About the Opportunity

Our client, a leading integral company in the automotive industry, is seeking an experienced Program Recovery & Supplier Task Force Manager to be permanently based at a critical supplier facility in Barcelona.

This role will act as an extension of the client's organization on-site, serving as the primary interface between the company and the supplier while ensuring full project visibility, operational control, recovery execution, financial governance, and risk mitigation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for driving project recovery initiatives, validating supplier performance, monitoring production activities, assessing operational and financial risks, and ensuring the successful delivery of strategic manufacturing programs impacting business-critical operations.

Key Responsibilities

Supplier Performance & Operational Assessment
- Act as the main interface between the client and the assigned supplier.
- Conduct comprehensive supplier assessments to validate actual project status against reported progress.




- Perform regular on-site audits of manufacturing operations and shop floor activities.
- Review engineering, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and commissioning activities.
- Assess supplier organizational structure, governance processes, and project management maturity.
- Monitor production performance and ensure alignment with project objectives and delivery commitments.
- Identify operational deviations, bottlenecks, process inefficiencies, resource constraints, and execution risks.

Project Recovery & Execution Management
- Establish realistic project baselines and develop executable recovery plans when required.
- Challenge supplier schedules, assumptions, and delivery commitments to ensure achievable execution plans.
- Define recovery actions, milestones, responsibilities, deadlines, and success criteria.
- Monitor critical paths, dependencies, and project risks.
- Implement daily and weekly project review r

📌 Program Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 LUZA Group
📍 Barcelona