WMI Program Associate

Performance Review Institute (PRI)
United States, Pennsylvania, Warrendale
400 Commonwealth Drive (Show on map)
May 28, 2025
SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (ITC), Performance Review Institute (PRI) and SAE International (SAE), deliver shared solutions to industry's common challenges. Join us and create a higher standard for a better world. This position is responsible for administration and coordination of the World Manufacturing Identifier (WMI) program and the World Manufacturer Code (WMC) program. As directed by the WMI Lead and/or SAE WMI Program Manager, this role will support the administration and governance for the SAE WMI/WMC program. This role provides the opportunity to become the WMI/CRP Lead with proven abilities and acumen. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Serving as the administrator and responding to requests, determining if manufacturer meets NHTSA requirements and instructing manufacturers how to proceed if requirements are not met. Will require a good understanding of NHTSA rules and regulations related to enforcing WMI/WMC policies. Will immediately escalate to WMI Lead when questionable requests have been received. As directed by the WMI Lead, will assist on WMI international inquiries from companies, government agencies and standards development organizations. Likely duties will be updating the WMI/WMC database with codes received from outside of the USA. Work with SAE Information Systems group on existing UAT and functionality. Assist with assigned SAE cooperative research meetings to provide backup for CRP Program Manager. Assist CRP Program Manager for all related funding tasks which may include creation of invoices, updating invoices, creation of receipts, and assisting SAE Finance for all accounts payment systems from CRP member companies. Assist WMI Lead on financial tracking for all program related funding (CRP / Certified Power / MACdb / etc.). Assist in all WMI code clean up efforts as directed by WMI Lead and NHTSA program management. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Associates Degree in business or related field and 2 years minimum professional experience Good presentation and meeting facilitation skills Ability to effectively utilize computer and web applications Excellent computer skills including Web, Word and Excel Excellent organizational and planning skills Strong interpersonal and customer service skills Ability to prioritize workload as directed Ability to adjust focus with multiple projects and workload periods Will learn to be an independent decision-maker for domestic and international inquires for WMI and WMC PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Client Focus Committee Support Decision making Global Perspective Some negotiation skills WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS No travel required Ability to work for extended periods at a computer/desk. Standard office environment with Hybrid work policy #SAE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION SAE IndustryTechnologies Consortia (SAE ITC)enables organizations to define and pilot best practices. SAE ITC industry stakeholders are able to work together to effectively solve common problems, achieve mutual benefit for industry, and create business value. The Performance Review Institute (PRI)is the world leader in facilitating collaborative supply chain oversight programs, quality management systems approvals, and professional development in industries where safety and quality are shared values. SAE International (SAEI)is a global organization serving the mobility sector, predominantly in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries, fostering innovation, and enabling engineering professionals. Since 1905, SAE has harnessed the collective wisdom of engineers around the world to create industry-enabling standards. Likewise, SAE members have advanced their knowledge and understanding of mobility engineering through our information resources, professional development, and networking. Fullsight is a shared services group working across three affiliate organizations, SAE ITC, SAE International, and Performance Review Institute (PRI), uniformly delivering HR, IT, Legal, Customer Success, Finance, and Procurement services, which enables us to distribute resources across all parts of our businesses. EEO CLAUSE Fullsight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.