Adient Aerospace is a Joint Venture between Adient and Boeing. Boeing brings a deep knowledge of Aerospace, and Adient is the world’s leader in automotive seating. At Adient Aerospace, it is our mission to deliver innovative seating design through precise operational excellence, resulting in a superior customer experience. We bring the right pieces together, in precisely the right way, at precisely the right time.

Adient Aerospace is looking for a Senior Program Manager to join our team onsite at our Central Coast site location in Santa Maria, California. We look for highly proficient individuals who are collaborative, value diversity, enjoy working as a team, and share our passion to succeed. We invest in our employees with opportunities for professional development and we offer competitive benefits.

Are you the right piece to complete our puzzle?

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for the cost, schedule, and quality of a customer or internally funded project or program. They act as the customer primary point of contact and must have excellent technical management and communications skills. This position has matrixed resources that indirectly report and have functional responsibilities that include but may not be limited to engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality. They will identify potential risks and implement plans with actions to ensure successful program completion. The Senior Program Manager is also responsible for profitable and timely execution of specific program(s).

SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES - Essential Functions(Other duties and projects may be assigned or requested.)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Manage/guide technical issues and make decisions that reduce overall technical risk.
• Develop Project Charter & Program Plan
• Manage and control changes
• Actual costs tracking overall cost management
• Estimates to complete and estimates at completion
• Communications plan with communications distribution and feedback
• Project I Program scope management and performance reporting
• Create work breakdown structures
• Control out-of-scope activities through change management
• Performance to and management of requirements
• Project I Program risk identification and management
• Quantitative I qualitative analysis, abatement and tracking of risk reduction
• Create and manage Project I Program schedule with defined activities and milestones
• Project I Program Resource Management
• Identify project/ program team responsibilities and accountabilities
• Monitoring and management of team performance to plan
• Project I Program Procurement and Manufacturing Management
• Monitoring progress of manufacturing, engineering and testing processes to plan
• Monitoring of procurement progress to plan
• Manage procurement and manufacturing costs

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS – Education, Knowledge, and Experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience:

• 8 years of direct experience

Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills required
• Excellent risk management skills required
• Highly proficient in MS Project
• Ability to successfully interface/interact with all levels of the organization, including direct communications with executive leadership

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience in Aircraft Interiors/Seating highly preferred
• Technical/Engineering background desired
• Experience with global customer and supply base desired

Other:

• Extended or irregular hours may be required.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Adient Aerospace is an “at-will” employer; employment is at the mutual consent of both the employee and the employer, and may be terminated at will for any reason, with or without cause, at any time during employment with the Company.
• As business conditions warrant a change in the operating necessities of the Company, all employees are expected to react productively, handle other essential tasks assigned now or in the future.
• Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at a division.
• Up to 25% travel may be required

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSE

• PMP certification or equivalent preferred

SUPERVISION PROVIDED TO THE POSITION

• Direction is provided for assignments in terms of desired outcome (goals), timing and budget. Work is reviewed or measured in terms of meeting organizational objectives and schedules.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY

• Assists with coordination of adherence to organizational goals, operating policies, and budgetary guidelines.

PROBLEM SOLVING

• Develop and provide solutions to complex problems based on established precedents and are consistent with organization objectives.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.

BENEFITS / COMPENSATION
Adient Aerospace offers competitive wages and benefits to recognize employees for their work. Actual salaries will vary depending on experience and geographic location.

Salary Range Transparency: $140,000 - $170,000 annually, depending on candidate qualifications

Featured Benefits:

• Up to 15% bonus potential (for bonus eligible positions)
• Generous 401(K) matching with immediate eligibility and vesting
• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off
• 12 paid holidays
• Affordable health care plans for yourself and your family
• And so much more!

Other Perks:

• Potential for growth within organization
• Supportive workplace environment with a team-oriented culture