Description

　　Makes optimal tradeoffs between schedule, resources, and scope, and applies supply-chain knowledge to coordinate program design and address materials shortages within schedule and budget constraints.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　The New Product Introduction (NPI), Sr. Materials Manager is responsible for all activities related to order fulfillment, from NPI build plans to xVT build delivery, including day-to-day communication and management of the OEM partner globally. This person is organized, proactive, has a business orientation and is responsible for working within the local and remote Operations and cross functional teams driving xVT build order fulfillment. In this role, you will:

　　Act as the primary liaison between OEM and team in Sunnyvale monitoring, managing and driving the OEM to assure goals/schedule is being met

　　Work together with the Materials Program Manager (MPM), to communicate the build plan and verify fulfillment from a materials perspective

　　Drive solutions to reduce and eliminate any shortages preventing meeting material order schedule, including assisting in sourcing materials as required

　　Schedule and host meetings with suppliers in US and/or globally as required reducing and eliminating shortages

　　Schedule and host meetings with cross-functional program team in US and/or globally as required reducing and eliminating shortages

　　Be responsible for timely and accurate report generation and distribution

　　Together with MPM, will represent the materials organization in internal program meetings

　　Some travel may be required

　　A day in the life

　　• Responsible for NPI CTB

　　• E&O Management

　　• Identify supply risk, resolve bottlenecks

　　• Provide escalation management

　　• Assist in development of BOM structure

　　• Collaborate with cross functional teams on all required PDP doc’s

　　About the team

　　This role will directly report to Winnie Hong (hiring manager), in direct report to Jenny Loh, Sr. Manager MPM.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Hanoi, HN, VNM

　　Basic Qualifications

　　Bachelor’s degree or higher level education preferred

　　7+ years of planning experience in a consumer market Segment Company

　　5+ years of management of an OEM partner

　　Experience sourcing electronic components including hard to find/obsolete parts

　　Experience with MS Office, specifically Excel

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to senior management, peers, and team members

　　A keen, flexible and aggressive intellect with superb conceptual thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills

　　Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully

　　Can speak Chinese and English