The VAVE Manager assesses current business performance and translates best practices into daily operations to achieve organizational business objectives. Long-term focus in identifying operational gaps and executing improvement strategies to resolve issues. Establishes and implements improvement plans, and monitors current behavior to ensure plans are used correctly and effectively.
BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for specific tasks or technical issues as assigned by lead or manager to meet current and future needs. Develops and provides resolution to current cost issues of existing products through BU Lead or Manager. Completes technical assessment of cost reduction ideas and develops implementation plans.
Provides technical direction to designers, and support personnel. Provides solutions to resolve technical issues in assigned area of design responsibility and works with team to ensure time and cost objectives are met. Elevates as appropriate when organizational roadblocks or challenges arise. Utilizes best practice. Capable of communicating effectively with program team, suppliers, and support personnel. Basic understanding of engineering fundamentals and follows BOS procedures.
Specific Functions—Technical Responsibilities
- Applies best practices in creating cost reduction ideas through brainstorming and other idea generation activities to generate creative solution to current design issues.
- Leads cross-functional reviews to identify, prioritize and implement cost reduction projects which will improve the profitability of the business unit.
- Ensures that robust engineering practices are followed on cost reduction projects that are implemented in the business.
- Applies best practices. This can include but is not limited to PDfSS, drawing standards, FEA, GD&T, root cause analysis, DVP, DFMEA, hand calculations and use of carry-over and core technology.
- Executes robust design/design changes to provide the highest quality and cost improvement in the build and assembly of prototype parts with agreed to process.
- Develops technical solutions that support business objectives (cost, performance, timing, weight, and investment).
- Technically supports suppliers in product development and drawing creation and data for costing.
- Performs design studies to ensure highest quality product assembly and performance. Uses the right tool/technology for providing cost reduction solutions to program/product issues.
- Is aware of advancing technology and implements as appropriate. Executes other assignments as directed
Specific Functions—Administrative Responsibilities
- Writes CRs, IRs or DAs to properly document customer or initiated changes or issues.
- Provides input to support personnel to ensure accurate input of design change records and drawings.
- Provides marked up drawings or models through designers to facilitate accurate costing and quoting exercises.
- Leads/facilitates brainstorming sessions to generate and/or implement cost reduction projects.
Performance Measures
- Timely resolution and execution of cost reduction changes.
- Execution of deliverables to support program timing and cost objectives.
- Support and execution of BOS procedures and process discipline.
- Effective balance of conflicting requirements and risks.
QUALIFICATIONS
University degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. 8+ Years suggested minimum experience.
COMPANY INFORMATION:
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 75,000 employees in 33 countries, Adient operates 208 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. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into more than 20 million vehicles every year.
