Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND 5+ years experience in a manufacturing environment/repair
OR Master's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in a manufacturing environment /repair
OR 7+ years equivalent experience
OR equivalent experience.
Experience in working in the factory environment, a minimum of 5 years of demonstrated work experience and in-depth understanding of the technologies specific to consumer electronics are considered significant pluses.
Significant experience and/or expertise in many of the following areas:
Ability to interact with Sr. management (internal and external).
Program/project Management.
High volume consumer electronics manufacturing.
Broad understanding of the hardware manufacturing industry, business and legal intricacies.
Experience and knowledge in factory operations (end to end).
Well rounded skill set (Engineering, Supply Chain, Compliance, - product knowledge, finance, people management).
Negotiation skills and the ability to participate in the closure of complex manufacturing problems.
Outsourced manufacturing management.
Experience working with engineers and product development professionals.
Experience directly managing and leading a technical team.
Manufacturing Materials Management.
Preferred Qualifications:
Leadership.
Business acumen.
Influence skills.
Integrity.
Supplier relationship management.
Responsibilities
Lead a team of technical resources or leverage SME from other teams to drive actions through internal functional groups and suppliers to attain:
Continuity of supply.
Product quality.
Achieve end to end Process Yield target.
Product and Social Compliance
Factory Management
Responsible for all facets of operations at the supplier/factory.
Statement of Work Management (responsible for contracts compliance management with suppliers).
Assurance of Continuity of Supply / Product quality.
Manufacturing Processes & Tools Dev.elopment & Implementation in support of Operational Excellence