Project Planning Manager

**Join us and be a pioneer for a green transport revolution.**

**Automotive Cells Company (ACC) is one of Europe’s newest and most exciting high-tech companies. Backed by Saft-Total, Stellantis-Opel and Mercedes-Benz,** ACC is set to **power the future of the automotive industry** by innovating in battery technology.

We aim to produce sustainable, affordable, high-capacity, longer-life batteries as a** cleaner alternative to current energy sources**. We create an R&D center and new state-of-the art facility in France (New Aquitaine), with gigafactories to be built in Hauts de France and Germany.

We need a range of **skilled and agile people** to bring our vision to life, especially in the areas of industrialization, mechanical design, testing/prototyping and any other function of a new-born company. If you’re looking to take your career further than you imagined, if you’re passionate about creating cleaner transport, we’d like to hear from you.

**Accelerating sustainable mobility for all.**

**Description du poste**:
As the project planner you will be responsible for supporting several customer projects, being responsible for the development and management of the project schedules (level 1 & 2) from the Pre KO-Phase through to the Launch Phase and develop and maintain standard planning templates. You will also contribute to /lead the creation of the ACC standard operational schedule.

Main missions:

- Act as the day-to-day Planning contact to ensure the successful programme delivery.
- Create manage and own the Project Schedule (level 1 and level 2) detailing all dependencies, critical path, risks and issues. Ensure transparent reporting.
- Create, manage and Own A,B,C,D samples quantities assumptions interfacing with external teams (customer) and internal (engineering, production). Ensure transparent reporting.
- Develop scenario-based Planning proposals to assist senior decision making.
- Support the development of the Customer Projects Planning Strategy.
- Maintain Planning deliverables and timing in product lifecycle software and all other necessary system within ACC.
- Maintain overall integrity and impartiality towards the delivery of key programme milestones.
- Maintain a positive and constructive environment ensuring all stakeholder inputs are considered to support credible decision making.
- Support the internal and external teams with planning expertise in forums such as Escalation reviews, PST’s and Gateway revue.
- Develop and maintain Standard planning templates and tools.

**Profil recherché**:
**Knowledge / Knowhow**
- Proven experience of understanding planning methodology, monitoring / controlling programmes and managing risk
- Extensive experience of planning and project management approaches
- Experience of using industry leading Planning tools (Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 )

**Experience**

5-10 years in planning in automotive, battery industry or relevant industry

**Qualifications**

Master degree in relevant field.

Fluent in English

**Key behaviours**
- results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance, with the ability to deliver in a demanding environment.
- resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, with the ability to deliver results under pressure, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs.

**Some extra skills which make the difference**

Good knowledge of development & industrialisation of Li-Ion battery

Experience of setting-up planning methodology, governance planning & deploy toolset.

**Want to move the way we move ?