SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
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- Determine and define project scope and objectives.
- Communicate key dates and project milestones to all key personnel – update and circulate these as they change.
- Communicate customer requirements – volumes, submission and approval requirements. (This includes build shop requirements)
- Establish programme need dates for all key project activities that met the project milestone dates – establish lead times, and start/finish dates.
- Create and deliver project plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Monitoring of project progress against plans in terms of work completed, cost and timing.
- Hold regular project reviews to establish and track progress to plan for each project activity – use a standard reporting format such as the Production Readiness Review.
- Identify project risks and manage mitigations of those risks. Highlight any key areas of concern where plans are not being met/process issues/quality issues – escalate to senior management.
- Communicate with the stakeholders (both internal and customer) to ensure effective delivery of the project.
- Manage the final customer approval (e.g. PPAP) process, in conjunction with manufacturing, build and quality departments.
- Manage the closure of the project.
- Ensure invoices are raised and paid by the customer at key project milestones.