Year-Round Program Management Intern

New trends and expectations are reshaping the automotive industry. Inspired by the exciting new challenges associated with this revolution, FORVIA anticipates the future of mobility developing cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. If you’re willing to contribute and create value for tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility, FORVIA is the place to be.

FORVIA is looking for a Year-Round Program Management Intern for our Auburn Hills, MI location.

Overall responsibilities and duties:

The Program Management Intern assists the Program Manager to successfully manage a new program(s) from customer inception through production launch. This role assists in following the appropriate management system(s), which help ensure that all required program launch activities and quality planning activities take place during the development of the new and existing program(s).

The main missions of the role are:

• Interact with Core and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) Team members to establish and support program goals.
• Build the project plan in order to track important milestones and budget information
• Coordinate all the program activities, set up and follow program master schedule (design, validation, industrialization), inform about deviations and propose action plans.
• Support Program Manager(s) in the following areas:
  • Liaise between departments to ensure all financial, engineering, and quality needs are addressed
  • Gain knowledge of Risk/opportunity analyses by supporting the development and implementation of appropriate action plans
  • Assist in ensuring all cross-functional program teams understand their objectives and assignments
  • Assist in organization of communications throughout the program lifecycle
  • Assist in transition from development center to production plant
• Manage program documentation
• Contribute to meeting preparation with clients on the economic, timing and technical fields
• Understand business systems and assists in applying them to the program(s)
• Liaise necessary samples and prototypes to secure product validation (between plant, engineering, purchasing, prototype team)
• Coordinate and secure purchase orders for pre-series material availability in time and keep correct levels of inventory
• Track Engineering changes for a quick turnaround assessment and quote to customers (ensure CRs are prioritized by the team and no more than 15+ days in the system)
• Have customer contact (Fisher) in case is necessary to give information on pre-series build

Qualifications:

Minimum education level:  pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.

Experience:

• Prior project-oriented experience

Skills & Competencies:

• Proficiency in office computer software programs (Microsoft project preferred)
• International mind set
• Minimum bi-lingual (English required, Spanish preferred)
• Strong relationship skills (tenacity, tact and diplomacy)
• Sense of urgency and manage escalation process
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to adhere to Faurecia’s Code of Ethics and Code of Management