Full-Time
Senior Program Manager
Simultaneous Development Team
Posted on 8/28/2025
Adient
10,001+ employees
Designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating
No salary listed
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship
Plymouth, MI, USA
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- Demonstrated leadership experience
- Five (5) years working experience in one or more of these areas: Engineering, Manufacturing/Quality, Finance
- Five (5) years project management experience in one or more of the following areas: Program Management, Engineering Management, Manufacturing Management/Quality Management
- 10 years of working experience in the Automotive Industry including at least one vehicle launch
- Demonstrated knowledge of automotive design/launch process
- Working knowledge of Program Management process and tools
- Seating product and launch experience is a plus
- Lead the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) and represent it to the Customer and Adient management
- Motivate the team to meet commitments to the established timing
- Build team technically and personally through mentoring and coaching
- Resolve conflicts between team members, departments and the customer
- Negotiate with internal and external groups, vendors and the customer
- Identify the root cause of a problem, develop corrective action plans and lead the team to an effective resolution
- Act as the central communication point for the SDT
- Establish the SDT meeting cadence and monitor attendance
- Create agenda, schedule meetings, keep the meeting on task and issue minutes
- Provide team information needed to perform tasks and actively include key suppliers as a member of the team
- Communicate the impact of scope changes to the customer and SDT
- Publish and maintain the customer SOW and SSOWs
- Manage the risk of engineering changes and keep management informed of significant changes
- Ensure that financial performance is protected and enhanced by customer driven engineering changes
- Manage the overall change management process
- Schedule Finance SDT meetings once a month
- Meet the financial targets of the program and manage Financial Roadmap dates, actions and costs
- Effectively manage overall program timing for key program activities
- Create and manage open issues list that is clear and concise with due dates and deliverables
- Lead the SDT in effective risk management techniques
- Facilitate weekly change management meetings
- Meet applicable product requirements including specifications, functional expectations and FMVSS requirements
- Support manufacturing plant in resolving any product related issues
- Work closely with engineering to bring VA/VE ideas to the customer
- Foster an effective personal working relationship with appropriate customer contacts
- Maintain Adient and personal credibility with the customer
- Meet dates and commitments via customer open issues list
- Communicate with data for engineering changes with cost, quality and timing impacts
- Gain internal consensus on engineering changes prior to communicating to the customer
- Archive and retain key customer correspondence and documents
- Maintain regular contact with the customer to communicate problems early
- Understand the customer’s organization and procedures in detail
- Seating product and launch experience is a plus
Adient designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating systems and components for a wide range of vehicles, with an end-to-end, vertically integrated process from R&D to delivery. It operates over 200 manufacturing and assembly plants in 29 countries, enabling scale, consistent quality, and integration of technology into seating. AdientDX manages data exchange across internal teams, suppliers, and OEM partners to streamline the supply chain and collaboration with automakers. The company aims to maintain leadership in automotive seating by offering high-quality, technology-enabled seating at scale through its global footprint and efficient data-enabled operations.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Plymouth Township, Michigan
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Foam recycling partnership with Dow and Jaguar Land Rover enables closed-loop production.
- Michigan Romulus foam plant acquisition expands Americas network to 10 facilities.
- Automotive seating market grows 5.2% CAGR through 2031 on EV comfort demand.
What critics are saying
- Athens Tennessee plant closes June 30, 2026, laying off 210 workers.
- Lear captures EV contracts from Tesla and Rivian, shrinking Adient's share.
- Yanfeng undercuts Adient in China, causing 10-15% Asia revenue loss by 2027.
What makes Adient unique
- Adient leads with ProForce Massage Flow launched April 24, 2026, for Chinese OEMs.
- StepJoy foot massage debuted on NIO ES9, first automotive-grade foot solution.
- Sculpted Soft Trim cuts cycle times 50%, in production on multiple OEM seats 2026.
