Yanfeng · 19 hours ago
Senior Program Manager
Novi, MI, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expYanfeng is one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, focused on creating the future of mobility. The Senior Program Manager will lead the Simultaneous Development Team to ensure timely delivery of projects while maintaining quality and customer satisfaction, and will manage program scope and financial performance.
AutomotiveElectronicsManufacturing
Responsibilities
Represent the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) in a professional way to the customer and YFAI management
Motivate the team to meet commitments to the established timing
Build team technically and personally through mentoring and coaching
Resolve conflicts between team members, departments, and the customer
Negotiate with internal and external groups, vendors, and customer
Ability to identify root cause of a problem, develop corrective action and lead team to resolution
Act as the central communication point for the SDT to ensure that each SDT member is aware of their deliverables, timing, and commitments at all times
Trains and coaches the SDT in YFAI Product Launch process to ensure compliance
Manages the SDT to meet timing, cost, manufacturing, quality, and cost targets
Establishes the SDT meeting cadence and monitors attendance to assure the correct team members are present at each meeting
Creates agenda, schedules meetings, and keeps the meeting on task
Provides team information needed to perform tasks
Actively includes suppliers as a member of the team
Communicate the impact of scope changes to the customer and SDT in a timely manner in terms of cost, timing, product, quality of execution and impact on the program
Manage the program scope and ensure all scope changes are captured in the appropriate documents
Utilize the scope change approval process for internal and customer scope changes
Differentiate scope changes from engineering changes
Manage the risk of scope changes and keep management informed of change and effect on the program
Ensure that financial performance is protected and enhanced by customer driven scope changes
Attain 0 recordable accidents, 0 rejected parts per million, 0 delivery misses, 100% of financial commitments at 90 days post launch
Anticipate risk caused by late tasks and changes by developing mitigation strategy
Establish a documented implementation plan and containment action for engineering changes at launch
Work with suppliers to ensure all necessary resources are in place for launch
Provide on-site plant support throughout pre-production builds
Follow up on MSO to ensure plant material functions are ready
Foster effective working relationship between Plant launch team and CBU team
Maintains and manages scope changes within one year of launch
Bundle late changes into pre-launch and post-launch buckets to keep risk manageable
Schedules Finance SDT meeting once a month, from Development Start through Post Launch
Meet the financial targets of the program and manages Financial Roadmap dates, action and cost
Solid financial base to understand how to utilize SDT to impact financial measures and the relationship between financial measures
Ensures the product(s) is designed to meet BOM cost targets by facilitating between engineering and finance to meet targets
Ability to create work breakdown structure (WBS) with customer milestones/deliverables used as the foundation
Gate timing developed from timeline that meets YFAI and customer firewalls
Responsible for the timeline and related timing documents, i.e. prototype schedule, CAD schedule, part matrices, etc. are consistent
Program timeline is utilized in weekly SDT to clearly communicate deliverables and due dates
Responsible for Gate exit reviews being held on time, regardless of whether or not exit can be achieved
Create issue lists that are clear and concise with due dates and deliverables
Responsible for leading team to meet Craftsmanship objectives, action plan to address gaps
Audit customer samples for customer satisfaction
Manage CAD schedule, prototype build schedule, and testing schedule and ensure any gaps are addressed to meet timeline
Audit ED, DV, and PV testing results and manage timing and corrective action to support launch
Facilitates change management meeting
Meet applicable product requirements including specifications, functional expectations, and regulatory requirements
Fosters an effective personal working relationship with appropriate customer contacts
Maintain YFAI and personal credibility with customer
Recognized by customer as key contact for program implementation
Meets dates and commitments via customer open issues list which directs team for prompt responses
Communicate with data for scope changes with cost, quality, and timing impact
Gain internal consensus on scope changes prior to communicating to customer
Archive and retain key customer correspondence and documents
Maintain regular contact with customer to communicate problems early
Does not avoid difficult issues or decisions
Understand customer’s organization and procedures in detail
Function in a different culture while matching their interpersonal style to the culture they are working in
Has awareness and respect for different culture
Demonstrate an interest in other cultures
YFAI Program Manager Performance Assessment
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or business; or equivalent experience
8+ years' work experience in one or more of the following areas preferred: Engineering, Manufacturing/Quality, and/or Finance
Prior program management experience in automotive industry preferred
3+ years of working experience in the Automotive Industry including at least one vehicle launch
Demonstrated knowledge of automotive design/launch process
Proven problem solving and negotiation class experience desired
Working knowledge of Program Management process and tools
OEM experience preferred
PMP Certification desired
Travel required up to 20% of the time
International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IOS requirements
Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related EHS requirements
Product Safety: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements
Compliance: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IT/ Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements
Must comply with all company policies and procedures
Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and/ or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time
Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers, and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels
Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, cooperate office, or remote)
Benefits
Development programs
Continuous learning
Mentorship
Volunteerism
Company
Yanfeng
Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, focusing on interior, exterior, seating, cockpit electronics, and passive safety, and is exploring new business actively.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Peter Foy
Director
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2025-08-07
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