Hybrid Supply Chain Program Manager

at Nokia

• Job title: Supply Chain Program Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Penang, Malaysia

About the role

• Supply Chain Program Manager at Nokia managing new product introductions with supply chain partners in Asia. Collaborating across teams for optical network hardware production initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Program manage Nokia contract manufacturers & OEM vendors regarding new product introduction and volume ramp.
• Manages and communicates NPI build schedules with the Contract Manufacturing partners, Engineering, direct Suppliers, and Operations teams.
• Coordinates cross-functional teams through meetings and progress measurement activities, bringing distinct, specific production introduction projects to completion per Milestone schedule.
• Represent Supply Chain Program Management (SC PM) with other Nokia organizations like R&D, PLM, Procurement, Product Engineering, EMS Mgmt, Logistics etc.
• Serve as First level escalation point to resolve timely delivery of Proto / Pilot and Production ramp output due to material, labor, capacity & technical issues of your assigned NPI projects.
• Assures Lifecycle Gate deliverables are fully completed in time and various trackers / checklists are updated.
• Drives ongoing product cost analysis, cost reduction projects in support of product cost targets.
• Drives BOM reviews and pursues Supply Chain risk mitigation strategies via 2nd sourcing, buffer stock proposal, Long Lead Item procurement etc.
• Prepare & present relevant and necessary content in the prescribed format for product life cycle milestone reviews & approvals, sync'up meetings.
• Stabilize manufacturing processes post successful completion of Pilot run and Commercial Availability milestone. Drive projects to improve yield, reduce labor / routing time etc.
• Resolve operational issues out of prototype and pilot runs in cross-functional teams (Product Engineering, Test Engineering, R&D, PLM, Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing).
• Ensures DFx (Design for Cost, Quality, Manufacturing, Services) activities to achieve 100% resolution of manufacturing issues.
• Works to ensure all change activity (ECN, variances, deviations, Special Build Requests) is implemented accurately and effectively to support the program schedule.
• Drives manufacturing readiness reviews across Engineering and Operations functions - Establishes and provides inputs to NPI release checklist, Product Life cycle Process checklist, Milestone reviews, Equipment Capacity, Long Lead Item procurement, Material clear to build etc.
• Lead project plans related to "Product Transfers" between different EMS partners and / or between Internal factory to EMS partner.
• Special projects assigned by Management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 3+ years’ experience.
• Prefer education majors to be in Engineering, Supply Chain / Business Operations, Management but others will be considered with relevant experience.
• Knowledge of supply chain and manufacturing operations roles & responsibilities in New Product Introduction of an Optical / Electro mechanical Hardware product following a structured phase gate review process.
• Knowledge of Project planning, Engineering drawings, manufacturing Bill Of Material (BOM) & Change management carried out in a Product Data Management (PDM) software, Forecasting, Demand and Supply Planning, Material Requirements Planning, Purchasing, Product costing.
• Advanced understanding of electronic and optical manufacturing process with a general understanding of electronic and optical test process, electronical, optical and mechanical components as well as Telecommunication systems and technologies.
• Understanding of Quality Management Requirements (TL9000, ISO9000) applicable to Manufacturing & Compliance.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication and negotiation skills.
• Self-driven and analytical professional capable of working in a multi time zone international business environment.
• Proven analytical capabilities to understand complex situations using data to provide statistical insights and solutions.
• Proven ability to be flexible, resourceful, adaptable, take initiatives and thrive in ever changing ambiguous environment.
• Possess good attention to detail and able to independently follow through on issues.
• Deadline driven with the ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to accomplish tasks and navigate situations with limited, sometimes ambiguous information.
• "Soft skills" to lead & influence a Cross functional team (direction, motivation, conflict resolution, leading by example)
• Ability to work with culturally diverse and geographically distributed teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects successfully at the same time.
• Experienced in the usage of Project planning & Management tools [Excel, MS Project, Agile Scrum, Power App / workflow]
• Experienced in the usage of Product Data Management (PDM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS), Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Business Intelligence (BI) tools.
• Fully proficient in using Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), Sharepoint, JIRA & Confluence.

Benefits

• Willingness to be present near to our NPI factory