Supply Chain Program Manager

Nokia Solutions and Networks Sdn Bhd; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia Solutions and Networks Sdn Bhd invites a seasoned Supply Chain Program Manager to drive mass production readiness for Optical/EM hardware. You will partner with R&D, PLMs, Procurement, Engineering, Compliance Certification and Logistics across multiple countries to ensure on-time program milestones.

Responsibilities include leading change reviews (ECN, BOM, MBR), phase-in/out of variants, resolving production issues with cross-functional teams, and coordinating product transfers between

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's with 3+ years.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of supply chain and manufacturing operations in mass production of optical/electro-mechanical hardware.
• Experience with PDM/ERP/APS/MES and related planning and costing processes.

Responsibilities

• Organize and lead change boards to review and implement engineering changes (ECN, variances, deviations).
• Manage phase-in/phase-out of new variants of existing products.
• Resolve operational issues in cross-functional teams to support program schedule.
• Stabilize manufacturing processes and drive cross-functional tiger teams to improve yield.
• Lead product transfers between EMS partners and internal factories.
• Prepare content for lifecycle milestone reviews and approvals, and manage project plans.

Skills

English communication

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Analytical mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

PDM

ERP

APS

MES

BI tools

MS Project

Excel

Agile Scrum

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.

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 2nd 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.

• 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.

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