External Manufacturing NPI Project Lead

Corning Inc.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Corning Inc. in APAC region seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee key projects with External/Contract Manufacturing Partners, driving faster growth and cost efficiency across products in the OCS Division.

The role requires cross-functional, global collaboration with Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Product Engineering, PLM, GSM & Quality. Up to 50% travel within APAC; base location in APAC region.

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in English.
• 8+ years in Engineering & Manufacturing environment and Project Management is preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years working on major global projects.
• Understanding of Product Structures, BOM, AVL.
• Understanding of PDM, ERP/MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that External Manufacturers and key suppliers meet requirements for key projects.
• Analyze and optimize forecasts to match production schedules and customer deliveries.
• Analyze inventory data with recommendations to position the business to lowest inventory level while supporting revenue targets.
• Understand and manage product BOM, AVL, Process Maps and associated data.
• Escort product data, from design stages through NPI and volume manufacturing into EOL stage.
• Develop and maintain impact metrics and score cards to maintain execution traceability.

Skills

Fluent English

Project management

Manufacturing

Data analysis

Global coordination

Tools

PDM

ERP/MRP

Job description

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• Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation
• Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

Purpose of Position:

Position that manages key projects with External/Contract Manufacturing Partners that enable quicker, smoother growth and cost effectiveness for products in OCS Division. This position will work cross functionally and Globally with Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Product Engineering, PLM, GSM & Quality.

Major Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that External Manufacturers and key suppliers meet requirements for key projects
• Analyze and optimize forecasts to match production schedules and customer deliveries
• Analyze inventory data with recommendations to help position the business to lowest inventory level while supporting revenue targets
• Understand and manage product BOM, AVL, Process Maps and associated data
• Escort product data, from design stages through NPI and volume manufacturing into EOL stage.
• Develop and maintain impact metrics and score cards to maintain execution traceability

Travel and location of work

• Up to 50% travel. Primarily travel within APAC region
• Role based out of the APAC Region

Minimum Education, Skill and Experience Requirements

• Must be proficient in English
• Minimum 8+ years’ experience in Engineering & Manufacturing environment and Project Management is preferred
• Minimum 5+ years working on major global projects
• Understanding of Product Structures, BOM, AVL
• Understanding of PDM, ERP/MRP systems

Desired Skill and Experience Requirements

• Strong communication skills and flexibility to work with multiple cultures and time zones.
• High initiative, self-motivation and ability to work in multinational, matrixed organizations.
• Results oriented approach in managing multiple workstreams
• Ability to analyze data, manage actions and present results