Job Description

Program Manager Jr

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customer. Through our four business groups, DRiV, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket. At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards — we set them. And while others may aim to be best-in-class, we’re constantly hustling to be even better. How do we do it? Through the Tenneco Way. Driven by our Core Values and our winning mindset, we're relentless in our pursuit to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry. Our 61,000 employees are the changemakers of this ambition, bringing drive, passion, and dedication to everything we do.

Internal Job Description:

Implementation of the phase gate review process (Customer Product Development Process or CPD) for customer application projects, development projects, and other types of internal projects. The purpose is to ensure Tenneco Americas delivers its projects and programs in accordance with well-defined goals (performance, timing, and cost). The program manager must promote a disciplined approach to project management using Tenneco’s phase gated review process throughout the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Knowledge and experience in Project Management methodologies.
• Personal management of large-scale programs.
• Oversight of the portfolio of projects assigned to him/her.
• Coordinate or conduct Project Gate Reviews.
• Escalate visibility of at-risk projects.
• Provide regular summary of project status.
• Work directly with customers and suppliers as needed on specific programs and work closely with Sales, Engineering, and Operations to create team accountability for projects.
• Ability to plan and manage complex projects crossing over many departmental lines.
• Good problem-solving skills with working knowledge of Tenneco PM Tools. Able to use other root cause analyses such as Fault Tree Analysis, Ishikawa Diagrams, etc.)
• Effective communication skills, written and oral, to all levels of the organization (within Tenneco, customers, and suppliers).

Experience:

3 years or relevant work experience in similar position

Skills

• Basic print reading
• Product specific nomenclature and materials
• Basic understanding of research, development and testing capabilities
• General knowledge of CAD
• Geometric dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Basic understanding of FEA
• Understanding of Failure Analysis
• Understanding of Costing and Pricing
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing