Supply Chain Program Manager

Nokia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia Malaysia is seeking a seasoned Supply Chain Program Manager to support optical/electro-mechanical hardware products. You will coordinate engineering changes, drive lifecycle milestones, and manage contracts with EMS/partners across SE Asia.

Strong cross-functional collaboration is essential, spanning R&D, PLM, procurement and manufacturing teams. The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in a relevant field, with 5+ years in supply chain or manufacturing operations, and a solid grasp of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s with relevant experience in Supply Chain/Manufacturing for high-tech products.
• Experience in Mass Production and phase-gate review processes.
• Knowledge of BOMs, change management, forecasting, and MRP.

Responsibilities

• Organize and lead change review boards for product changes.
• Manage phase-in/phase-out of new variants.
• Represent SC PM with R&D, PLM, Procurement and EMS partners.
• Lead cross-functional teams to resolve capacity and technical issues.
• Drive yield improvements and cost-reduction projects.
• Prepare content for lifecycle milestone reviews and approvals.

Skills

Supply chain management

English communication

Project planning

BOM management

Cross-functional leadership

Mass production

PDM/ERP/APS/MES

MS Project/Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Excel

MS Project

Agile Scrum

Power Apps/workflow

PDM

ERP

APS

MES

BI tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Job Description

In this role you will support the production of the Optical System products at our partner EMS & Vendors mainly located in SE & S Asia . You will work closely with R&D, Product Line managers (PLM), Procurement, Engineering, Compliance Certification & Logistics organizations located in different countries, including India, USA, Canada, Italy, Germany. You are expected to be familiar with a structured Product Life cycle Milestones driven approach from engineering concept stage to mass production in Telcom / High Tech industry.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Organize and lead change review boards to review, discuss and bring to implementation Engineering changes on the product.
• Ensure all change activity (ECN, variances, deviations, Special Build Requests) on the product is implemented accurately and effectively to support the program schedule.
• Manage phase-in/phase-out of new variants of an existing product.
• Resolve operational issues out of volume production in cross-functional teams (Product Engineering, Test Engineering, R&D, PLM, Procurement, Quality).
• Stabilize manufacturing processes and drive cross-functional "tiger team" to improve yield.
• Work with Procurement to improve BOM health and support cost reduction projects in support of product cost targets.
• Ensure 2 nd sources qualification are executed timely by leading technical cross-functional teams.
• Represent Supply Chain Program Management (SC PM) with other Nokia organizations like R&D, PLM, Procurement, Product Engineering, EMS Mgmt , Logistics etc.
• Program manage Nokia contract manufacturers & OEM vendors regarding mass production.
• Serve as First level escalation point to address timely capacity & technical issues to Test Engineering and R&D.
• Manage life cycle of the product from production ramp-up to end of life.
• Prepare & present relevant and necessary content in the prescribed format for product life cycle milestone reviews & approvals, sync'up meetings.
• Lead project plans related to "Product Transfers" between different EMS partners and / or between Internal factory to EMS partner .
• Special projects assigned by Management.

Key Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal English communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. Prefer education majors to be in Engineering, Supply Chain / Business Operations, Management but others will be considered with relevant experience.
• Knowledge of supply chain and manufacturing operations roles & responsibilities in Mass Production of an Optical / Electro mechanical Hardware product following a structured phase gate review process.
• Preferred knowledge of project planning; engineering drawings; manufacturing Bills of Materials (BOMs) and change management processes within Product Data Management (PDM) systems; forecasting; demand and supply planning; material requirements planning (MRP); purchasing; and product costing.
• Preferred advanced understanding of electronic and optical manufacturing processes, with a solid general knowledge of electronic and optical testing methodologies.
• Familiarity with electronic, optical, and mechanical components, as well as telecommunications systems, products, and technologies, is highly desirable.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Self-driven and analytical professional capable of working in a multi time zone international business environment.
• Proven analytical capabilities to understand complex situations using data to provide statistical insights and solutions.
• Proven ability to be flexible, resourceful, adaptable, take initiatives and thrive in ever changing ambiguous environment.
• Possess good attention to detail and able to independently follow through on issues.
• Deadline driven with the ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to accomplish tasks and navigate situations with limited, sometimes ambiguous information.
• "Soft skills" to lead & influence a Cross functional team (direction, motivation, conflict resolution, leading by example)
• Ability to work with culturally diverse and geographically distributed teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects successfully at the same time.
• Experienced in the usage of Project planning & Management tools [Excel, MS Project, Agile Scrum, Power App / workflow]
• Experienced in the usage of Product Data Management (PDM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS), Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Business Intelligence (BI) tools.
• Fully proficient in using Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), Sharepoint, JIRA & Confluence.