Senior Director Manufacturing Management

Manufacturing Management Senior Director in Operations.

 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the management of on time delivery, quality, and capacity of our EMS partners and internal factories
• Develop, monitor, and track ongoing EMS supplier/internal factories performance data / KPIs through SMT, electro-mechanical build, final assembly and test to shipment of product
• Work with our internal sales administration office to meet/exceed our customer expectations for delivery and quality
• Ensure critical escalations which impact delivery, quality, and capacity of our EMS partners and internal manufacturing are resolved in a timely manner
• Work with our New Product Introduction teams to ensure products are released to high volume production which meet our standards/criteria for high volume production
• Develop and track savings projects and partner with Procurement category managers to lead the implementation of saving initiatives.
• Ensure product safety and quality improvements from co-manufacturers.
• Improve customer service performance of co-manufacturers.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Experience, Knowledge, & Skills You Bring:

• 15+ years of managing EMS providers or direct management of manufacturing
• 15+ years of broad-based Supply Chain responsibilities.
• Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing experience/certifications.  Green belt/black belt a plus
• Strong data analysis skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint.

 

What You Will Need to Succeed:

• Passionate about a purpose-driven career
• You’re a born leader: You lead and take responsibility and ownership of your area, your innovations, and/or your category as the strategy maker.
• You’re a strategy guru: You will strategize with the EMS providers figuring out what to allocate where, which partners to grow with and award more business, and which EMSs to exit.
• You’re a storyteller: You understand our business and you want to make our EMS strategy competitive, you need to be a compelling storyteller, so they understand why that is so important.
• You’re a changemaker: You think differently, challenge the status quo on how we buy to reduce costs, and find better alternatives.

 

Education & Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, preferably in a Supply Chain discipline.

 

Physical Requirements: