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Senior Manager, Automotive Programs

Xometry· Global Network and Partner Operations
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Hybrid (Remote)$108k - $140kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

The Senior Manager, Automotive Programs owns Xometry's automotive program portfolio end to end, driving both pipeline growth within existing accounts and disciplined execution from award through launch, PPAP, and steady-state supply. Leads a team of program managers and collaborates with Sales, Field Engineering, Partner Network, and Quality to meet automotive requirements and ensure successful launches.

Responsibilities

  • Own performance across Xometry's portfolio of automotive production programs against cost, quality, delivery, and growth objectives
  • Establish program governance, operating cadences, and customer review rhythms appropriate to automotive expectations
  • Maintain a consolidated view of automotive program loading, capacity commitments, and launch timing across the partner network
  • Lead risk identification, escalation, and mitigation across customer, partner, and internal teams
  • Report portfolio health to Xometry leadership and to customer program teams
  • Identify and develop new production program opportunities within existing automotive accounts, including OEMs and Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers
  • Partner with Sales and field engineering to qualify opportunities, shape the technical and commercial approach, and win awards
  • Build senior-level relationships with customer purchasing, program management, and supplier quality organizations
  • Translate customer sourcing roadmaps into a forward pipeline of Xometry opportunities
  • Own a defined growth target for the automotive segment
  • Own the APQP process from program award through tooling, validation, PPAP submission, run-at-rate, and customer start of production
  • Build and maintain program timelines covering tooling, sampling, tool tryout, validation, PPAP, and SOP milestones
  • Partner with Quality to execute PPAP requirements including PSW, control plans, process flow, PFMEA, MSA, and capability studies
  • Plan and manage safe-launch and GP12 requirements, customer-controlled shipping where applicable, and 8D corrective actions through closure
  • Support Xometry's quality management system obligations and participate in customer QMS audits and supplier assessments
  • Ensure operational readiness for production ramps, program transfers, and engineering change execution
  • Work with the Partner Network and field engineering teams to identify and qualify partners capable of meeting automotive quality and volume requirements
  • Assess partner production readiness, capacity, and quality systems ahead of program placement
  • Drive partner performance against on-time delivery, PPM, and cost targets on automotive programs
  • Lead escalation and recovery when partner performance puts a customer commitment at risk
  • Build contingency and dual-source strategies for critical automotive programs
  • Manage, coach, and develop a team of program managers supporting automotive programs
  • Set clear performance expectations, accountability frameworks, and development plans
  • Balance program assignments against team capacity and program criticality
  • Coach the team on customer management, launch discipline, and structured problem solving
  • Standardize automotive program management practices and build repeatable playbooks as the portfolio scales

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field
  • 8+ years of experience in automotive program management, launch, supplier quality, or manufacturing operations
  • 2+ years of direct people leadership experience, or demonstrated leadership of program teams
  • Working expertise in APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, MSA, SPC, and 8D problem solving
  • Strong understanding of IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements
  • Demonstrated track record launching automotive programs from award through SOP
  • Experience managing supplier or contract manufacturer relationships and performance

Skills

Required:Program managementAPQP/PPAPIATF 16949Leadership

Benefits

  • 401(k) match
  • medical, dental and vision insurance
  • life and disability insurance
  • generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, floating and fixed holidays, maternity and bonding leave
  • EAP, other wellbeing resources
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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