Contract Manufacturer Manager (Teradyne, N. Reading MA)

Opportunity Overview

We are looking for a Technical Contract Manufacturer Manager to act as the operations manager for Teradyne products manufactured at our contract manufacturers. The role involves developing and maintaining operational relationships with the CM and ensuring Teradyne's manufacturing plan is met. Key products include automated system-level test equipment for the HDD industry and AI chips/modules for the SEMICON industry. This position requires some travel to Asia, approximately every quarter.

Communication and Management

• Establish and maintain operational relationships with the CM.
• Act as the main technical contact for the CM and Teradyne.
• Work with the Technical Customer Focus Team (CFT) to provide regular status reports on product yields, manufacturing efficiency, and operational metrics.
• Develop, maintain, and review stability metrics.
• Devise effective and efficient materials planning and execution plans to deliver complex automated test equipment (ATE) systems to satisfy bookings and demand.
• Regularly confer with the CM to resolve supply chain operational problems.
• Direct and coordinate activities of the CM and required Teradyne support functions to ensure supply chain operational problems are identified, addressed, and resolved.
• Work with the supply chain or supply base management team to ensure materials planning and associated improvement plans are developed and executed.
• Ensure the CM’s ability to deliver Materials Requirements Plan to meet our demand.
• Review capacity plans with CMs, various key and critical suppliers to ensure forecasts and bookings can be delivered.
• Identify improvement opportunities that can be addressed by Teradyne and the CM as well as the suppliers with our Commodity team.
• Propose and develop flexibility in the overall supply chain to manage demand fluctuations within the BU.
• Develop risk mitigation plans should the materials supply chain possess risk in delivering the demand.

Supply Chain / Materials Planning Execution and Problem Solving

• Devise effective and efficient materials planning and execution plans to deliver complex automated test equipment (ATE) systems to satisfy bookings and demand.
• Review progress with NPI Ops, HVM Ops, Product Marketing, and Engineering peers (internal and external) to plan and develop action plans to resolve or appropriately communicate gaps.
• Direct and coordinate activities of the CM and required Teradyne support functions to ensure supply chain operational problems are identified, addressed, and resolved.
• Work with the supply chain or supply base management team to ensure materials planning and associated improvement plans are developed and executed.
• Ensure the CM’s ability to deliver Materials Requirements Plan to meet our demand.
• Review capacity plans with CMs, various key and critical suppliers to ensure forecasts and bookings can be delivered.
• Identify improvement opportunities that can be addressed by Teradyne and the CM as well as the suppliers with our Commodity team.
• Propose and develop flexibility in the overall supply chain to manage demand fluctuations within the BU.
• Develop risk mitigation plans should the materials supply chain possess risk in delivering the demand.

All About You

• Technical Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 10 years of operations experience.
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
• Critical thinking and structured problem-solving skills.
• Preferred detailed understanding of Lean and 5S concepts.
• Preferred detailed knowledge of PCBA and Electromechanical manufacturing processes.
• Working knowledge of inventory, capacity, material gathering, engineering, and finance aspects of manufacturing and outsourcing of electromechanical systems and PCBAs.

Location and Eligibility

This position will be working from our HQ located in North Reading, MA. We are only considering candidates local to the position location and are unable to provide relocation for this position. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Pay and Benefits

• The base salary range for this role is $145,000 - $232,000.
• This range is a good faith estimate, and the amount of base salary will correspond with experience and skill set.
• This range can also fluctuate depending on demand and location.
• Incentive Plan: This job is eligible for discretionary bonus(es) based on financial performance.
• Benefits: Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more.