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Partnering for a more circular economy. April 22, 2026 Across the petrochemical industry, companies are recognizing that building a circular economy for plastics isn't a solo endeavor - it's a collective mission. Through strategic partnerships, manufacturers are taking a comprehensive approach to increasing recycling and tackling hard-to-recycle materials across sectors. Companies are tackling specialized plastic products with unique challenges to collecting, sorting and recycling. American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers see challenges like this in healthcare plastics, which can be at risk of contamination, or have products made up of multiple materials that can make them difficult to sort and break down. Westlake Chemical, in partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital, launched the "Choose Pink" campaign - Houston's first healthcare-focused PVC recycling program. By collecting items like masks, saline bags, and oxygen tubing, and transforming them into new products such as exercise mats and cord protectors, Westlake is proving that even specialized plastics can be reintegrated into the circular economy. More companies are teaming up to find new ways to make products that are designed to be reused or recycled back into themselves - rather than thrown away. One example: Dow's MobilityScience(TM) team has partnered with Jaguar Land Rover and Adient to recycle car seat foam. Together, they've created a system that takes polyurethane foam from old car seats, recycles it and turns it into brand new foam for new seats - instead of sending it to the landfill. It's the first time this kind of closed-loop recycling content is expected to be used in automotive production. Together, these initiatives reflect a broader trend - petrochemical companies are joining forces across sectors to build the infrastructure, technologies and systems needed for a circular economy for plastics. Whether through community engagement, cross-industry innovation or investment in advanced facilities, these partnerships are reshaping how materials flow through society. "Building a more circular economy for plastics requires more than innovation - it demands partnership. Across our industry, companies are coming together to rethink how materials are collected, sorted, recycled and reused. We're not just reducing waste - we're creating systems that keep valuable materials in use and deliver real environmental benefits." - Rob Benedict, Vice President Midstream and Petrochemicals, AFPM Media Contact: Ericka Perryman About AFPM: The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is the leading trade association representing the makers of the fuels that keep American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers moving, the petrochemicals that are the essential building blocks for modern life, and the midstream companies that get its feedstocks and products where they need to go. American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers make the products that make life better, safer and more sustainable - American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers make progress.
Adient launches StepJoy foot massage innovation. * PR Newswire * Apr 10, 2026 Updated 1 hr ago PLYMOUTH, Mich., April 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - As consumer expectations for in-vehicle comfort continue to rise, Adient (NYSE: ADNT), a global leader in automotive seating, is expanding its massage offerings with the launch of StepJoy, its latest foot massage innovation. First introduced globally on automaker NIO's ES9 model, StepJoy brings an automotive-grade foot massage solution into mass production, delivering deep foot relaxation inside the vehicle cabin. Foot massage first in the vehicle cabin StepJoy adopts a cam-based mechanism to provide a foot-sole massage experience across the occupant's forefoot and arch. The system integrates two synchronized cam modules to achieve a balance between strong massage performance, compact packaging and cost efficiency. Space-saving, flexible design The slim and highly integrated design fits easily into a vehicle's seating layout. When not in use, StepJoy stows into the seatback to save space; in the deployed position, it can also function as a footrest. A heating feature can be added based on OEM requirements, further elevating the end-user's comfort experience. Proven expertise, validated technology To ensure long-term durability and a premium feel, StepJoy incorporates Adient's Magic Trim seat cover assembly, a proprietary solution already validated in mass production. Using high-stretch materials, Magic Trim maintains a smooth and premium surface over time while meeting automotive durability standards. With StepJoy, Adient extends its seating comfort portfolio beyond the back and lumbar regions to address foot fatigue, enabling automakers to further differentiate their cabin experience and deliver a more relaxing journey for passengers. About Adient: Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing - and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com. SOURCE Adient
