Senior Executive, Program Management

LEUZE ELECTRONIC MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.; Malacca City; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Leuze electronic Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Leuze electronic GmbH+Co.KG, is expanding its manufacturing in Malacca and seeks a Project/Program Manager to lead BCC and Localization initiatives across global plants. The role requires 5–8 years of program management and strong collaboration with R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.

The successful candidate will coordinate with global stakeholders, drive cost-saving opportunities, manage risk, and ensure timely delivery of qualification and

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in Program/Project Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, or related fields.
• Experience in BCC, supplier transfer, localization, cost reduction, NPI, supplier industrialization, or manufacturing/sourcing projects.
• Experience working with global stakeholders in a multinational manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong program and project management skills with a structured, analytical, and results-oriented approach.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, presentation, and influencing skills.
• Good understanding of sourcing, supplier development, engineering qualification, industrialization, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong problem-solving, risk management, decision-making, and escalation management capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced global environment.
• Proactive mindset with strong ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement orientation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate BCC and Localization projects from initiation through supplier qualification, industrialization, and implementation across Leuze’s global manufacturing plants.
• Manage project plans, milestones, resources, and performance against cost, quality, timing, and supply chain objectives, driving corrective actions where required.
• Collaborate with Commodity Management and R&D leadership to identify and prioritize BCC opportunities based on business impact, cost reduction potential, feasibility, and supply risk.
• Translate approved commodity strategies into actionable project plans while aligning sourcing objectives, technical requirements, priorities, and available resources.
• Act as the central coordinator across Commodity Management, R&D, Quality, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Plants, and suppliers to ensure effective project execution.
• Drive stakeholder alignment, facilitate project reviews and decision-making, resolve cross-functional issues, and ensure timely closure of agreed actions.
• Collaborate with Global and Local R&D teams to coordinate engineering support, validation, testing, and approval activities for supplier transfers and BCC implementation.
• Monitor qualification milestones and ensure technical requirements, acceptance criteria, and engineering deliverables are clearly aligned across all stakeholders.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding, development, qualification, industrialization, and production ramp-up activities in collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Operations, and suppliers.
• Ensure supplier readiness and implementation activities are effectively coordinated across multiple manufacturing sites while standardizing project tools and processes.
• Proactively identify project risks, bottlenecks, dependencies, and potential delays, and drive appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.
• Escalate critical issues affecting project timelines, quality, cost savings, or supply continuity and ensure timely resolution with clear management visibility.
• Establish and maintain project tracking tools, dashboards, governance processes, and reporting standards to monitor overall BCC project portfolio performance.
• Provide timely management updates on project milestones, qualification status, cost savings, implementation progress, risks, and escalations through clear reports and presentations.
• Continuously improve BCC and Localization project governance, execution methodologies, and processes to accelerate qualification, implementation, and sourcing transfer activities.
• Drive standardization of project management tools and practices while sharing lessons learned and best practices across the organization.

Skills

Program/Project Management

Strategic Sourcing

Supply Chain

Manufacturing Engineering

Operations

Cross-functional Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or related discipline

Job description

Lead and coordinate BCC and Localization projects from initiation through supplier qualification, industrialization, and implementation across Leuze’s global manufacturing plants.

Manage project plans, milestones, resources, and performance against cost, quality, timing, and supply chain objectives, driving corrective actions where required.

Collaborate with Commodity Management and R&D leadership to identify and prioritize BCC opportunities based on business impact, cost reduction potential, feasibility, and supply risk.

Translate approved commodity strategies into actionable project plans while aligning sourcing objectives, technical requirements, priorities, and available resources.

Act as the central coordinator across Commodity Management, R&D, Quality, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Plants, and suppliers to ensure effective project execution.

Drive stakeholder alignment, facilitate project reviews and decision-making, resolve cross-functional issues, and ensure timely closure of agreed actions.

Collaborate with Global and Local R&D teams to coordinate engineering support, technical qualification, validation, testing, and approval activities for supplier transfers and BCC implementation.

Monitor qualification milestones and ensure technical requirements, acceptance criteria, and engineering deliverables are clearly aligned across all stakeholders.

Coordinate supplier onboarding, development, qualification, industrialization, and production ramp-up activities in collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Operations, and suppliers.

Ensure supplier readiness and implementation activities are effectively coordinated across multiple manufacturing sites while standardizing project tools and processes.

Proactively identify project risks, bottlenecks, dependencies, and potential delays, and drive appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.

Escalate critical issues affecting project timelines, quality, cost savings, or supply continuity and ensure timely resolution with clear management visibility.

Establish and maintain project tracking tools, dashboards, governance processes, and reporting standards to monitor overall BCC project portfolio performance.

Provide timely management updates on project milestones, qualification status, cost savings, implementation progress, risks, and escalations through clear reports and presentations.

Continuously improve BCC and Localization project governance, execution methodologies, and processes to accelerate qualification, implementation, and sourcing transfer activities.

Drive standardization of project management tools and practices while sharing lessons learned and best practices across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

5–8 years of relevant experience in Program/Project Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, or related fields.

Experience in BCC, supplier transfer, localization, cost reduction, NPI, supplier industrialization, or manufacturing/sourcing projects.

Experience working with global stakeholders in a multinational manufacturing environment.

Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders without direct authority.

Strong program and project management skills with a structured, analytical, and results-oriented approach.

Excellent stakeholder management, communication, presentation, and influencing skills.

Good understanding of sourcing, supplier development, engineering qualification, industrialization, and manufacturing processes.

Strong problem-solving, risk management, decision-making, and escalation management capabilities.

Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced global environment.

Proactive mindset with strong ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement orientation.

Key Success Metrics

BCC and Localization projects delivered on time and according to agreed milestones.

Achievement of targeted cost savings, sourcing objectives, and supplier implementation targets.

Successful supplier qualification, industrialization, and production implementation.

Timely completion of engineering validation, testing, and approval activities.

Effective cross-functional alignment and proactive resolution of project risks and dependencies.

Accurate and timely project governance, reporting, and management visibility.

Continuous improvement and standardization of BCC program management processes and tools.

Leuze electronic Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leuze electronic GmbH+Co.KG. The plant is being constructed on a site area spanning over 17,000 square meters. Completion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2022. In an initial expansion phase, approximately 4,500 quare meters will be prepared for production and warehouse logistics operations as well as 1,000 square meters for administration. The total usable floor space will be just under 7,000 square meters-of which approximately 2,000 square meters will be used for production. In Malacca, Leuze will primarily produce sensors for the local Asian market, for example, in intralogistics and in laboratory automation.

Leuze electronic Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leuze electronic GmbH+Co.KG. The plant is being constructed on a site area spanning over 17,000 square meters. Completion is scheduled for the first quarter of 2022. In an initial expansion phase, approximately 4,500 quare meters will be prepared for production and warehouse logistics operations as well as 1,000 square meters for administration. The total usable floor space will be just under 7,000 square meters-of which approximately 2,000 square meters will be used for production. In Malacca, Leuze will primarily produce sensors for the local Asian market, for example, in intralogistics and in laboratory automation.