Program Change Coordinator (data oriented) - Coventry Coventry, England
Job description
Company Overview
Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 37 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation
Role overview:
The Program Change Coodinator will own and manage change from planning through to delivery in an efficient and timely manner including cross-functional engagement and stakeholder management. To effectively scope and plan all PLM2 activities and progress the change to completion ensuring effective utilisation of PMA/PLM2 tools and to perform applicable PLM2 - CR/CN transactional tasks for certain change types .
Main Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of changes, from planning to delivery and including cross-functional engagement (Manufacturing, Purchasing, Finance) and stakeholder management (Programmes)
- Be the central point of contact for changes for any queries/ ideas/ problems that arise from the team
- Plan PLM2 changes using the tools provided (to enable the implementation of the change appropriately across all affected PLM2 program codes)
- Monitor & progress PLM2 activity to ensure timely completion in appropriate order
- Where appropriate raise certain Change Definition Sheet's & PLM2 Change Notice's and process to Program Final Review
- Ensure effective utilisation of PMA/PLM tool and escalate upwards when necessary
- Work with the PMA development team to enhance functionality / reporting / process robustness
- Cooperate/ Work alongside Bom Analysts to achieve BOM robustness
- Report milestone or project status to management
Key skills and Qualifications:
- Methodical detailed approach to work
- Data driven approach (makes decisions based on data analysis and interpretation)
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills to identify how one issue can impact on another and put in place the required intervention through support or from own knowledge base
- Understanding of change management process and overall knowledge from change start request to delivery and quality sign off
- Understanding of BOM management
- Stakeholder management experience, specifically the ability to confidently advise and influence senior stakeholders (Program Managers)
- Commercially astute with an ability to understand the business functions that this role supports
- Self-motivated, focused with a pragmatic approach
- A result driven individual who drives tasks with perseverance and has the ability to deliver in a complex, highly demanding environment
- Resilient, energetic and enthusiastic individual who is able to deliver results under pressure, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs
- An individual who can challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style
- An effective team player who actively leads, develops and supports team members
