Program Manager (Supply Chain NPI)

Motorola Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorola Solutions Malaysia is seeking a People Manager in Supply Chain NPI Program Management. You will oversee 3–5 junior program managers, ensuring end-to-end execution of multi-phase programs and driving change to adapt to evolving transformations.

As a liaison to executive leadership, you will consolidate program data into dashboards, manage CAPEX budgets, and guide continuous improvements. This is a global role requiring strategic influence and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or related discipline (MBA preferred).
• PM certification (PMP, Change Management, Agile, Six Sigma or Lean).
• 10+ years of leadership experience with a global organisation and proven results in large scale program management.
• Excellent communication, analytical and leadership skills with fluent English at all levels.
• Willingness to work flexibly across different time zones.
• Sound knowledge and application of Google Suites, Agile, Oracle, Tableau, AI Gemini, ChatGPT.
• Strategic influencer with integrity, accountability and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Lead 3–5 junior program managers to deliver end-to-end programs.
• Serve as escalation point for roadblocks and design cross-product line mitigations.
• Act as primary liaison between PMs and executive leadership; produce high-level dashboards.
• Oversee CAPEX budget forecasting and variance analysis for NPI launches.
• Audit end-to-end processes and drive continuous improvements through Lessons Learned sessions.
• Drive change management to support organizational transformations.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Engineering

MBA preferred

Tools

Google Suite

Oracle

Tableau

AI Gemini

ChatGPT

Job description

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Supply Chain NPI Program Management

Job Description

This People Manager role is responsible overseeing and driving multiple complex end to end programs assigned for the team. As this multifaceted position, it requires a strategic thinker with excellent organizational, planning, influencing and communicaiton skills.

The primary focus is to ensure successful execution of programs from initiation to completion, with a specific emphasis on change management to facilitate organizational adaptation to evolving transformations within the company.

• Responsiblefor leading 3-5 junior program managers to complete complex end-to-end programs, covering multifaceted phases from kickoff and initiation through completion.
• Serve as the ultimate escalation point for roadblocks that junior PMs cannot resolve. Address systemic risks such as global supply chain or geopolitical shifts and design mitigation strategies that span multiple product lines.
• Act as the primary liaison between your team of PMs and executive leadership. Consolidate complex project data into high-level dashboards, reporting on health, budget, and timeline status
• Oversee the team's total Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), including budget forecasting and variance analysis to ensure NPI launches meet each NPI project's cost goals.
• Audit the end-to-end processes used by your team to identify inefficiencies. You lead "Lessons Learned" sessions at the end of program launch phases to drive continuous improvements.
• Drivechangemanagement to ensure organizational adaptation to the company's continuously evolving transformations

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or related discipline, preferably MBA.
• Project Management, e.g., certification in PMP, Change Management, Agile, Six Sigma or Lean
• At least 10 years of relevant leadership experience with a global organisation background and proven results in large scale program management, focusing on end-to-end delivery
• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational and leadership skills and fluency in both verbal and written English at all levels
• A willingness to work flexibly across different time zones
• Sound knowledge and application skills (Google Suites, Agile, Oracle, Tableau, AI Gemini, ChatGPT)
• Strategic influencer and resilient, with results-oriented mindset with high level of integrity, accountability, and professionalism

Travel Requirements

10-25%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

For more than 80 years, Motorola has helped the world be its best.

From introducing one of the first commercially successful car radios that delivered vital news right to us no matter how far from home, to developing the equipment that transmitted the first words from the moon, to leading a public safety revolution with the world's first-ever handheld laser scanner, Motorola's employees have a history of exploding possibility across the planet, innovating smarter, more flexible and more insightful ideas.

Our employees enable industries worldwide to thrive, achieve and do their best work. They create indispensable, indestructible tools to help more people in more businesses in more places to be their best. They do it to better serve the government, health, public safety and other businesses for which we've created clear and confident communications solutions for more than 80 years. The work they do is meaningful, impactful and ongoing.

And we need driven, motivated visionaries like you to join them.