Manufacturing Program Manager (Sunnyvale, CA)

About the role

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Family Definition: Leads internal project to ensure that it meets all scope, time, budget and quality expectations, through planning, controlling and managing. Manages corporate and third-party vendor efforts to plan, build and implement solutions to internal problems and issues.

Management Level Definition: The Manufacturing Program Manager (MPM) represents Supply Chain Operations (SCO) to release new hardware products and lead end-to-end product lifecycle from introduction to decline. The MPM leads the SCO team to drive overall performance improvement of Quality, Cost, Delivery and Risk mitigation. Other manufacturing-related projects that may be assigned include program managing sustaining product engineering changes, process development or improvements, or representing the organization to support cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manages internal projects — scope ranges from simple to complex, either CM or ODM based designs
• Support the development and rollout of Supply Chain processes related to NPI (New Product Introduction) and Product Lifecycle Management; create new process maps and other documents (procedures, work instructions, checklists, templates, etc.) when needed
• Manages project to ensure supply chain/manufacturing requirements are met and delivered on time, at the lowest cost, with quality
• Identify and lead cross-functional SCO extended team members to identify, communicate and mitigate issues and risks, develop schedules and provide deliverables and documentation
• Work with key internal customers to develop supply chain strategy to handle products and lead the cross-functional project team to ensure execution is aligned with the overall business objectives
• Manages Project Team — manages internal as well as external resources with a team size generally greater than 20 people from multiple countries
• Mentors and encourages skill development of project team members
• Lead day-to-day program activities, including setting expectations, providing results, communicating progress, balancing priorities/interdependencies, and driving resolution of issues and roadblocks
• Manages stakeholder relationships — manages upper-level stakeholder relationships
• Communicate requirements and proactively supervise the progress, report project status and issues to internal partners, management, and extended team
• Represent supply chain aspects of product through entire lifecycle with support from Product Line Management (PLM), Engineering, and other functions

Knowledge And Skills

• Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of NPI process, phase gates and Product Lifecycle Management
• Thrive in an innovative and dynamic environment, comfortable challenging the status quo, creative and passionate about implementing innovative solutions and new working models that drive customer satisfaction and address operational problems
• Ability to manage ambiguity, proactive to pull resources/information yet can make decisions based on available information
• Self-motivated, adaptable to fast-paced environments, passionate about delivering results exceeding expectation
• Strong influencing and relationship management skills, deal effectively with internal and external partners both at operational and executive levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to convey complex supply chain concepts into clear messages appropriate to audience level
• Excellent project management skills, including planning, scheduling, interdependencies, priorities, risk, and change management
• Quick learner, open-minded, excellent problem-solving skills
• Confirmed team leader/player in a cross-functional team, good collaboration with both internal and external partners

Education And Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 7+ years in project management roles or in like roles/businesses

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive suite of benefits supporting physical, financial and emotional wellbeing for team members and their loved ones
• Personal & Professional Development: Investment in career growth with specific programs catered to helping reach career goals — whether becoming a knowledge expert in your field or applying skills to another division
• Unconditional Inclusion: Unconditionally inclusive workplace that celebrates individual uniqueness; flexibility to manage work and personal needs; collaborative culture that makes bold moves together as a force for good