Program Engineer

FOCAL SEARCH PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to enhance relationships with suppliers and improve operational efficiency. The role requires a strong background in supply chain management, quality assurance, and production planning. Ideal candidates possess a bachelor's degree and significant experience in commercial and manufacturing functions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in operations, quality, technology, and planning.
• Expertise in External/Contract Manufacturing and Supply Chain Processes.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with partners.
• Prepare materials for negotiations to meet company goals.
• Troubleshoot production line issues and improve process efficiency.

Skills

Operational performance tracking

Supplier relationship management

Quality management

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

• Supplier Relationship Management: Establishing and maintaining relationships with partners. Key point of contact for any operational issues raised at the working team level.
• Capacity/Production Planning: Work with internal teams and to develop production schedules. Align S&OP plans between company and partners; work to mitigate supply risks.
• Qualification: Work with the partner's management team to develop a severe qualification strategy including QA for partners to guarantee they fulfill company criteria (training, copy-exact transfer, FAI, and PPAP).
• Quality Assurance: Collaborate with QA to implement quality control methods to guarantee that partners meet stringent quality, safety, trade, legal, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production line issues and work with technical leads to analyze change requests. Liaise with Internal Manufacturing to address engineering concerns in production and enhance process efficiency in order to increase productivity.
• Help validate and implement improvement suggestions.
• Prepare materials to support negotiations to reach the best optimal cost and meet company goals (e.g., supply capacity, pricing structure, quality, etc.).
• Operational performance should be tracked on a regular basis using operational KPIs. Report any operational difficulties to the managers.
• Coordinate with various internal and external stakeholders to align and proceed in accordance with the plan to accomplish the intended results. Escalate and mitigate major business risks.

Role Requirement:

• Having a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, engineering, or a related discipline
• A minimum of 5 years of expertise in commercial/business and manufacturing functions (operations, quality, technology, and planning) is necessary.
• Experience in External and Contract Manufacturing, Supply Chain Processes, and Quality Management.
• Proficiency in Mechanical and Electrical/Electronic Drawings, as well as the Microsoft Office Suite.