Balázs Kiss, PMP, CIN

Program Manager @ Bcomp Ltd | Sustainable Automotive Solutions

Plaffeien, Fribourg, Switzerland

About

At Bcomp Ltd, we harness the potential of natural fiber composites to craft sustainable automotive solutions that aid OEMs in reducing their carbon footprint. My role as Program Manager is to foster a collaborative environment where innovation thrives, and collective efforts translate into meaningful advancements for the industry. With a rich history at Bosch, I contributed to multi-faceted product development, leading global teams in delivering technological excellence. Our mission was to enhance efficiency, elevate quality, and drive stakeholder satisfaction. This journey honed my competencies in program management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement, underscoring my commitment to continuous improvement and the empowerment of team dynamics. How my colleagues see me: "He has an open minded, proactive, hands-on attitude, straight communication and a customer-oriented mind-set believing that stakeholder satisfaction is the way to success." "Managing programs means to Balazs having complex overview, having the rights taking decisions with all the consequences, getting jobs done with improved quality, reduced lead time, reduced cost. " "Balazs profit-oriented mindset continuously looking for synergies, good examples to use, value add to increase, lessons learned to implement and finding better ways of working as one team." My motivation: Being accelerator, team enabler in creation of something ends up in a valuable product for the community and for the environment My mission: My mission is to create a learning team culture around me, where people are respected, involved and motivated to grow. Recent assessments show, that I am highly innovative, can react very quickly according to current needs. Specialties: open minded analytical and problem-solving skills, altitude to continuous learning, ability to operate under pressure proactively, natural fiber applications, alumina extrusion, crash management systems, business development, financial analysis, stakeholder management, risk management

Experience

  • Program Manager at Bcomp Ltd
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    As a Program Manager at Bcomp Ltd, I spearheaded projects aimed at developing sustainable solutions for automotive OEMs. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of natural fiber composites in the automotive industry. • Led initiatives to reduce carbon footprint and promote environmental sustainability in automotive manufacturing processes.

  • Senior Project Manager at Bosch
    Sep 2016 - Sep 2023 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    • Led global project teams in product development for automotive OEMs and TIER1s, saving 8M € through an ASIC Fab relocation project. • Mentored colleagues to enhance project management skills and introduced talent development processes. • Created local processes for project management to drive efficiency and innovation.

  • Sapa Profiles, Inc. (Székesfehérvár)
    • Project Manager
      Jan 2015 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

      In my role as a Project Manager at Sapa Profiles, Inc. in Székesfehérvár, I led a small team in product development for automotive and construction industries. I managed projects from acquisition to SOP, including overseeing the company's first complete chassis system portfolio for AMG GT. • Led a small team of 3 FTE in product development for automotive and construction industries • Oversaw the company's first complete chassis system portfolio for AMG GT • Managed a machine purchasing project from market research to turnkey SOP

    • Project Engineer
      Jul 2012 - Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Project engineer, member of small team, new product implementation of simultaneously running projects.

  • After Sales Intern at Porsche Macedonia
    Apr 2012 - Jun 2012 · 3 mos

    workshop activities, purchasing parts, repairing documentation, translating training materials

  • Trainee at Robert Bosch Elektronika Ltd.
    Feb 2011 - Dec 2011 · 11 mos

    Clusters Manuf. Dept., Quality Support of Production, First sampling (Q-Team, TIER1, PPAP, Quality technics, Thesis, TQM, LEAN)