Program Coordinator

Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development, and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions.

Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer globally, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 84-year history. Today, we're looking for energetic people with the potential to perform and the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.

Location: Columbus, OH, USA

What we are looking for:

Yazaki is looking for a Program Coordinator to join our Honda Business Unit in Columbus, OH. The ideal candidate will Support the Program Manager in meeting established program targets and deliverables and successfully completing program objectives. Programs can typically consist of a number of products, special projects, parts, and customer engineering centers, global product development locations and different technology suites.

What you will be doing:

May interact with the customer on specific program-related information concerning Manufacturing, Design and Quality

Communicate to and coordinate with Manufacturing customer specific requirements

Maintain a working knowledge of customer carlines, Yazaki-supplied parts and Manufacturing / Quality processes

Coordinate GPMS task list with the program team

Implement and support continuous improvement activities

Support long-range and short-term group forecasts, goals, objectives, and priorities

Support other projects, tasks, and/or duties as assigned

May support the Program Manager in the following activities

Launch Readiness / Process Sign Off (PSO)

Ensure all tasks are performed for launch readiness and PSO

Coordinate all customer visits to the manufacturing facilities

Assist in supplying requirements to Manufacturing

Approve all resolutions to the follow-up issues that are presented to the customer

Customer Contact

Coordinate and lead for all customer-critical issues while individual departments handle day to day issues

Review program metrics and satisfaction levels recurrently with the customer

Program Scope

Coordinate, lead, and initiate the approval of program scope changes

Report the management of activities to executive management

Scheduling and Tracking

Coordinate, lead, and approve the program schedule and tracking process to ensure the program meets the scope and customer requirements, to meet overall program metrics

Review program timing and progress toward achievement of targets and goals

Coordinate and lead the critical build phases, while approving support activities to ensure successful delivery of the program

Prepare regular reports for presentation to executive management, which address program progress status

Meeting Minutes

Schedule program coordination meetings regularly

Support the cross-functional program coordination meeting

Review the meeting minutes to ensure timely completion of all tasks

"Prime" the meeting minutes/open issues/corrective actions system by entering initial program information into the system.

Open Issues

Review and assign newly entered open issues

Update issues in central tracking system

Review issue statuses between program meetings

Approve all closed issues

Classify and archive closed and approved issues for continuous improvement

Review open issues database for continuous improvement

Address any scope, schedule, and budget changes to the program brought on by open issues

Engineering Change: Review and coordinate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and eventual Process Change Request (PCR) and communicate and coordinate changes with the customer, affiliate and team members. What you will bring to the table:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Management or equivalent

Minimum of 2 years' experience in Program Management or related Automotive training

Knowledge of Microsoft Suite, SAP and BEAMS

Ability to travel occasionally, as required

Ability to be on call, as required

Sophisticated oral / written communication skills

Critical thinking skills to conduct analysis, collective action and resolution

Ability to focus on multiple assignments at a single time (multi-task) What we can provide you:

A safe collaborative learning work environment that stimulates creativity and exploration

Diverse teams of experts

Resources from around the globe

Supportive leadership and team members to help you do your best work

Opportunities for professional growth

Competitive compensation and benefits package including incentive compensation, 401K match, tuition assistance and a generous holiday schedule

Yazaki North America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, handicap, veteran status, or other legally protected status or characteristic. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship. Yazaki North America complies with federal and state equal employment opportunity laws and strives to keep the workplace free from all forms of harassment.