Product Perfomance Manager

Product Performance Manager (PPM)

We are an automotive metalworking company specialized in forming processes and the serial manufacturing of components for the automotive industry.

Job objective

Improve the performance and profitability of serial products throughout their lifecycle (SOP to EOP). Be the link between engineering, operations and business performance: identify the technical causes behind financial deviations, quantify their impact and drive effective countermeasures together with the plant and specialist functions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze technical and operational deviations in productivity, OEE, scrap, cycle time, setup time, output, availability, quality and delivery performance.
• Validate the root causes of financial variances and link them to their impact on profitability, DB1, DB2 and EBIT.
• Assess product performance against RFQ costing, target costing, business case, budget and forecast.
• Prepare and facilitate regular Product Performance Reviews, tracking actions, owners and deadlines.
• Drive cross-functional solutions with Plants, Controlling, Sales, Quality, Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain.
• Evaluate product and process changes, claims, cost-improvement opportunities and lifecycle risks.
• Prepare clear decision papers and fact-based escalations for SP and Business Unit management.

Requirements

• University degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Production, Industrial, Automotive, Automation or a comparable field).
• 5 years of experience in industrial serial production, manufacturing engineering, industrialization, technical project management or product management (automotive, metal processing or forming preferred).
• Solid understanding of production processes, machinery, tooling, capacities and cycle times.
• Command of operational KPIs (OEE, scrap, OTIF, backlog) and knowledge of product costing, DB1/DB2, EBIT and variance analysis.
• Ability to interpret and critically challenge Controlling reports.
• Problem-solving methodologies: 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa.
• Proficiency with ERP, Excel and PowerPoint; SAP (master data, routings) and Power BI are an advantage.
• Business-fluent English (German is an advantage).
• Strong communication, facilitation, critical thinking and project management skills; ability to drive results without direct line authority.