SKU Programme Lead: Cross-Functional Delivery

Dyson Institute; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson Institute in Malaysia invites an experienced SKU Program Manager to lead integrated planning and delivery across product introduction, phase-in and phase-out. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage time plans and dependencies, and ensure DPAP commitments are met at category level.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management and clear reporting to stakeholders. You will build robust programme time plans, drive cadence of reviews, and mentor team members to raise delivery

Qualifications

• Demonstrated programme or project-management experience with cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of integrated planning, scheduling, dependency management, governance and stage-gate delivery.
• Proficiency in project-management and reporting tools.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, issues and opportunities with clear actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving capability.
• Experience across product development-from product creation through production and end-of-life is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional planning for SKU programmes, integrating Commercial Asset, C&A, Graphics and Packaging, and SKU DPAP activities into a single SKU deliverable plan.
• Create, maintain and govern category-level SKU programme time plans for new product introduction, phase-in and phase-out, ensuring milestones, dependencies and accountabilities are clear.
• Drive the established programme governance cadence, including weekly status reviews, deep dives and management reporting, to maintain alignment and accelerate decision-making.
• Identify and manage programme risks, issues and opportunities; establish mitigation or recovery plans and escalte material concerns through the appropriate forums.
• Coordinate interdependencies across projects, functions and categories, resolving conflicts and aligning priorities to protect SKU readiness and DPAP commitments.
• Monitor programme progress, challenge delivery performance and ensure actions, decisions and changes are accurately recorded and followed through to closure.
• Provide concise, decision-oriented reporting on programme health, milestones, resource constraints and priority actions to programme teams and senior stakeholders.
• Lead monthly resource reviews, analyse demand and capacity changes, track agreed actions and recommend mitigations for identified resource gaps.
• Establish and embed consistent project-management standards, templates and reporting practices across SKU programmes.
• Capture lessons learned and convert corrective and preventive actions into sustainable best practices and documented process improvements.
• Coach and mentor team members, strengthening programme-management capability, accountability and delivery effectiveness.
• Support transformational priorities and promote collaboration, constructive challenge and continuous improvement across the wider SKU organisation.

Skills

Programme management

Cross-functional leadership

Integrated planning

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Reporting

Analytical thinking

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PMP certification

Tools

Project-management tools

Job description

Dyson Institute in Malaysia invites an experienced SKU Program Manager to lead integrated planning and delivery across product introduction, phase-in and phase-out. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage time plans and dependencies, and ensure DPAP commitments are met at category level.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management and clear reporting to stakeholders. You will build robust programme time plans, drive cadence of reviews, and mentor team members to raise delivery