Project Manager

The Project Coordinator plays a pivotal role in driving new product development activities throughout the lifecycle of projects, from business award to production launch. Responsible for overseeing film decoration development deliverables related to cost, quality, timing, and functional objectives. The Coordinator ensures successful project delivery to our customers coordinating across internal teams within KURZ (spanning the US, Germany, and China) by integrating Sales, Engineering, Production, and Quality disciplines.

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  Maintain and actively use Microsoft Project to establish project timelines and activities throughout the Kurz group
• .Obtain precise project requirements from OEM/Tier customers and ensure internal alignment on deliverables and timing
• .Monitor project status to identify and report obstacles and engage teams for timely issue-resolution or escalate to Management when necessary
• .Actively participate in the development of new projects including assisting the innovations team in developing new products, processes, and customer samples
• .Pro-actively coordinate internal teams relating to product development activities (e.g. sample-making; internal film production trials; external part trials; mastering and appearance approval
• )Lead physical property validation by arranging test plaques and coordinating spec-testing
• .Coordinate IMDS submission and assist the team in obtaining final PPAP
• .Familiarity with APQP(Advanced Product Quality Planning)/product development
• .Expected travel requirement: approximately 10%
• .Other duties as assigne

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Skills and Abiliti

• esCommunication: Comfortable and confident to coordinate multi-disciplinary tea
• msProblem-Solving: Employ root cause analysis to identify underlying issues, implement containment measures, and develop corrective action step
• s.Work Environment: flexible and self-driven to excel within a small te
• amOrganization: preparation and planning skills to manage multiple tasks effectivel

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Experience and Educat

• ionRelevant bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experie
• nceof 2+ years in project managem
• entof 2+ years of experience in the manufacturing indust
• ry.Familiarity with decorative or film products, including injection molding, in automotive or white goods/appliance applications, is a pl
• us.PMP certification and/or Salesforce experience is a pl