Senior Manager, Automotive Programs

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometrys digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.

Automotive is one of the most demanding and most valuable segments Xometry serves. Programs in this space carry multi-year horizons unforgiving launch timing and a quality bar defined by APQP PPAP and IATF-aligned customer requirements. Getting them right builds durable high-volume production relationships. Getting them wrong is visible immediately.

The Senior Manager Automotive Programs owns Xometrys automotive program portfolio end to end. This leader is accountable both for growing the automotive book of business within existing accounts and for the disciplined execution of those programs from award through launch PPAP and steady-state supply. It is a dual mandate: build the pipeline and deliver on it.

This role leads a team of program managers and works closely with the field-deployed engineering team the Partner Network Sales and Quality. Success requires an automotive-native operator who can hold a customer program review on Monday drive a supplier 8D on Tuesday and coach a program manager through a launch risk on Wednesday.

This role reports to the Director Strategic Program Operations.

• Own performance across Xometrys 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 the field engineering team 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 Xometrys 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

• Bachelors 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

• Credible with both a customer program director and a suppliers plant manager
• Structured and data-driven converting program signals into decisions before issues become escalations
• Comfortable owning both a growth number and an execution scorecard without trading one for the other
• Strong written and verbal communication including executive-level presentation skills
• Able to build the operating model while running it in a fast-moving environment

• Remote with preference for candidates based in the Midwest or Southeast automotive corridors
• Approximately 30-40% travel to customer and partner facilities
• Must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States or hold a visa that allows you to work in the United States without sponsorship

• Prior experience at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier
• Experience with EV battery or lightweighting programs
• Familiarity with ERP systems PLM and supply chain analytics tools
• PMP Six Sigma or Lean certification
• Experience in a high-mix contract manufacturing or manufacturing marketplace environment

The estimated base salary range for new hires into this role is $108000 - $140000 annually annual bonusdepending on factors such as job-related skills relevant experience and location. We also offer a competitive benefits package including 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; and much more.

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