within the program team.Supervise all BFE activities, including the
timely placement and receipt of BFE orders, required for CDR, test
and HoV production seats. Ensure IFE test equipment is loaded with
correct software level and is functioning properly to test the
required system within contract specifications.Together with
Program Manager, Responsible for overall program
performance.Primary focal for ITCM, PDR, CDR and other technical
meetingsResponsible to organize implementation of FAI open
itemsInterface with OEM contact and provide regular program
progress reports to ensure complete visibility of program at all
times.Continuously monitor OEM ratings and negotiate or correct as
requiredReport program difficulties to the program review board and
implement the decisions from review board.Determine the frequency
and content of status reports from the project team, analyze
results, and troubleshoot problem areas.Adhere Department processes
and proceduresParticipate in team and PMO meetings to support
process upgrades or develop new processes/ proceduresAdhere to
program management guidelines and standards for project execution.
Prepare project audits and implement risk analysis using RECARO
standards and tools.Conduct project postmortems and create a
recommendations report in order to identify successful and
unsuccessful project elements (as part of lessons learned
practice)Requirements:Education/Experience:Minimum of a Bachelor's
degree is required. A degree in Business, Mechanical, Aerospace or
Electrical Engineering is desired.Strong, proven customer relations
skills are required.The position requires a high level
understanding of engineering concepts and FAA certification
procedures for commercial aircraft seatsMust possess strong
negotiation skills and the ability to positively influence customer
decisions, while maintaining a high level of customer
satisfaction.Proven track record of meeting commitments. Strong
problem solving skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
are required. Ability to multi-task and operate in a fast-paced,
high pressure environment. Excellent organization skills are
essential.Must have excellent internal and external communication
and presentation skills.Ability to take initiative and work with
minimum supervision.Multicultural background is a plus.Travel
Requirements:Employees are expected to travel up to 25% of the time
both National and International may be
required.PI9d090e6f97ca-25660-34891125
Keywords: Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas, Inc., Grand Prairie , Assistant Program Manager, Executive , Fort Worth, Texas
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