Customer Project Leader

Are you looking for a stable opportunity with growth potential in the mobility industry?

We’d love to meet you and tell you about our project!

We are an industry specialized in the manufacturing of components for electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. With the support of 4,000 employees across 6 countries, operating in 13 production units and 3 engineering centers, we serve over 100 clients.

Do you enjoy managing projects for prominent OEMs in the sector? Do you have a technical background and feel comfortable building long-term professional relationships?

At Draxton HQ, located in Vizcaya, we are looking to hire a Customer Project Leader.

In this role, you will manage projects from the Request for Quotation (RFQ) phase to new product sign-off, acting as the primary interface between the engineering team and the customer. This includes coordinating pre-nomination activities related to customers, ensuring that all requirements and expectations are met throughout the process.

You will report hierarchically and functionally to the Brakes Competences Center Manager.

🎯 Main Responsibilities:

• Opportunity Development: Capture customer needs and product trends, transforming them into strategic opportunities for the company.
• Design Leadership: Organize pre-nomination engineering sessions, promoting co-design with customers and presenting innovative design solutions.
• Customer Interaction Management: Oversee all customer interactions throughout project phases, delegating plant-specific interactions to the Program Manager.
• Technical Quotations Coordination: Collaborate with Product Engineers to integrate technical quotations and assess manufacturing capacity for new projects.
• Project Monitoring: Track the nomination status of new projects and ensure alignment with customer expectations.
• Design Phase Initiation: Lead project information reviews to kick off the design stage, defining scope, specifications, and risk assessments while applying lessons learned.
• Customer Validation: Obtain validation for model and process designs from customers.
• Technical Negotiation: Lead negotiations with customers to ensure alignment on key technical aspects.
• Project Execution: Execute all designated activities for the Customer Project Leader, ensuring documentation is uploaded in TEAMCENTER.
• Project Closure: Manage the formal closure of new projects, ensuring all criteria for completion are met.

💡 To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Engineering degree.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Project Manager in the automotive sector.
• Advanced level of English.

🕵🏼 What we offer:

• Job Stability: Permanent contract backed by a solid financial environment.
• Full-time, flexible hours: Start between 8 AM/9 AM, with the end of the day from 5 PM. Fridays from 8 AM to 2 PM.
• 6 remote workdays per month.
• Opportunities for training and development.
• Be part of a solid team working with leading OEMs and a wide variety of products in a multicultural environment.

🧡 Why join Draxton?

• You will participate in actions that contribute to the advancement and innovation of the sector.
• You will be part of an environment that promotes diversity and inclusion.
• You will contribute to a more sustainable future by focusing on reducing the carbon footprint and enhancing the circular economy.

Are you motivated by this project and feel you’re a good fit for this position?

We invite you to apply so we can get to know you!

Join us and be part of the future of the automotive industry with Draxton!

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