Faurecia Interior Systems is a leading engineering and manufacturing automotive interiors supplier. My role was to lead the offshored scope in China for programs in France, Russia and Mexico from design for manufacturing to industrialisation. Budget management: estimate budget for the offshored scope (engineering &plant staff, travel expenses, production & logistics costs, tests costs, etc.) from suppliers’ footprint and program requirements. Follow-up, control and report on expenses to both the program team and the functional direction. Project management: prepare the detailed planning of the program activities(offshored scope), lead the local teams to ensure completion of the deliverables within QCD targets (product development, tool development, quality and validation, production), be the main contact window and be responsible for the good communication between the program team and the offshoring team,report to the functional direction the hard points, risks and opportunities. Suppliers’ management: support the nomination of suppliers (toolmakers,laboratories, pilot plant), follow-up and control costs, planning and quality,lead escalation processes, if necessary. Product range: instrument panel, door panel, centre console, glove-box. Customers: Renault-Dacia (RSA), Peugeot (PSA), Volkswagen (VW)