R&D Operations Manager (Automotive)

Join our client, a leading Tier 1 ADAS / AD supplier from Europe, in an operations management role.

If the implementation / improvement of systems and processes is your strong point, then this role is for you.

Mission:

• Take ownership of JOEM customer interface
• Manage customer Intimacy with regular meetings.
• Support the technical communications and business development actions

The main areas of responsibility:

Product development

• Monitor the progress of his/her project, and identify risks in advance.
• Ensure internal process is followed in his/her projects
• Ensure through the System TPMs that the customer deliveries are secured with a robust plan
• Setup and lead task forces throughout the functional areas, to recover from customer/internal escalation
• Maintain ASPICE compliance through each core function with the help of the process engineers
• Implement Standardization strategy, escalate Lessons Learned to improve the Standards
• Propose solutions to maintain and improve the efficiency of R&D
• Implement methodologies and Tools necessary for the developments

Resources and budget management

• Define with each functional department the assignment of teams on his projects
• Define with the R&D Managers the competence which will be required in the short and long term for the projects
• Manage the resources dedicated to his projects
• Define and follow the budgets related to his projects

Requirements

• Engineering Degree
• 10 to 15 year experience in R&D development activities in the automotive industry
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a management role
• Experience in budget and resources management (Mid term plan and forecast)
• Strong understanding of project KPIs (Q,C,D)
• Direct JOEM interaction and communication in Japanese.
• English Business level
• Japanese: fluent reading, writing, speaking (Can complete job interview fluently in Japanese)