New Product Introduction Project Manager

Job Title : NPI Materials Program Manager

Duration: 6 months

Location: Cupertino, CA (OPEN TO ONSITE OR REMOTE)

Job Type : Contract

Job Summary

At our company, 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

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 materials budget planning and spend management through partnering with Finance and Engineering

Lead clear to build (CTB) for pre-production build phases

Propose optimized supply planning to ensure on-time build schedule. Drive closure of materials issues

Work closely with Engineering to manage multiple or alternate source qualifications through build management

Lead NPI materials process improvement

Lead daily or weekly supply planning meetings with Manufacturer Partners

Education

BS/BA with 1-3 years or comparable professional experience

Key Qualifications

NPI (New Product Introduction) supply chain management experience

Project/Program management skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Detailed oriented and excellent organizational skills

Demonstrated ability/experience working in constantly changing environment

Ability to multi-task and set priorities

Proficiency in Excel

Technical expertise and prior OEM management experience a plus

Knowledge in Agile, SAP, Oracle, Numbers, Keynote, and Pages a plus

PMP, APICS, CSCP or CPIM a plus