Customer Project Manager M/F

Join us and be a pioneer for a green transport revolution.

Automotive Cells Company (ACC) is one of Europe’s newest and most exciting high-tech companies. Backed by Saft-Total, Stellantis-Opel and Mercedes-Benz, ACC is set to power the future of the automotive industry by innovating in battery technology.
 
We aim to produce sustainable, affordable, high-capacity, longer-life batteries as a cleaner alternative to current energy sources. We create an R&D center and new state-of-the art facility in France (New Aquitaine), with gigafactories to be built in Hauts de France and Germany. 
We need a range of skilled and agile people to bring our vision to life, especially in the areas of industrialization, mechanical design, testing/prototyping and any other function of a new-born company. If you’re looking to take your career further than you imagined, if you’re passionate about creating cleaner transport, we’d like to hear from you.

Accelerating sustainable mobility for all.

Overall, your main responsibilities will be to manage the execution of Supplier 2nd sources / Cost optimised design change on existing Module & Cells project in all its components.

Your activities will be :

Manage 2nd sources / Cost optimised design change for existing Cells / modules project:
o  Planning & deliverables (design freeze, prototypes A/B/C/D, required internal testing, software…)
o  Engineering : more specifically define & execute validation plan of 2nd source component
o  Industrialization : more specifically, confirm modification / validation required to integrate new component & Design in Gigafactories.
o  Purchasing : drive sourcing plan / qualification of new suppliers
o  Cost : specifically build and manage delivery of cost down roadmap.
o  Quality :
o  Life Cycle Assessment (CO2, sustainability)
o  Start & ramp-up of mass production
o  Anticipation of aftersales

Interface & negotiate with customer team.

Ensure customer satisfaction.

To succeed in this role, you will need a strong experience of 15 years in project management
in automotive and/or battery industry, including :
- several years in product engineering
- several years in large project management

An engineering degree and fluency in English are also expected for this position.

Key behaviors: team player, good at communication, good at negotiation.
         
Some extra soft skills which would make a difference: ability to evaluate a situation and to propose/take the right decision.