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Lead and manage cross-functional teams to deliver product launch and production programs on scope and schedule. | Minimum 5 years project management experience with strong leadership and communication skills, preferably in seating or related manufacturing fields. | Adient is seeking a Program Manager in Plymouth, MI, to oversee the management of current production and launch seating programs. This role requires leading the Simultaneous Development Team, motivating members to meet deliverables, and effectively managing project scopes and timelines.The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in project management or related fields. A background in complete seat, interiors, or metals is preferred.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Manage IT department operations, infrastructure, and continuous improvement projects in an automotive manufacturing plant. | Bachelor's degree and 6+ years IT experience including 3 years leadership, preferably in manufacturing with MES knowledge. | JOB DESCRIPTION Job Summary/Objective Manage the Information Technology (IT) department of a Manufacturing Plant in the Automotive industry. Provide services and support to Plant Operations maximizing availability, performance and efficiency. Focus on cost effective solutions with a continuous improvement mindset. Reporting Relationships · Direct report to the Plant Manager · Dotted-line reporting relationship to the Regional IT Manager Roles & Responsibilities IT Management · Manage IT Team, primarily on 1st shift weekdays, ensuring support for off-shift, weekends and on call support. · Consult with plant management on continuous improvement ideas and fulfill requests. · Project Management or key team member of projects to deliver new initiatives and/or service improvements. · Drive problem management resolution and permanent corrective actions. · Provides key Plant IT contact for internal and external Adient Customers. · Ensures Company IT activities are communicated in a timely fashion to the Plant Leaders. · Responsible for IT tasks related to launches and communicating updates at readiness reviews. · Other duties as assigned by management (can be modified for local requirements) IT Infrastructure & Applications · Responsible for the daily operations of computer systems including but not limited to the following: o Perform Level 1, incident management, support for hardware, communications, networking, software and shop-floor systems ran at the manufacturing facility. Escalate to next level support teams if applicable. o Monitor, event management and administration of local IT Infrastructure. · Adhering to the processes and standards of the company. · Manage access to IT services while complying with Security and Vulnerability standards. · Ensure system backups are current and can be restored. · Schedule and coordinate hardware and infrastructure installation with Corporate and 3rd party suppliers. · Maintain Key and Operational Metrics · Maintain documentation of IT Services, Equipment and Procedures · (additions for local requirements) Experience & Skills Minimum Required: · 6 years IT related experience. · 3 years leading IT operations services and team. · Strong communication, analytical, project management and problem-solving skills. · Ability to delegate and track multiple work streams. · Desire to have broad responsibilities and work in fast paced environment. · (additions for local requirements) Additional Desired: · At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally automotive industry. · Manufacturing Execution System (MES) experience. · Basic database knowledge and report writing skills. Education & Training Required: · Bachelors’ Degree in IT. · Or Associates/Technical Degree in IT related field of study with 5+ years of experience. Desired: · Technical Certifications. · Continuous Improvement training. Other Requirements · 7x24 on-call availability for critical plant operation system support · Willingness to work 45+ hours a week and weekends PRIMARY LOCATION Romulus Foam Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.

Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, and delivery with team leadership and stakeholder communication. | Requires 6+ years IT infrastructure project leadership, PMP certification, and technical knowledge of servers, networks, and cloud platforms. | JOB DESCRIPTION An IT Infrastructure Senior Project Lead is responsible for the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of major infrastructure projects, such as network upgrades, cloud migrations, and data center installations. The role balances hands-on technical oversight with strong project management and leadership skills, working with all participating teams ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. Responsibilities: Project planning and management • Lead the planning and implementation of IT infrastructure projects from initiation to closure. • Work with infrastructure leaders to define project scope, goals, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with business stakeholders and technical teams. • Create and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation strategies. • Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, developing mitigation strategies to ensure successful project completion. • Ensure all project documentation is complete, accurate, and properly maintained. Team leadership and coordination • Lead, mentor, and motivate cross-functional project teams, including internal staff and third-party vendors. • Coordinate internal and external resources to execute tasks and milestones effectively. • Facilitate project meetings, provide clear direction, and ensure team alignment with project goals. • Mediate and resolve conflicts among team members or stakeholders to keep the project on track. Communication and stakeholder management • Act as the primary point of contact for project communication, providing regular status updates to stakeholders and senior leadership. • Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure their requirements are understood and met. • Translate complex technical concepts and project updates for non-technical audiences. • Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with all parties involved in the project. Technical oversight • Oversee the design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of IT systems, including servers, networks, storage, and cloud environments. • Ensure that project deliverables align with the organization's technical standards and strategic objectives. • Provide technical guidance to the project team and participate in complex troubleshooting when needed. • Stay informed of emerging technologies and industry best practices to improve infrastructure projects. Qualifications: Education and experience • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. • 6+ years of experience in IT infrastructure management, with a proven track record of successfully leading projects. • Experience with a variety of infrastructure technologies, such as on-premise servers, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), networking equipment, and security devices. • Proven ability to manage complex, deadline-driven projects in a fast-paced environment. Certifications • PMP (Project Management Professional): Highly preferred or required by some employers. • ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library): Certification in IT service management is often desired. • Agile or Scrum certifications: Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall project management methodologies is common. Skills and competencies • Leadership and team management: Strong ability to motivate, guide, and lead a diverse team. • Communication: Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to effectively interact with technical teams, management, and vendors. • Problem-solving: Aptitude for identifying and resolving complex technical and logistical issues. • Organizational skills: Strong time-management and prioritization skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously. • Budget management: Experience with managing project budgets and optimizing resource allocation. • Technical knowledge: Broad understanding of networking, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and server/storage management.

Lead and manage enterprise technology and business transformation projects with cross-functional teams. | Experienced project manager with PMP certification and strong leadership skills, but no direct IT infrastructure technical background. | Job Description An IT Infrastructure Senior Project Lead is responsible for the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of major infrastructure projects, such as network upgrades, cloud migrations, and data center installations. The role balances hands-on technical oversight with strong project management and leadership skills, working with all participating teams ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. Responsibilities Project planning and management • Lead the planning and implementation of IT infrastructure projects from initiation to closure. • Work with infrastructure leaders to define project scope, goals, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with business stakeholders and technical teams. • Create and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation strategies. • Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, developing mitigation strategies to ensure successful project completion. • Ensure all project documentation is complete, accurate, and properly maintained. Team leadership and coordination • Lead, mentor, and motivate cross-functional project teams, including internal staff and third-party vendors. • Coordinate internal and external resources to execute tasks and milestones effectively. • Facilitate project meetings, provide clear direction, and ensure team alignment with project goals. • Mediate and resolve conflicts among team members or stakeholders to keep the project on track. Communication and stakeholder management • Act as the primary point of contact for project communication, providing regular status updates to stakeholders and senior leadership. • Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure their requirements are understood and met. • Translate complex technical concepts and project updates for non-technical audiences. • Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with all parties involved in the project. Technical