• Leading local projects including responsibility for deadlines, costs, quality and other project-specific aspects within a defined framework • Controlling and monitoring cost development (actual vs. planned costs), e.g. with regard to tools, machines, production and purchased parts, R&D costs • Coordinating customer communications including project-related documents in coordination with the project team • Issuing KPI reports • Reporting the project status to the disciplinary and functional Manager • Defining deadlines at plant level in coordination with the project team • Monitoring and documenting the project progress based on the milestone schedule (APQP) • Planning and coordinating project-specific customer audits in the plant in the relevant project phases in coordination with the respective departments • Conducting ""lessons learned"" and participating in the continuous improvement of project processes • Assuming escalation responsibility according to the defined escalation process • Controlling the change management process within the project team • Other duties, as assigned