Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership to manage multiple new prototype development projects, and also new production launches using established Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) project management practices.

• Leads cross-functional teams of resources, drawing from other functional areas, to ensure on-time delivery and a flawless launch to production utilizing ARAS and IPQC best-practices.

• Provides leadership to comply with, and maintains documentation in accordance with regulations, procedures, customer requirements and notified body requirements.

• Measures, reports, and continuously improves performance metrics (KPIs) of the product development and launch process.

• Assists in development of design standards, cost standards and pricing standards to expedite and provide input for continuous improvement of the quote process.

• Develops accurate and timely manufacturing costs in response to customer or internal inquiries; create new work center costs as needed for cost calculations.

• Reviews, recommends, and directs the “make or buy” decision process.

• Maintains adherence to Company policies, safety/ergonomic standards and good housekeeping practices.

Qualifications:

• You hold a degree in natural sciences, biomedical engineering, or a comparable qualification

• You have at least five years of professional experience in project management – ideally with a certification (e.g., PMI, IPMA)

• Ideally, you have initial experience with regulatory requirements for medical devices – especially regarding FDA regulations

• You demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills as well as assertiveness

• You work in a structured and solution-oriented manner, take responsibility, and act with a strong customer focus

• You have excellent German and English language skills, both written and spoken

• You are proficient in common project management tools such as MS Project, JIRA, or Confluence

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.