Adient announces new Sculpted Soft Trim breakthrough product. Rhea-AI Impact (Moderate) Rhea-AI Sentiment (Positive) Rhea-AI summary. Adient (NYSE: ADNT) unveiled Sculpted Soft Trim, a formed, soft and breathable seat-trim solution that reduces sewing and enables complex 3D shapes, embossing and mixed-material panels. Cycle times are roughly 50% of traditional forming, and the product is available globally and in production on multiple OEM seats this year. The technology can replace up to twelve individual patterns and sew lines for some parts, improve craftsmanship on concave surfaces, and support a wide range of fabrics and vinyls. Positive. * Cycle time ~50% of traditional forming methods * Can replace up to twelve patterns and sew lines for some parts * Available globally and in production on multiple OEM vehicles this year * Enables complex 3D shapes, embossing, and mixed materials with less sewing labor Negative. Key figures. Cycle time reduction: 50% Replaced patterns: 12 patterns Market reality check. Price: $24.86 Vol: Volume 599,861 is below t... Peers on argus. ADNT was down 0.64% while key peers were mixed: GT up 1.94%, PHIN up 1.32%, DAN... Historical context. 5 past events · Latest: Feb 04 (Positive) Pattern 5 events Market pulse summary. This announcement adds another innovation to Adient's recent stream of efficiency-focused products... Key terms. sculpted soft trim, oems AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice. 02/23/2026 - 08:30 AM PLYMOUTH, Mich., Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Adient (NYSE: ADNT), a global leader in automotive seating, today announced its latest breakthrough innovation, Sculpted Soft Trim. This unique product offers fresh aesthetics and new design opportunities for vehicle seats. Sculpted Soft Trim is a soft, breathable, formed trim solution that can be used to create large trim panels or smaller, simpler parts like rear seat child seat anchor trim covers, armrests, headrests or other intricate parts. It utilizes an automated process to form these parts, reducing the amount of sewing required compared to today's trim covers. Sculpted Soft Trim offers advantages in areas of complex sewing and concave surfaces, reducing trim patterns and sewing labor while improving challenging craftsmanship executions. Details can be added to seat trim through that were previously not achievable with traditional seat trim methods, offering new levels of design freedom. For example, with standard cut and sew, child seat anchor locations in the rear seats are an area where craftsmanship can be a challenge. Now, one Sculpted Soft Trim pattern can replace what historically took up to twelve individual patterns and sew lines to create - with a much higher level of craftsmanship. Additionally, Sculpted Soft Trim allows for firmness to be varied for the best look and feel for the application. Among the many benefits and uses of Sculpted Soft Trim: * Enables easy execution across a wide range of fabric and vinyl materials * Complex 3-dimensional shape and concavity is achievable, without washing out grain detail * Detailed parts such as belts or child seat anchor pockets can be replaced with the trim to reduce sew labor and improve craftsmanship, with consistent results * Embossed/debossed textural patterns can be added easily in the same tool and process and, additionally, graphics and badging can be easily created for customization or to differentiate between brands * Dissimilar materials can be pre-sewn and formed, offering a wide variety of trim options "Sculpted Soft Trim fundamentally changes what's possible in seat trim design by combining premium aesthetics with meaningful manufacturing efficiency," said Mike Maddelein, Adient's vice president of engineering in the Americas. "With cycle times reduced to roughly 50% of traditional forming methods, this technology delivers both speed and quality. In addition, decorative sewing, quilting and embossed or debossed features introduce another level of specialization, all executed with tight tolerance control to ensure consistent, high-end craftsmanship at scale." Adient's Sculpted Soft Trim is currently available globally and will be in production on seats in multiple OEMs' vehicles this year. About Adient: Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing - and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com. SOURCE Adient Faq. What is Adient's Sculpted Soft Trim and how does it differ from traditional seat trim (ADNT)? Sculpted Soft Trim is a formed, breathable seat trim that reduces sewing and enables 3D shapes. According to the company, it uses an automated forming process rather than extensive cut-and-sew, allowing larger panels and detailed parts with fewer sew lines. How much manufacturing time does Sculpted Soft Trim save for Adient (ADNT) compared with older methods? It cuts cycle times to roughly 50% of traditional forming methods. According to the company, reduced cycle time comes with automated forming, less sewing and tighter tolerance control for consistent craftsmanship at scale. Will Sculpted Soft Trim be used in production vehicles this year for Adient (ADNT)? Yes - Sculpted Soft Trim is available globally and will be in production on seats in multiple OEM vehicles this year. According to the company, commercial launches across several OEM programs are planned within the calendar year. Which seat parts can Sculpted Soft Trim replace to reduce sew labor for Adient (ADNT)? It can replace detailed parts such as child seat anchor pockets, armrests and headrests, reducing up to twelve patterns and sew lines. According to the company, this yields more consistent craftsmanship and lower sewing labor for complex areas. What materials and customization options does Adient's Sculpted Soft Trim support (ADNT)? The solution supports a wide range of fabrics and vinyls, embossing/debossing, and pre-sewn dissimilar materials for customization. According to the company, graphics, badging and textural patterns can be added in the same tool and process.
100 jobs at risk as consultation begins at manufacturing site. February 18 2026 Adient has begun a formal consultation with trade unions and employee representatives over the future of its manufacturing site in Wednesbury. The West Midlands facility, which produces foam products for automotive customers, employs around 100 people. The consultation forms part of a wider assessment of Adient's European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) footprint as production volumes across the region have fallen sharply since 2019 and market conditions remain difficult. Adient said its regional operations are being affecte... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
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