OEM Manufacturing Manager

About the role

The OEM Manufacturing Manager serves as the primary operational leader responsible for the performance of assigned third-party manufacturing partners and offshore company-owned manufacturing facilities. This is a newly created role designed to establish and lead a scalable OEM manufacturing organization in support of the company's continued growth and increasing reliance on third-party manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities

• Own operational performance for assigned OEM and offshore manufacturing partners.

• Lead weekly and monthly operational reviews with manufacturing sites.

• Ensure production plans align with customer demand and business objectives.

• Drive schedule attainment, throughput, and production execution.

• Cook up escalation management for supply interruptions and manufacturing constraints.

• Serve as the primary operational contact for assigned manufacturing facilities.

• Partner with Supply Chain Planning to translate forecasts into executable production plans.

• Validate manufacturing capacity and support long-range capacity planning.

• Maintain appropriate safety stock and inventory strategies.

• Drive adherence to all quality requirements and standards.

• Partner with Supplier Quality teams to improve product quality and reliability.

• Lead root cause investigations for quality incidents.

• Monitor corrective and preventive action implementation.

• Support audits, supplier certifications, and compliance initiatives.

• Drive productivity, throughput, and cost reduction initiatives.

• Implement Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement programs with assigned partners.

• Monitor manufacturing KPIs and identify improvement opportunities.

• Lead process optimization efforts to improve cycle time, yield, and labor efficiency.

• Support new product introductions and engineering change implementation.

• Support direct-ship customer fulfillment execution.

• Collaborate with Logistics teams to improve delivery performance.

• Monitor shipment status and recovery plans for late orders.

• Ensure manufacturing sites meet lead-time and shipment commitments.

• Support transportation optimization initiatives.

• Build strong relationships with manufacturing leadership teams.

• Conduct regular business reviews and performance evaluations.

• Establish accountability for operational performance.

• Manage escalation processes across multiple organizations.

• Support sourcing decisions, capacity expansion, and risk mitigation strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

• Minimum 7 years of manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or plant leadership experience required

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing from an accredited institution

• MBA or advanced technical / operations degree preferred

• Experience managing OEMs, contract manufacturers, or global manufacturing operations preferred

• Experience working with offshore manufacturing operations, particularly Asia-based facilities, preferred

• Demonstrated success driving operational improvements and cost reduction initiatives

• Strong experience managing cross-functional teams and supplier relationships