• Leading global and cross-location projects, as well as controlling, coaching and motivating interdisciplinary project teams • Responsibility for target achievement within the project with regard to deadlines, costs (development costs, product costs, investment costs, production costs, etc.), product quality, product features and other project-specific aspects within the defined framework through customer contracts and internal target agreements • Making decisions within the agreed project parameters to achieve project goals • Tracking project-related KPIs • Tracking project progress based on the milestone schedule (APQP) • Reporting the project status to the Manager and the defined steering committee • Acting as the contact person for customers and coordinating customer communication within the project team • Acting as the escalation instance for the customer and the project team • Proactive escalation management including initiation of measures in the event of imminent deviations from the project target • Helping to define and standardize BU-related process descriptions with regard to ramp-up and project management • Recognizing and initiating improvement activities as part of the continuous improvement process (CIP) • Conducting ""Lessons Learned"" and initiating the transfer of knowledge into standards • Controlling the change and claim management process for customer projects as well as internal change projects • Coordinating commercial tasks with the Sales department and assisting with negotiations with customers • Reviewing and approving offer conditions within a defined framework • Other duties, as assigned