Project Manager

The Project Manager is responsible for the comprehensive management of one or several projects with low-to-medium complexity and economic impact, according to the product design and industrialization process and in compliance with QCD objectives. In this respect, he/she is responsible for leading a competent and multi-disciplinary team (project platform) from the project kick-off to the project closure (including control of modification).

• Manages the budget, the project timing plan and pursues the quality plan, according to development standards and customer requirements.
• Elaborates and organizes technical meetings and project reviews, in conjunction with his/her team, customers and suppliers’ contact.
• Manages the project team ; coordinate, organize and manage all project activities.
• Draws up the requests for consultations and purchases, takes an active part in « sourcing committees ».
• In the event of disagreement, he/she notifies and refers the matter to arbitration by the Product Line Department and the relevant functional department; an appeal is conceived following the agreement of the Product Development Department.
• Entrusted with the presentation of the design and initial sample files. Monitors their progress until their acceptance by the customer, while relying on the support of Quality teams.
• Draws on the available IT systems and resources (PDM, EDM project, SAP …) and ensures the reliability of relevant data.
• Submits the score card (QCD) of the project to the Project Steering Committee (CPP) and the related actions, if required.
• May have to supervise the activity of one or several Project Manager(s) depending on the organizational structure.
• Satisfy, with the project team, the customer requirements in compliance with the AKWEL requirements.

Must apply all quality procedures and operating instructions within the framework of operations linked to his/her job and the rules defined by the Group.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree; preferably, Industrial / Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering strengthened by 3 years of experience preferably, in the automotive industry.

Professional Abilities:

• Organizational skills, leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, decision making power, synthetic thinking, rigor, interpersonal skills, strong sense of confidentiality,
• Command of office automation systems and MS Office (Portal, Word, Excel, PowerPoint…),
• Proficiency in English.
• Residing in Anatolian side of Istanbul or Kocaeli,

Technical Knowledge:

• Knowledge of techniques and tools of project management and quality tools in design,
• Knowledge of management principles is an asset.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be taken into account.