Engineering Change Governance: Provide authoritative oversight for Engineering Change Management, ensuring seamless technical transitions and minimal operational disruption.
Product Quality & Financial Stewardship: Maintain stringent control over product quality benchmarks and cost structures, ensuring alignment with organizational financial targets.
Complex Problem Resolution: Lead the mitigation of critical sustaining issues, including line-stop resolutions, CAP account management, AVL optimization, and continuous manufacturing process improvement.
EOL Strategy & Orchestration: Direct the development and execution of holistic EOL strategies, partnering with integrated product teams to ensure smooth sunsetting of legacy solutions.
Enterprise Risk Management: Oversee proactive risk assessment, including multi-source technology evaluation, component-level analysis, cost variance mitigation, and comprehensive supply chain reviews throughout the lifecycle.
Field Performance & Margin Optimization: Lead strategic action planning for product field performance and spearhead initiatives to drive continuous improvement in gross margins.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related technical field.
12+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain management within the high-tech sector.
Proven track record in complex Program Management and executive-level stakeholder management.
Deep expertise in supply chain dynamics, specifically within high-tech environments, product costing, and sophisticated margin analysis.
Advanced knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and sustaining product support
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management and/or MBA.
Knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI) processes.
Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification.
High proficiency in Agile methodologies and advanced MSFT tools.
Extensive experience in the high-tech electronics industry and large-scale electronics manufacturing.
Exceptional executive communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
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