Program Management Site Lead / Director

Plexus Corp.; George Town; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Plexus Corp. in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a senior Program Management leader to drive the PM function across the site(s) and ensure delivery of customer contracts.

The role focuses on building and coaching a high-performing PM team, implementing Plexus' standard work, and collaborating with Operations to optimize transitions and NPI activity. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in program management, with a track record of leadership, stakeholder management, and driving

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 10+ years of related experience preferred.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Leads the Program Management function at the site(s) to ensure successful delivery of customer contracts.
• Hires, deploys, and develops a team of Program Managers and supporting teams.
• Establishes standard work and implements Plexus' best practices within the site and regions.
• Maintains close relationships with Market Sectors and customers to ensure service excellence.
• Leads site-level customer satisfaction initiatives and supports cross-functional improvement efforts.
• Plans transfers and transitions for new customers, NPI’s and site changes in collaboration with Operations and Leadership.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Purpose Statement: Leads the Program Management function at a large site or multiple sites. Hires, deploys and develops a team of Program Managers / supporting teams, ensuring effective collaboration with Operations and other site functions in driving customer satisfaction and the delivery of customer contracts. Establishes standard work and implements Plexus' best practices within the site/s and regions.
Key Job Accountabilities

• Responsible to exemplify and hold their team accountable to demonstrating the Plexus Core Values. Leader will focus on evaluating potential, driving succession planning, and ensuring their employees receive the development and coaching required to realize their full potential.
• Ensures that customer contracts and parameters are understood by PMs and CFTs and that PMs have the knowledge and skills to ensure adherence and delivery to contractual commitments. Partners and influences key stakeholders to recommended contract changes and improvements.
• Maintains close working relationships with the Plexus Market Sectors and customers in order to ensure customer service excellence. Establishes standard work for the PM team in respect to CFT Leadership, customer engagement, and delivery planning and execution.
• Leads and sponsors site customer satisfaction activities and metrics. Supports PMs and CM/CDs with best practice adoption and leads site level cross-functional customer satisfaction improvement initiatives.
• In collaboration with Operations and Program Leadership, ensures effective planning and management of transfers and transitions – new customers (in), disengagements (out), NPI’s and transfers from/ to other Plexus sites.
• (If regionally applicable) Understands and drives the customer P&L for all site programs (sales, margins, mark- ups, labor, inventory, PPV, etc) and coaches and supports MPMs/PMs and functional leaders to deliver to expectations and drive actions that improve financial results. Responsible for forecast projections for the PM department (PM resources).
  

Education/Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 10 or more years of related experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.
  

Other Qualifications

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Physical Requirements

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Travel Requirements

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This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.