Marcos Sousa
Program Manager Chief @ Magna International
About
Over my 30 years of experience in the automotive sector, I have managed the development of new projects, ensuring quality, cost, and deadlines aligned with stakeholder expectations. I have led new product teams, ensuring compliance with customer and company requirements while overseeing serial production for up to six months after SOP. I have international experience in Germany, France, Portugal, Italy, and China, where I collaborated with development teams to align design requirements with company standards. I have worked in strategic production management, human resources planning, and continuous process improvement. I coordinated new project schedules, applying tools such as APQP, DFMEA, Design Review, and Lean Manufacturing, in addition to managing the resolution of technical and operational conflicts between departments. I have managed investments in engineering and product development, driving innovation and operational efficiency. Additionally, I supervised maintenance, tooling, and supplier qualification, ensuring compliance with standards such as ISO 9000 and IATF 16949. I have also contributed to the design of manufacturing processes for new products and the enhancement of existing ones, optimizing production and implementing motivational strategies for the team. → Skills: Microsoft Project, KPI, OKR, Lean, Six Sigma, Scrum, PMBOK, FMEA VDA, White Belt, GD&T, PPAP, Balanced Scorecard, PCM, Lean Manufacturing, Kanban, Project Quest, Project Dashboard, PDP Process, LRR Process.
Brazil
São Bernardo do Campo
Automotive
PDP Process, Project Quest, LRR Process, Scrum, Metodologias Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Manutenção produtiva total, PCM, PMBOK (Conjunto de conhecimentos em gerenciamento de projetos), Design Review, Relatórios de indicadores-chave de desempenho (KPI), Balanced Scorecard, Melhoria de processos, Gestão de projetos, Gestão de equipes, Trabalho em equipe, Inglês, Gestão de manutenção, Operações de manufatura, Planejamento de projetos
Experience

Program Manager Chief
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brasil
- Coordinate and manage the project management team, monitoring the quality, cost, and deadline of each scope (Project Quest, Project Dashboard, PDP Process). - Check progress and deviations to minimize failures inherent to the processes (LRR Process). - Establish and execute the client's needs, ensuring that pre-defined objectives are met. - Work directly with the areas responsible for executing the project, such as sales, engineering, materials, and processes, among others.

Program Manager
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brasil
- Customer relationship management (Purchasing, Engineering, Logistics, Accounts Receivable, and Shipping) to ensure satisfaction and resolve pending issues using tools such as Microsoft Project, KPI, and PPAP. - Customer representation within the company, ensuring problem resolution and strategic alignment through the use of Lean, Six Sigma, and FMEA VDA. - Development of new markets and products, analyzing prices, investments, and business opportunities. - Market and competition monitoring, creating databases to support strategic decision-making. - Product cost management and margin tracking, identifying optimization opportunities using Balanced Scorecard, Kanban, and Lean Manufacturing. - Participation in project teams, ensuring deadlines, quality, and alignment with company strategies.

New Product Development Engineer
São Paulo, Brasil
- Management and monitoring of new projects, ensuring cost reduction and quality improvement (PMBOK). - Leadership of meetings with clients to define new product requirements. - Technical support during the industrialization phase, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations. - Coordination of project development, ensuring deadlines, costs, and quality. - Application of quality tools (FMEA, Design Review, Pre-Concept Study).

Process Engineer
São Paulo, Brasil
- Development and implementation of new products, ensuring quality, cost, and deadlines. - Creation of manufacturing processes, ergonomic studies, and flowcharts for production optimization. - Analysis and improvement of assembly cell efficiency, focusing on automation and streamlining. - Participation in FMEA and economic feasibility studies for new products. - Investment management and budget optimization for new business opportunities.

Metallization, Tooling and Maintenance Manager
Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
- Coordination of activities to reduce failures and breakdowns in production. - Monitoring and controlling internal expenses, focusing on cost reduction. - Management of critical production items and human resources development. - Planning of preventive maintenance for equipment and tooling. - Production scheduling, ensuring quality, productivity, and goal achievement.

Manufacturing Manager / Engineering Process and Product Manager
São Paulo, Brasil
- Strategic production management, participating in business definitions and continuous improvements. - Monitoring efficiency indicators, cost control, and product performance. - Supervising Industrial Engineering, directing activities, and analyzing results. - Developing and planning Human Resources, training teams, and interns. - Optimizing manufacturing processes, reducing costs, and improving productivity. - Representing the company to customers and suppliers, identifying new market opportunities.

Maintenance Manager
São Paulo, Brasil
- Developing and Implementing the Preventive Maintenance Program aimed at reducing the production-influencing index factors, covering all textile equipment in the production process. - Coordinating the Maintenance team, managing outsourced labor, and department costs, and developing Equipment Rehabilitation projects.

Maintenance Engineer
São Paulo, Brasil
- Developing, Coordinating, and Executing the Master Maintenance Program in the Printing area, managing the Preventive and Predictive maintenance programs for equipment through the maintenance process. - Conducting Retrofitting studies for equipment aimed at Continuous Improvement of Work Methods, Productivity, Quality, and Cost Efficiency. - Identifying and defining the need for machine purchases in the industrial area and tools/machines for the department, analyzing technical feasibility studies, and evaluating, in collaboration with other departments and management, the purchase/investment and/or improvements to existing machines. - Assisting in the Reduction of Production Indices (downtime, Die Set, Backlog, etc.), which influence production. - Coordinating interventions on machines and equipment for Weekly, Monthly, and Annual Inspections, generating reports on all downtime due to Corrective, Preventive, or Predictive reasons. - Training and Coordinating Teams of Mechanics/Electricians to perform pre-determined tasks in the Master Schedule, according to the Weeks of the Year, Component Lifespan, and Equipment History.
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