Position: Honda Program Manager (Honda Portal experience is required!) Location: Livonia, MI Salary: $80-90K Dept: Automotive Sales Report To: Manager, Automotive Sales Position Type: Hybrid – 4 days in office, 1 day working from home ?New-Hires will be required to work 30 business days fully in-office first. *Experience with Honda portal is required for this role *2+ years of Program or Project Management experience required GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: The Honda Program Manager is responsible for the program management of harness and connector products. This includes providing technical and scheduling support for all impacted platforms and model years. Under the direction and with the support of the Sales Managements, this Program Manager will be responsible for coordinating and managing programs through the development, prototype, production, and delivery phases after the design-in effort is completed. The Program Manager will be the main interface to the customer during development and production cycles. This would also include resolving capacity issues and assisting with delivery & production issues. The Honda Program Manager will be responsible for tracking and reporting progress of programs to the customer's requirements within the company. The Program Manager will be expected to communicate the customer's requirements within our company's organization and interface with multiple groups within our company group to ensure customer specific requirements are understood and met. The Program Manager will also be responsible for commercial issues including annual price reduction negotiations and pricing of new products. Additional Sales responsibilities will be required as departmental workload dictates. In addition to previous Sales experience, the individual should have general knowledge about the connector industry including harness and connector component materials; electrical & electronic signal concepts; injection molding, stamping and the overall design of connectors & assemblies as they relate to automotive applications. The candidate should possess knowledge of the Honda process and Honda portal applications. MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES: 1.) Management of Honda programs. 2.) Reporting of program details, progress, and issues to both customer and relevant our departments. 3.) Identify and facilitate resolution of critical business issues. 4.) Interface between the customers and our company's Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Manufacturing groups. 5.) Responsible for all Sales activities for assigned customers. 6.) Provide sales and bookings forecasts for Honda programs and other customers as assigned. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: PERCENT Program management for Honda business 50% Forecast & budget 20% Customer support (Guiding resolution on both quality & delivery issues) 20% Reporting & Administrative 10% CORE COMPETENCIES: 1.) Program management skills 2.) Strong negotiation and Sales skills 3.) Technical knowledge relating to interconnect products and their applications preferred 4.) Strong work ethic QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Education: Bachelor's Degree (Engineering / Business preferred) or equivalent experience. Experience: 1 through 3 years combined experience in automotive sales, program management, applications engineering or a technical sales position. BUSINESS TRAVEL: This position may require traveling up to 20% of the time. PHYSICAL DEMAND: This position requires lifting up to 25 pounds frequently