Program Management Manager

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers serving the light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial and aftermarket industries. Our colleagues throughout 25 countries around the world work as one team, driving advancements that help our customers get the most from every vehicle, every ride, every race, and every journey. With our product portfolio, dedication to quality, global reach, entrepreneurial setting and competitive strength, we're at a great place to build a lasting career.

We are looking for a Program Management Manager to join our team.

The team is ready to act immediately on those candidates who are the best fit for the role. You’ll first hear from someone in Talent Acquisition to schedule a phone screen, and then the next step will be a personal interview with our Hiring Manager. We pride ourselves on moving through processes quickly, and you can be sure of transparency and prompt communication throughout.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for regional launch of Program Management tools to meet requirements of the Global Program Management Office (GPMO) and Program Management Office (PMOs).
• Ensure adherence to Tenneco program management processes using software implementation and tool development.
• Ensure flawless tool launch to support regional PMOs with on-time deployment.
• Ensure budget and quality standards are met.
• Schedule and conduct high quality Program Reviews and Gate Reviews for assigned region.
• Serves as PM Tools trainer for region.
• Acts as Program Sponsor ensuring support for Regional PMOs to obtain people, financial and training support.
• Work through team and supplier manager to achieve adherence to program timeline.
• Report program metrics to the Global/Regional PMO organization.
• Gather all requirements from the regional PM organization and articulate the requirements to the supplier and development team.
• Gather lessons learned during Alpha and Beta phases for the project lead.
• Ensure problem identification and resolution for assigned region.
• Ensure high level of integration and collaboration with the regional PMOs and alignment with affected functional managers along with Global Team.
• Audit and verify the effectiveness try out of software using Tenneco data.
• Ensure effective communication with customers, regionally and globally.
• Support program trade-off analysis, balancing cost, time, product and resources.
• Identify program risks early, and help the team develop and execute mitigation strategies and the Red Flag process.
• Escalate risk to leadership team in a timely fashion.
• Ensure and verify the quality of timing plan. Ensure team establishes and meets quality objectives. Ensure suppliers on-time sourcing.

EDUCATION:

• Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or Program or Engineering Management and Three years of experience as Product, Project, or Program Engineer or Manager.
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, or Program or Engineering Management and five years of experience as Product, Project, or Program Engineer or Manager.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• The required experience must have been in the automotive or automotive parts industry.
• Up to 25% domestic and/or international travel required.