*Candidates must reside near one of our 4 EVBS locations: Conyers, GA - OKC, Las Vegas, or Detroit. You will be required to go into the office about 25% of the time.
EV Battery Solutions (EVBS) is looking for a self-starter to lead and manage large, complex and critical programs.
The Client Performance Manager is the individual who works most closely with clients to receive, assess and communicate answers to questions about program initiatives. They must understand the client's goals and drive insights, improvements, and growth opportunities for the client by fostering trust and expertise. The Client Performance Manager works from a position of authority to recommend, implement, and monitor solutions.
This individual will also provide tactical and strategic guidance and support to our internal teams to create, own, operationalize and maintain end-to-end programs, enabled by KPIs, dashboards and strong relationships with the client and internal stakeholders. This role will create an environment of predictable, safe and high-quality outcomes.
This individual will be located in one of our EV Battery Center markets (Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Las Vegas or Detroit).
Client Performance Management - You support new and/or existing clients.
Adherence to EVBS Performance Management Framework
Primary point of contact for EVBS client(s) for all aspects of your assigned programs
Develop & maintain collaborative relationships with your clients (from the day-to-day stakeholder to executives), engineers and operational business stakeholders as appropriate to establish priorities and provide ongoing updates
Responsible for all operational, business, and finance aspects of the program. Ensure optimal operational delivery of client work via regular reporting and engagement with team to identify improvement opportunities that drive, efficiency, safety, and quality
Manage to SOWs and ensure issuance and replenishment of purchase orders
Communicate proactively with client(s) on production recommendations, risks, challenges, and solutions
Lead regular status/update meetings with client(s) and the internal teams, ensuring thorough communication with all stakeholders at all stages of the engagement
Ensure lessons learned and any newly developed best practices are considered to enhance existing EVBS Performance Management Framework for continuous improvement and process optimization
Identify issues and opportunities within accounts and projects to provide solutions and potential new sales opportunities
Communication- You are the voice of the client to leadership.
Facilitates face-to-face communication and client program feedback
Regularly communicate progress, issues, and risks to management and the program team
Ability to design and maintain program artifacts such as meeting agenda/minutes, RAID logs, process flows, status presentations, project updates, etc.
Identify risks associated with the program and work to identify and enable program team to execute a mitigation plan to reduce the likelihood of the risk occurring and contingencies in case the risk manifests
Take corrective action to improve the RAG (Red, Amber, Green) status of the program where necessary
Some travel between regional sites and/or to client locations
Other duties as needed or required
Client Program Leadership- You are to embody the example for the program.
Lead and manage project to deliver business objectives, set the example, and maintain cadence
Leverage sales leadership to aid in driving change, change requests, timeline adjustments with the client
Collaborate and communicate with stakeholders, escalating issues as necessary, to ensure timely delivery
Project Leadership- You may need to serve as a Project/Program Manager for new initiatives.
Oversee EVBS implementation projects and support project teams consisting of both internal and external stakeholders
Must organize, manage, direct, and drive all activities and artifacts for the program from RFP/RFI to after delivery and warranty phase
Works with cross functional project team members to define, sequence and estimate activities and duration
Synthesizes diverse sets of information into plans and schedules
Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders to ensure engagement throughout the project, as well as efficient handoff during project transition to business as usual.
Schedule and facilitate client and internal meetings via telephone, web and face-to-face
Adherence to EVBS Implementation Framework
Project Kick off workshop(s), both internal and client facing
Technical Discovery including process definition, facility space planning, Engineering requirements/reviews, software requirements/review, invoicing/billing requirements/reviews
Schedule development
SOW development
Procurement of necessary equipment and tools
Facility readiness
Operation readiness
Production trial run
PPAP/Launch
Graceful multitasking
Required Experience & Specialized Knowledge and skills
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience; or 10 years' experience in a related field
Experience with EV batteries highly preferred along with experience with automotive OEMs
6+ years in project management, client solutions,... For full info follow application link.
Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
