Associate Project Manager

Responsibilities (Description of Activities):

• Will lead specific projects for new product introduction utilizing the Product Realization Stages and Gate Reviews.
• Understands and maintains customer product Knowledge and transfer timeline.
• Drives customer satisfaction assurance by effective communication, leading meetings and meeting our commitments.
• Has understanding of customer contracts and conditions to meet Benchmark's obligations.
• Helps achieve Ramp to revenue and accountable to ensure the qualifications and deliverables are on time.
• Helps to ensure action tracker and risk register are actively maintained and updated throughout the PR process.
• Assist PR Project Manager with schedule creation and managing project activities and priorities.
• Establishes and monitors KPIs related to E&O, NRE recovery and PPV. Following up recoveries and dispositions with customer.
• Ensures execution to contract terms and conditions to meet Benchmark's obligations.
• Manage ECOs if necessary with CFT support and negotiate implementations with customers.
• Actively uses, applies and promotes problem solving tools (root cause, 8D, 5 Wy’s, 6Ms, etc.).
• Validates the establishment of quote to actuals cost comparisons and negotiate/implement Re-pricings per contractual obligations.
• POC with customer and lead working interdepartmental session meetings.