BODY AND CLOSURE DEVELOPMENT LEADER

Pininfarina, multinational group, famous for its design services in the automotive sector, is looking for the following profile for Cambiano (Turin) site: BODY AND CLOSURE DEVELOPMENT LEADER Key Responsibilities

• Lead a cross functional team to deliver the whole vehicle specification targets
• Define and achieve the technical scope for each system, ensuring it meets all legal requirements and project specification targets
• Co-ordinate & manage the cross-functional team activities in order to secure component and system level delivery
• Define and achieve module timing, cost and weight targets
• Drive the Engineering Change Management to achieve targets
• Support the physical build phases and drive the problem solving process (analysis, solution definition, proof of concept/validation, change management/change approval, solution implementation) for engineering and quality issues
• Monitor and agree on concept changes
• Manage Suppliers – Manages each supplier with a cross functional team of Design, SQA, Quality Engineering, Logistics, Purchasing, Process & Manufacturing and Service personnel to ensure complete PPAP is delivered for every component to support program timing
• Manage the Escalation process
• Present project reports to the management and the customer
• Guarantee that PF and customer standards and specifications are fulfilled

• B.S / M.S in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering is preferred
• Rich Experience in body development (required systems)
• Strong technical project management with proven leadership, decision-making and accountability
• Good commercial awareness to maintain a focus on cost, profit, quality and risk
• A strong track record of delivering designs to timing, weight and cost targets
• Supplier management, implementing DFM requirements within the project scope
• Understanding of the design, weight, cost and quality constraints of a variety of the developed scope materials and manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of main scope of work attributes and performances
• Documentation of Technical Specifications, DFMEA, DVP, Timing Plans, Minutes and Actions of Meetings

• Strong communication skills with the ability to organize design reviews and convey design changes to change management teams
• Organizational skills and ability to manage projects
• Ability to lead, motivate and focus team members and suppliers
• Flexible approach to working hours, travel requirements and adaptability to changing and multiple priorities
• Working knowledge of current legal standards and directives
• Advanced problem solving abilities.