Piston Interiors

Lead enterprise-level digital transformation initiatives, managing program governance, vendor performance, and executive reporting. | Experienced in program governance, vendor oversight, financial tracking, and executive communication with strong skills in cloud/SaaS implementations and cross-functional leadership. | We are currently seeking a Director of Business Management Systems that will be responsible for establishing and leading enterprise governance, risk management, compliance oversight, and continuous improvement framework that ensures business system effectiveness, accountability, and sustainability across all functions. This role ensures standardized processes, effective system integration, regulatory and customer compliance, and alignment with organizational strategy. The Director partners with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to improve operational performance, mitigate risk, and ensure customer requirements are effectively embedded into business processes. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Establish and lead the enterprise BMS strategy, ensuring alignment with company objectives, customer requirements, regulatory expectations, and long-term operational goals. • Own the governance, standardization, and continuous improvement of enterprise business processes, including policies, procedures, workflows, documentation standards, and process controls across all business functions. • Develop and maintain an enterprise-wide framework for standardized operating procedures, ensuring process ownership, change control, document control, effectiveness, and accountability are clearly defined. • Lead cross-functional alignment across Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, HR, IT, and other business functions to ensure business systems support enterprise performance and compliance. • Establish key performance indicators and management review processes to evaluate business system effectiveness, identify risks, drive corrective actions, and support executive decision-making. • Ensure business management systems comply with applicable regulatory, customer, industry, and internal requirements, including audit readiness, compliance tracking, risk mitigation, and corrective action oversight. • Drive enterprise process optimization and system integration initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce variation, strengthen controls, and support scalable business growth. • Lead the evaluation, implementation, and enhancement of business management technologies and platforms, ensuring they support process discipline, data integrity, reporting capability, and operational effectiveness. • Provide executive-level reporting on business system performance, risks, compliance status, audit results, corrective actions, and improvement priorities. • Develop and strengthen organizational capability through training, coaching, communication, and change management, ensuring consistent adoption and execution of business system requirements. • Manage department resources, budgets, priorities, vendor relationships, and project plans to ensure business management system initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and with measurable impact. • Lead internal and external audit readiness activities, ensuring gaps are identified, preventive actions are implemented, and sustainable compliance is maintained. • Serve as the enterprise process governance leader, ensuring business system changes are evaluated, approved, communicated, implemented, and sustained through formal controls. Education/Experience/Skills & Abilities • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Quality, Operations Management, Information Systems, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred. • Leadership experience in business management systems, quality systems, operational excellence, process governance, enterprise systems, or related business functions. • Leadership experience, including leading cross-functional teams, managing direct reports, and influencing senior leaders across the organization. • Knowledge of applicable quality, regulatory, customer, and business compliance frameworks preferred, such as ISO/IATF standards, internal control systems, or customer-specific requirements. • Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and sustaining enterprise-wide business management systems, process governance structures, and standardized operating procedures. • Strong knowledge of business process management, document control, change management, compliance systems, internal audits, corrective action processes, and management review practices. • Experience working in a manufacturing, automotive, or highly regulated business environment is strongly preferred. • Proven ability to translate business strategy into actionable system requirements, process improvements, governance models, and measurable performance outcomes. • Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to present risks, performance trends, system gaps, and improvement plans to senior leadership. • Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, drive accountability, and influence stakeholders without direct authority. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data, metrics, and audit results to identify systemic issues and drive sustainable corrective actions. • Experience managing budgets, vendors, system implementations, project timelines, and enterprise-level improvement initiatives. • Proven ability to influence executive leadership and drive accountability across functions without direct reporting authority. Equal Employment Opportunity We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Lead enterprise-level digital transformation initiatives involving multi-team coordination, program governance, and executive reporting. | Experienced leader in business management systems, process governance, compliance, and cross-functional team leadership with strong executive communication skills. | We are currently seeking a Director of Business Management Systems that will be responsible for establishing and leading enterprise governance, risk management, compliance oversight, and continuous improvement framework that ensures business system effectiveness, accountability, and sustainability across all functions. This role ensures standardized processes, effective system integration, regulatory and customer compliance, and alignment with organizational strategy. The Director partners with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to improve operational performance, mitigate risk, and ensure customer requirements are effectively embedded into business processes. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Establish and lead the enterprise BMS strategy, ensuring alignment with company objectives, customer requirements, regulatory expectations, and long-term operational goals. • Own the governance, standardization, and continuous improvement of enterprise business processes, including policies, procedures, workflows, documentation standards, and process controls across all business functions. • Develop and maintain an enterprise-wide framework for standardized operating procedures, ensuring process ownership, change control, document control, effectiveness, and accountability are clearly defined. • Lead cross-functional alignment across Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, HR, IT, and other business functions to ensure business systems support enterprise performance and compliance. • Establish key performance indicators and management review processes to evaluate business system effectiveness, identify risks, drive corrective actions, and support executive decision-making. • Ensure business management systems comply with applicable regulatory, customer, industry, and internal requirements, including audit readiness, compliance tracking, risk mitigation, and corrective action oversight. • Drive enterprise process optimization and system integration initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce variation, strengthen controls, and support scalable business growth. • Lead the evaluation, implementation, and enhancement of business management technologies and platforms, ensuring they support process discipline, data integrity, reporting capability, and operational effectiveness. • Provide executive-level reporting on business system performance, risks, compliance status, audit results, corrective actions, and improvement priorities. • Develop and strengthen organizational capability through training, coaching, communication, and change management, ensuring consistent adoption and execution of business system requirements. • Manage department resources, budgets, priorities, vendor relationships, and project plans to ensure business management system initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and with measurable impact. • Lead internal and external audit readiness activities, ensuring gaps are identified, preventive actions are implemented, and sustainable compliance is maintained. • Serve as the enterprise process governance leader, ensuring business system changes are evaluated, approved, communicated, implemented, and sustained through formal controls. Education/Experience/Skills & Abilities • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Quality, Operations Management, Information Systems, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred. • Leadership experience in business management systems, quality systems, operational excellence, process governance, enterprise systems, or related business functions. • Leadership experience, including leading cross-functional teams, managing direct reports, and influencing senior leaders across the organization. • Knowledge of applicable quality, regulatory, customer, and business compliance frameworks preferred, such as ISO/IATF standards, internal control systems, or customer-specific requirements. • Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and sustaining enterprise-wide business management systems, process governance structures, and standardized operating procedures. • Strong knowledge of business process management, document control, change management, compliance systems, internal audits, corrective action processes, and management review practices. • Experience working in a manufacturing, automotive, or highly regulated business environment is strongly preferred. • Proven ability to translate business strategy into actionable system requirements, process improvements, governance models, and measurable performance outcomes. • Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to present risks, performance trends, system gaps, and improvement plans to senior leadership. • Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, drive accountability, and influence stakeholders without direct authority. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data, metrics, and audit results to identify systemic issues and drive sustainable corrective actions. • Experience managing budgets, vendors, system implementations, project timelines, and enterprise-level improvement initiatives. • Proven ability to influence executive leadership and drive accountability across functions without direct reporting authority. Equal Employment Opportunity We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Lead automotive interior programs from award through launch and production ensuring quality, cost, timing, and profitability. | 3-5 years automotive program management experience in Tier 1/2 supplier environment with OEM customer interaction and knowledge of APQP, PPAP, and launch processes. | Job Summary We are seeking a highly motivated Program Manager to lead automotive interior programs from award through launch and production. This position serves as the primary liaison between the customer, internal cross-functional teams, and manufacturing operations to ensure successful execution of program objectives related to quality, cost, timing, and profitability. The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of automotive program management experience with direct OEM customer interaction and a proven track record of managing product launches in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier environment. Essential duties and responsibilities • Facilitate the PMT process by calling the PMT meetings and Gate review meetings and following up on issues before and after the PMT meeting’s; Ensure proper Plant personnel are informed and attend • Lead assigned customer programs • Maintain all PM schedules and customer documents as required. Use the database when appropriate • Translate customer program requirements into achievable program plans that satisfy both Piston Interiors and the customer. Inform customers in writing when program milestones are in jeopardy and provide recovery plans • Ensure program meets cost targets for each build event and/or ensuring cost recovery for engineering changes • Manage pre-production build events with timelines, material orders/trackers and sample requests to support build quantities/trackers • Manage the engineering change process by tracking the associated quoting, PI, EO, tool completion, and plant readiness activities. • Develop plans and track the completion of APQP and PPAP information • Adhere to and promote the quality certification process • Resolve cross-functional issues by taking charge and making timely decisions based on facts • Maintain team stability by keeping the team focused on the appropriate issues and engage Piston Interiors management as required • Use sound judgment and provide risk assessment/viable countermeasures to Piston Interiors PM management early enough to allow for proper assistance when required • Active interface with OEM and Tier 1 customers and suppliers • Visit customer locations & plants during major milestone events to support the teams when required. Some travel to Mexico and locally • Participate in improving the Program Management Department by performing special projects and achieving agreed upon objectives • Participate and drive to closure of cost savings and PIP projects, annually Required Skill • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field. • 3–5 years of Program Management experience within a Tier 1 or Tier 2 automotive supplier. • Experience managing programs for OEM customers such as Ford Motor Company, General Motors, or Stellantis. • Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and automotive launch processes. • Strong project management and organizational skills. • Experience leading cross-functional teams. • Excellent communication, presentation, and customer-facing skills. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools. Preferred • PMP certification or equivalent project management training. • Experience with automotive interiors, seating, trim, textiles, or soft goods. • Familiarity with IATF 16949 and OEM customer-specific requirements. • Experience managing multiple programs simultaneously. This is a great opportunity for a driven and proactive professional who is eager to grow within a dynamic team. If you're a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys customer-facing responsibilities, we’d love to hear from you. We are an Affirmative Action/EEO employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. Job Type: Full-time Benefits: • 401(k) • 401(k) matching • Dental insurance • Employee assistance program • Flexible spending account • Health insurance • Health savings account • Life insurance • Paid time off • Professional development assistance • Tuition reimbursement • Vision insurance Education: • Bachelor's (Required) Experience: • Program management: 3 years (Required) • Automotive supplier: 3 years (Required) • Seat or Interior trim: 3 years (Preferred) Ability to Commute: • Pontiac, MI 48341 (Required) Ability to Relocate: • Pontiac, MI 48341: Relocate before starting work (Required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in Pontiac, MI 48341