Sr Engineering Program Manager

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This position represents Operations on new product introduction project core teams as a Senior Engineering Program Manager acting in the role of CTOR (Core Team Operations Representative) and provide leadership to an extended project team comprised of individuals from Manufacturing Operations (software and hardware), Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Sourcing, Contract Manufacturers / OEM, Supplier Quality, and other functions as needed to drive successful development and commercialization of new products.  This position is responsible for the overall operations aspects including value stream selection, planning, execution and successful implementation of activities in the development and introduction of new products. The Program Manager has the responsibility to ensure that the voice of operations is properly captured, and all team commitments and project contract metrics are met and communicated in a timely manner.
 
Note: The following are meant to be representative but not necessarily all inclusive of the duties and responsibilities for this position title.
 
A Day in the Life
As a Senior Engineering Program Manager, you will own:
·       Responsibility for all Operations activities and deliverables in product development planning and execution.
·       Overall value stream development and process responsibility from technology through market release (ID2MR).
·       Represent Operations and manufacturing priorities at the Core Team level ensuring key operations elements are part of the program plan and executed.
·       Responsible for identifying, evaluating, and communicating Operations plans to include Operations trade-offs to appropriate Stakeholders NPI (New Product Introduction) related programs.
·       Lead the manufacturing and supply chain schedule risk burn down. This includes accountability in supplier selection, contract agreements, costing structure, and order fulfillment for on time delivery of NPI programs.
·       Proactively start and lead initiatives that shape the organization driving better outcomes.
·       Subject Matter Expert on program management and driving operating costs for programs to meet P&L targets.
·       Drive operations launch strategy for complex program and leads other program managers.
·       Coach and lead other program managers and operation team members on operations playbooks.
·       Define and meet operations objectives for NPI program: COGS (Labor, Burden, Material, Scrap), Cycle Time, Capacity, First Run Yield, Cum Yield, Process Ppk, etc…
·       Manages one or more developed or mature programs with well-defined NPI program plans and delivery methodologies
·       Lead cross functional NPI Operations Teams including Design, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Category Management, Sourcing, Contract Manufacturers / OEM, Supplier Quality, through the product development process to ensure successful completion of development projects and business goals.
·       Provides tactical and / or operational leadership and coaching. Receives assignments in task and objective oriented terms.
·       Establishes operational plans and implements policies and strategies. Decisions impact NPI program schedules, customer satisfaction levels, or allocation of time, material resources, expenditures and funds.
·       Responsible for developing, communicating, and documenting project strategies and plans including operations budget and detailed schedule creation and maintenance
·       Champion and document the Voice of Operations for NPI program.
·       Ensure the quality policy/system is planned, understood, implemented and maintained.
·       Ensure Operations aspects of Quality System Compliance, Design History File, and Regulatory Submissions documentation
·       Coordinate Development builds
·       Ensure alignment between operations and NPI Core Team
·       Champion manufacturing strategy and sourcing strategy for program
·       Lead decision making for facility locations, make-buy decisions, business continuity.
·       Ensure Design for Reliability and Manufacturing (DRM) is consistently and rigorously applied
·       Facilitate launch build planning, capacity planning and execution and Commercialization Readiness activities
·       Indirect People Management & Development
·       Actively coach and mentor extended operations team