Project Manager ToT & Digitalization

Role & responsibilities

• Lead and execute technology transfer projects in alignment with Centre of Competency (CoC) guidelines and local regulatory requirements, ensuring seamless integration of friction material technologies.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, schedules, and resource allocations to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teamsincluding R&D, procurement, quality, and productionto support the localization and industrialization of friction materials, with a focus on organic chemistry and material performance.
• Identify and mitigate project risks while proactively managing opportunities to enhance profitability and technical outcomes.
• Coordinate technical communication with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clarity on scope, deliverables, and timelines.
• Support financial planning and control by evaluating the commercial impact of technical decisions, including tooling, test benches, and critical equipment.
• Maintain key documentation such as gap analyses, risk registers, validation reports, and technology transfer plans to ensure traceability and compliance.
• Ensure successful handover of new processes and products to production, meeting quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) targets.
• Drive localization initiatives to reduce Total Manufacturing Cost (TMC) and improve contract margins, while monitoring phase-in/phase-out transitions.
• Integrate digital tools and processes to support traceability, paperless workflows, and real-time data collection, especially in serial number tracking and ERP systems.
• Facilitate business process alignment by coordinating with IT and functional teams to resolve system gaps and support digital transformation.

Preferred candidate profile

• 12+ years of proven experience in technology transfer, project management, and digitalization initiatives, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Strong Project Management Skills. PMP certification will be an added value.
• Six Sigma Certification.
• Exposure to Industry 4.0, Digitalization.

friction material development, including organic chemistry of brake pad compounds, resin systems, and performance testing.