Automotive Project Manager

Job content

Minimum requirements

• 5 years of professional experience in the automotive sector
• 2 years as a project manager for automotive projects - with relation to R&D,
• industrialisations
• Familiar with standard project management processes in automotive (APQP).
• Ability to coordinate multiple departments - good interpersonal and communication
• skills
• Fluent in English and German (mandatory), other languages are an advantage

Position Overview

• The company is a young and dynamic Swiss company specialised in the development, marketing, and sales of natural fibre composite solutions for high-performance applications. With a background in the sports and motorsports industry, we are now focusing on entering the large-scale mobility markets. We develop sustainable lightweight solutions based on natural fibres in close collaboration with our customers, in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial working environment.
• The project manager will be responsible to work on automotive-specific new products. The project manager will need to work with the automotive OEM to understand the project deliverables and timeline and make sure the company complies with the expectations. The project manager is responsible to get all project deliverables completed by the deadlines. The project teams will always have some members from all the company functions and from other companies. The project manager must be able to work with people from all functions and other companies to get the project done on time.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• At the beginning of a project, create a project plan and set milestone dates to meet customer and the company expectations.
• Establish project team and project meetings to manage the team and the deliverables, including meetings and updates with the customers and suppliers.
• Coordinate and track actions across the interdepartmental team and ensure clear and efficient communication.
• Act as the customer contact person for the company projects. Provide customers with prompt, complete and organized updates on the project status.
• Own the documentation of the project deliverables according to the The company process.
• Present the project’s progress at milestones to the management team, escalate any blocking points that might put the project at risk and find solutions to keep the project on track.
• Continuously monitor the project to make sure that the forecast, financial metrics, budget, and ROI expectations will be met.
• Get projects done on time.
• Manage 2-3 projects in parallel.

Qualifications and Personal Qualities

• 5 years of professional experience with at least 2 years as a project manager for automotive projects (mandatory).
• Complete understanding of waterfall project management and experience with agile project management is an advantage.
• Familiar with standard project management processes in automotive (APQP).
• Fluent in English and German (mandatory), other languages are an advantage.
• Ability to organize and lead a small team to deliver the project (even though team
• members will not be direct reports and might be from 3rd party companies).
• Ability to quickly understand problems and help the team to find solutions or
• compromises with a practical and pragmatic approach.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and very good interpersonal skills to
• manage the numerous contributors to the project.
• Ability to handle 2-3 projects in parallel.
• High resistance to stress with a positive and energetic mindset – everything is
• possible!

Personal KPIs

• Projects finished on-time
• Projects on-budget
• Positive ROI for projects
• Customer satisfaction

Other informations

• Home office possible
• Discretionary bonus: up to 10% off annual salary
• The company is an award-winning high-tech company with a background in the sports industry, now focusing on the Motorsports and Mobility sectors. We develop eco-superior lightweight solutions in close collaboration with our customers, in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial working environment.