oversight • Oversee the design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of IT systems, including servers, networks, storage, and cloud environments. • Ensure that project deliverables align with the organization's technical standards and strategic objectives. • Provide technical guidance to the project team and participate in complex troubleshooting when needed. • Stay informed of emerging technologies and industry best practices to improve infrastructure projects. Qualifications Education and experience • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. • 6+ years of experience in IT infrastructure management, with a proven track record of successfully leading projects. • Experience with a variety of infrastructure technologies, such as on-premise servers, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), networking equipment, and security devices. • Proven ability to manage complex, deadline-driven projects in a fast-paced environment. Certifications • PMP (Project Management Professional): Highly preferred or required by some employers. • ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library): Certification in IT service management is often desired. • Agile or Scrum certifications: Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall project management methodologies is common. Skills And Competencies • Leadership and team management: Strong ability to motivate, guide, and lead a diverse team. • Communication: Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to effectively interact with technical teams, management, and vendors. • Problem-solving: Aptitude for identifying and resolving complex technical and logistical issues. • Organizational skills: Strong time-management and prioritization skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously. • Budget management: Experience with managing project budgets and optimizing resource allocation. • Technical knowledge: Broad understanding of networking, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and server/storage management. PRIMARY LOCATION Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI

Lead and manage multiple projects within a program to ensure successful product launches and operational excellence. | Over 10 years of related experience with leadership, program management, and cross-functional team coordination. | JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Senior level Program Manager position. Responsible for the overall management of current production and/or launch seating programs. Focused on managing multiple “projects” that make up a program. Manages periodic engineering changes, customer and supplier related issues, service parts, warranty improvement, and overall program profitability. Responsible for the effective execution of the overall PLUS process and achieving 0-0-100-100-90 launch performance (depends on launch or current production). May oversee multiple product launches within a given program. RESPONSIBILITIES • Leadership: Lead the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) in a professional way to the customer and Adient management. Motivate the team to meet commitments to the established timing. Build team technically and personally through mentoring and coaching. Resolve conflicts between team members, departments and the customer. Negotiate with internal and external groups, vendors and the customer. Ability to identify the root cause of a problem, develop corrective action and lead team to resolution. Potentially lead other Program Managers, Project Managers, or Project Coordinators. Experience launching new product, new process, new plant or launches within multiple regions. Effective communication, collaboration, and leadership are the hallmark of a Sr. PM. • Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) Management: Act as the central communication point for the SDT to ensure that each SDT member is always aware of their deliverables and timing commitments . Trains and coaches the SDT in Adient Product Launch processes to ensure compliance. Manages the SDT to meet timing, cost, manufacturing, quality and cost targets. Establishes the SDT meeting cadence and monitors attendance to ensure the correct team members are present at each meeting. Creates agenda, schedules meetings, keeps the meeting on task and issues minutes. Provides team information needed to perform tasks. Actively includes key suppliers as a member of the team. Sr. PMs are highly skilled and experienced at leading effective SDT meetings including the use of collaboration and communication tools. • Scope Management: Communicate the impact of scope changes to the customer and SDT in a timely manner in terms of cost, timing, product, quality of execution and the impact on the program. Publish the SOW and SSOWs and ensure all scope changes are captured in the documents. Utilize the PD-3 approval process for internal and customer scope changes. Differentiate scope changes from engineering changes. Manage the risk of scope changes and keep management informed of change and the effect on the program. Ensure that financial performance is protected and enhanced by customer driven scope changes. Sr. PMs are highly skilled at effectively mitigating the risks of scope changes and proactively managing scope changes with the customer. • 0-0-100-100-90 Planning: Plan and achieve 0 recordable incidents, 0 rejected parts per million, 100% delivery on-time, 100% of Capital Appropriation Request (CAR) commitments at 90 days post launch. Anticipate risk caused by late tasks and changes by developing mitigation strategies. Establish a documented implementation plan and containment action for engineering changes at launch. Work with suppliers to ensure all necessary resources are in place for launch. Provide on-site plant support throughout pre-production builds. Follow up on MESO & LMSO deliverables to ensure plant material functions are ready. Foster effective working relationship between Plant launch team and the CBU based team. Maintains and manages scope changes. Bundles late changes into pre-launch and post-launch buckets to keep risk manageable. Drives the teams focus on achieving 0-0-100-100-90 launch performance from the onset of the program. • Financial Roadmap & Financial Reporting: Schedules Finance SDT meeting once a month from Development Start through the Post Launch Gate. Meets the financial targets of the