New Product Introduction Project Manager

Job Title: Program Manager I

Location: Cupertino, CA

Duration: 6+ Months Contract

Job Summary

• At Client , great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. A successful NPI Materials Program Manager is a natural leader and facilitator; is driven, organized, detail oriented and a supply chain expert; excels in program/project management; thrives in an ambiguous environment; is an innovator and strives for continuous improvement in all aspects of the role; manages through relationships and influence.

Description

• Lead NPI materials process improvement
• Propose optimized supply planning to ensure on-time build schedule. Drive closure of materials issues
• Lead daily or weekly supply planning meetings with Manufacturer Partners
• Lead materials budget planning and spend management through partnering with Finance and Engineering
• This role is responsible for material planning, forecasting, and readiness to enable technology development, new product development, supply qualification and factory readiness. This role is a primary interface between Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Supplier/Manufacturing Partner(s).
• Lead clear to build (CTB) for pre-production build phases
• Work closely with Engineering to manage multiple or alternate source qualifications through build management

Duties:

• Clearly set expectations and communicate status to both technical and business teams.
• Demonstrated understanding of the fundamentals of iterative software development.
• Knowledge of development processes and methodologies in addition to Agile and an understanding on how to leverage these techniques to provide value to a team/enterprise.
• Have a proven ability to establish rapport, credibility and influence others to drive results across a large matrixed organization.
• Take responsibility; feel a personal stake in the product you ship.
• Familiarity with PHP development and the LAMP stack isn't required, but would be helpful.
• Value the commitments to delivery made by a development team and understand the technical requirements to meet these commitments.
• Understand incremental delivery and the value of metrics. - Proven use of backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition.
• You value integrity; you manage conflict; and you work for the success of the entire team.
• Familiar with supply chain concepts & processes a plus. Some travel may be required.
• Creative problem-solving skills related to team, project deliverables, and cross-functional issues Additional Requirements.
• Understanding of business intelligence technologies, concepts, architectures and methodologies a plus.

Key Qualifications:

• PMP, APICS, CSCP or CPIM a plus
• Knowledge in Agile, SAP, Oracle, Numbers, Keynote, and Pages a plus
• Detailed oriented and excellent organizational skills
• Project/Program management skills
• Proficiency in Excel
• Demonstrated ability/experience working in constantly changing environment
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• NPI (New Product Introduction) supply chain management experience
• Technical expertise and prior OEM management experience a plus

Education:

• BS/BA with 3 - 5 years or comparable professional experience.

Skills:

• MacOS & iOS