Job description- support the plant and customer through effective management of new programs, plant projects and implementation of improvement and cost reduction suggestions. Assure design changes are implemented in a timely cost-effective manner.- support plant safety programs by ensuring that hse, engineering support, & operations is involved with the change implementation into the manufacturing process.- complete elpa audits as assigned.- support new program management based on the program launch system (plus) as detailed in the plus bos documentation.- support va/ve activities by ensuring that engineering, operations, and quality is represented at all trials, approvals and implementation dates are achieved.- establish/evaluate internal integration plans by completing make vs. buy plans and present proposals.- facilitate and track material cost reduction activities.- manage changes within profit plan parameters for fiscal year.- follow and ensure bos processes are followed to achieve launch and change management objectives and milestones.- attend all weekly adient simultaneous development team (sdt) meetings for jit, foam and trim where proposed changes are reviewed and promoted or rejected.- approve deviations, change requests and change notices. - create reports, presentations, and tracking files to properly manage projects, changes and provide management updatesprimary locationacuna