APS Manager
The Autoliv Production System (APS) Manager leads and drives the overall Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence strategy to deliver sustainable cost savings, increase productivity, and structurally improve operating margins. This role has direct impact on Operating Income, competitiveness, and long-term operational sustainability by embedding Lean principles, financial discipline, and performance governance across the organization.
• Identify structural cost reduction opportunities across conversion costs, direct and indirect labor, scrap and rework / Drive a Zero-Defect Culture, inventory and working capital.
• Drive governance and portfolio management by prioritizing high-impact initiatives, leading continuous improvement efforts, ensuring projects meet timeline/cost/ROI targets, and reporting performance and savings to executives.
• Foster a high-performance culture by promoting APS principles, building Lean capabilities across all levels, delivering training and certifications, and driving continuous improvement with measurable results.
• Optimize structural costs by improving layout and line balance, reducing variability, enabling automation with strong ROI, and driving gains in cost per unit, OEE, inventory, and working capital.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of experience implementing Lean across multiple sites within automotive or manufacturing environment
• Strong shop floor exposure.
• Knowledge in Lean Manufacturing: line balancing, takt time, time sequences, bottle neck, LMPU, JIT principles, quality tools, TPM basics, VSM. Visual Fabric
• Advance English proficiency required
• Lean Certification (Green Belt or Black Belt preferred)
•Attractive compensation package
•Recognition awards, company events, family events, university discount options and many more perks.
•Gender Pay Equality
Autoliv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Autoliv does not discriminate in any aspect of employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify and/or expression, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Autoliv does business.
Autoliv, Inc. is the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems. We develop, manufacture and market protective systems, such as airbags, seatbelts, steering wheels and pedestrian protection systems for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Our products save 37,000 lives and prevent 450,000 injuries each year.
Our ~65,000 employees in 25 countries are passionate about our vision of Saving More Lives and quality is at the heart of everything we do. We have 13 technical centers, with 20 test tracks.
In the world of automotive occupant safety, we were the first to introduce the two- and three-point seat belt system and airbags for front and side impacts. We were also the first to launch pyrotechnic belt pretensioners and pedestrian protection systems.
Autoliv, Inc. is a publicly traded Delaware U.S. corporation with its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. The shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ALV) and the Swedish Depository Receipts on Nasdaq Stockholm (ALIV sdb). For more information go to www.autoliv.com.
