Senior Manager Business Development & Program Management
Yanfeng
| Company | Yanfeng |
| Category | Sales |
| Location | Novi |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Manager |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Last verified | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
Overview
Responsible for the complete product life cycle from pre-selling and business acquisition through program delivery, including commercial negotiations, customer statement of work negotiations/deliverables, managing program deliverables through launch, and achieving project budget, quality, and timing targets.
Responsibilities
• Lead new business pre-selling, quoting, negotiation, and award, including finalizing sourcing and program agreements (statement of work) with defined customer groups.
• Represent the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) professionally to customers and YF Management; motivate the team to meet commitments and established timing.
• Act as the central communication point for the SDT to ensure each member is aware of deliverables, timing, and commitments; manage the SDT to meet timing, cost, manufacturing, quality, and cost targets.
• Establish SDT meeting cadence and monitor attendance to ensure the correct team members are present at each meeting.
• Manage weekly and periodic customer program meetings with engineering and commercial stakeholders, including management-level reporting.
• Develop work breakdown structure (WBS) with customer milestones/deliverables; manage gate timing and create related documents (prototype schedule, CAD schedule, part matrices, etc.). Ensure gate exit reviews occur on time and maintain clear issue lists with due dates.
• Ensure compliance with applicable product requirements, including specifications, functional expectations, and regulatory requirements negotiated in the customer SOW.
• Financial Roadmap & Financial Reporting: achieve, track, and report all program financial targets (BOM cost targets, ED&D, capital investment); report status monthly. Manage product changes to meet technical and commercial targets and ensure BOM cost targets are met.
• Scope Management: communicate scope changes to the customer and SDT with cost, timing, product, and quality impacts; capture changes in appropriate documents; use the scope change approval process; differentiate from engineering changes; manage risk and protect financial performance.
• Global Management Skills: function across cultures with awareness and respect for cultural differences.
Qualifications
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business.
• Work Experience: Minimum ten (10) years in Technical Sales, Program Management, or Engineering; automotive industry experience preferred; at least five (5) years in the Automotive Industry, including one vehicle launch; automotive electronics experience required; PMP certification desired.
• Language Skills: English.
• Competency: People Leader.
Essential Common Requirements For All Employees
• International Operating System (IOS): understand and meet function-related IOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): understand and meet function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: understand and meet product safety requirements.
• Compliance: understand and meet compliance requirements.
• Information Security: understand and meet IT / Information Security and confidentiality requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Ability to work additional hours or overtime as needed to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask and interact professionally with customers, suppliers, and vendors; work cooperatively at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable attendance and be at the designated location on time.
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