program and manages Financial Roadmap dates, actions and costs. Solid financial base to understand how to utilize the SDT to impact financial measures and the relationship between financial measures. Ensures the product(s) is(are) designed to meet BOM cost targets by facilitating between engineering and finance. Sr. PMs have a high degree of business acumen and lead the team in achieving program financial commitments. • Timing: Ability to create program deliverable timing with customer milestones/deliverables used as the foundation. Gate timing developed from a timeline that meets Adient and customer firewalls. Ensures the timeline and related timing documents (i.e. prototype schedule, CAD schedule, Parts Matrix, etc.) are consistent. Program timeline is utilized in weekly SDT meetings to clearly communicate deliverables and due dates. Responsible for on-time Gate exit reviews, regardless of whether the exit can be achieved. Creates issues list that is clear and concise with due dates and deliverables. Sr. PMs are highly skilled at effectively managing all aspects of program timing both internally and with the customer. • Product: Responsible for leading team to meet Craftsmanship objectives and action planning to address any gaps. Audit customer samples for customer satisfaction via Customer Shipping Approval Review. Manage CAD schedule, prototype build schedule, and testing schedule and ensure any gaps are addressed to meet the program timeline. Audit ED, DV, and PV testing results and manage timing and corrective actions to support the launch. Facilitates change management meeting. Meets applicable product requirements including specifications, functional expectations and FMVSS requirements. • Customer Satisfaction: Fosters an effective personal working relationship with appropriate customer contacts. Maintains Adient and personal credibility with the customer. Recognized by the customer as the key contact for program implementation. Meets dates and commitments via customer open issues list which directs the team for prompt responses. Communicates with data for scope changes with cost, quality and timing impacts. Gains internal consensus on scope changes prior to communicating to the customer. Archives and retains key customer correspondence and documents. Maintains regular contact with the customer to communicate problems early. Does not avoid difficult issues or decisions. Understands customer’s organization and procedures in detail. • Global Management Skills: Can function in a different culture while matching his/her interpersonal style to the culture they are working in. Demonstrates awareness, interest and respect for different cultures. EXPERIENCE • 10+ years of related work experience. • Experience with complete seat, interiors, or metals preferred. PRIMARY LOCATION Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI

Lead commercial activities and customer communications to drive profitable growth and manage customer relationships. | Requires over 10 years of diverse automotive sales and commercial finance experience. | Responsibilities • The Senior Sales Manager leads all commercial activity and related customer communication for responsible programs. • Serves as the voice of Adient to the customer and the voice of the customer internally at Adient • Strong leader with excellent organizational skills who develops creative strategies for profitable growth • Initiates, develops, and grows customer relationships with Purchasing, Engineering, and Program Execution personnel, paving the way for optimal and efficient commercial negotiations • Evaluates business cases and presents to leadership for approval. Strong financial skillset and solid understanding of all Adient financial metrics. • Leads change management process from a commercial perspective and works with Program Excellence Teams to maximize commercial opportunities during the product development process • Coordinates across all product groups to develop commercial recovery strategies and to negotiate fair and reasonable commercial recoveries (obsolescence, mix changes, increased demand over CPV, scrap etc.) • Develops and maintains an accurate commercial action item list in Salesforce in support of annual company commercial commitments • Understands customer documents and owns submission of necessary documents required to for quotes and other commercial claims • Ensures purchase orders are updated in a timely and accurate manner, upon resolution of commercial negotiation with the customer • Mentors account managers Requirements • 10+ years of diverse experience in automotive, preferably in sales and commercial finance.

Lead commercial activities and customer communications to drive profitable growth and manage customer relationships. | Strong leadership, organizational skills, financial acumen, and experience in managing commercial negotiations and customer relationships. | Job Description • Leads all commercial activity and related customer communication for responsible programs. • Servces as the voice of Adient to the customer and the voice of the customer internally at Adient • Strong leader with excellent organizational skills who develops creative strategies for profitable growth • Initiates, develops, and grows customer relationships with Purchasing, Engineering, and Program Execution personnel, paving the way for optimal and efficient commercial negotiations • Strong financial skillset and solid understanding of all Adient financial metrics. Evaluates business cases and presents to leadership for approval • Leads change management process from a commercial perspective and works with Program Excellence Teams to maximize commercial opportunities during the product development process • Coordinates across all product groups to develop commercial recovery strategies and to negotiate fair and reasonable commercial recoveries (obsolescence, mix changes, increased demand over CPV, scrap etc.) • Develops and maintains an accurate commercial action item list in Salesforce in support of annual company commercial commitments • Understands customer documents and owns submission of necessary documents required to for quotes and other commercial claims • Ensures purchase orders are updated in a timely and accurate manner, upon resolution of commercial negotiation with the customer • Mentors account managers PRIMARY LOCATION Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI