Manages NPI and RFQ business programs from planning through delivery, serving as the end-to-end owner for customer accounts. Coordinates customers, factories, R&D, suppliers, sourcing, and support teams; develops program plans, manages schedules, resolves issues, supports cost and quote proposals, assesses manufacturing requirements and material risks, and delivers business and financial results. The role requires OEM/ODM and cloud-platform experience, strong communication and organization, and approximately 25% business travel.
Job Title: NPI/RFQ Business Program Manager
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Job Summary
As a NPI/RFQ Business Program Manager, he or she will have business engagement and competitor info collection, services, and working with the sourcing, PM, RD teams. The responsibility extends to driving and achieving business & financial results for the products/programs in which he or she oversees. Responsibilities include: developing and executing system and solution-level program plans, working cross-functionally to deliver products and services to meet or exceed customers' needs. The NPI/RFQ Business Program Manager will focus on managing programs and or products through coordination of various internal and/or external functional groups. This requires confidence in implementing complex project schedules and meeting deadlines and deliverables within a structured Time to Market process. Ultimately, the NPI/RFQ Business Program Manager will be the end-to-end owner of the business account he or she manages.
Essential job Functions:
Required Qualification:
Required education, training and ability:
Preferred Qualifications and skills:
Disclaimer:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Job Summary
As a NPI/RFQ Business Program Manager, he or she will have business engagement and competitor info collection, services, and working with the sourcing, PM, RD teams. The responsibility extends to driving and achieving business & financial results for the products/programs in which he or she oversees. Responsibilities include: developing and executing system and solution-level program plans, working cross-functionally to deliver products and services to meet or exceed customers' needs. The NPI/RFQ Business Program Manager will focus on managing programs and or products through coordination of various internal and/or external functional groups. This requires confidence in implementing complex project schedules and meeting deadlines and deliverables within a structured Time to Market process. Ultimately, the NPI/RFQ Business Program Manager will be the end-to-end owner of the business account he or she manages.
Essential job Functions:
- Performs NRE cost/quote updates and proposals.
- Conducts Strategies and Solutions Planning
- Develops Customer and Partner Relationship and/or Sponsorship
- Understands manufacturing processes and requirements for cost analysis
- Communicates and resolves issues between factories and customers.
- Exercises overall ownership of the managed accounts.
- Be the bridge among customers and Factory, R&D, Supports, Suppliers etc.
- Oversee production/delivery schedules to meet customer requirements
- Material risk buying quotes for manufacturing sites and customers.
- Consider customers’ needs in development of products/solutions
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualification:
- Ability to show critical thinking and decision making
- Experience with OEM/ODM
- Understands and have experience in cloud platform business and working with Tier 1 customer experience
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- High level of flexibility, discretion, professionalism, and integrity.
- Proactive and professional with a lot of patience.
- Must be detail oriented with superb time management, organizational and executional skills to meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as listening and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to work on a team collaboratively, as well as independently on multiple high priority projects
- Willing to travel. (Approximately 25% business travel)
Required education, training and ability:
- BS degree in computer engineering, information technology, business management etc. related fields with 5-10 years of experience.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite 2010, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Excellent written, reading and verbal skills in English language
- Language skills in Mandarin (Preferred)
Preferred Qualifications and skills:
- Past professional experience in similar industry
- MS or MBA degree
Disclaimer:
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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