R&D Project Planning Lead (m/f/d)
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SEI AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE GMBH AND SUMITOMO ELECTRIC GROUP
SEI Automotive Europe GmbH is a Sumitomo Electric Group company. We provide services in the areas of research, development, new technologies and markets, as well as other internal services for the Sumitomo Electric Group companies in EMEA.
To learn more about our company and apply for this position, please visit our website https://www.sei-ae.com .
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000 employees working at around 415 subsidiaries and affiliates in over 40 countries worldwide.
We are looking for a R &D Project Planning Specialist (m/f/d) to join our Automotive Intelligence & Planning team.
Type of contract: Long term contract / Permanent
Place of work: Wolfsburg
Job Duties And Responsibilities
- This position is responsible for establishing a new Project Planning development process
- Coordinate the new Project Plan within the R&D Division in Germany and Japan in collaboration with team members
- Create and structure candidate R&D themes based on company and business strategies in cooperation with team members
- Design and continuously improve planning, evaluation, and decision-making processes
- Evaluate, prioritize, and manage R&D themes including budget and resource perspectives
- Drive decision-making through structured analysis and stakeholder alignment
- Coordinate and visualize the R&D project and technology portfolio
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with engineering, business, management teams , and external companies
- Act as a key interface between technical development and management decision-making
- Provide general administrative and organizational support (e.g. meeting coordination)
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in e ngineering (e.g. , m echanical, e lectrical, a utomotive, s ystems e ngineering)
- 2 years’ pertinent experience in project planning
- Knowledge of Wire Harness is beneficial
- Strong analytical and structured thinking skills
- U nderstanding of automotive development processes
- Able to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Microsoft Office, c ollaboration platforms (e.g., SharePoint ), basic experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI is a plus
- Fluent in English and Japanese
- Flexible working hours
- Possibility of partial remote work
- A wide range of opportunities for personal development and training
- Competitive salary
- An international and multicultural working environment
- Company bike leasing
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