NPI Technical Program Manager, Automotive Service Supply

Rivian; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Insurance package

401(k) Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Full-time coverage from day one

Part-time coverage after 90 days

Benefits information at rivianbenefits

Job summary

Rivian in California is seeking an NPI Technical Program Manager to drive service supply chain readiness for new vehicle parts and launches. You will collaborate with design engineers to develop the Service BOM and determine service levels to reduce cost and complexity across Rivian's vehicle portfolio.

You will manage cross-functional partners across engineering, purchasing, demand planning, and global distribution to deliver go-to-market strategies, maintain accurate master data, and advance

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Automotive, Tier 1, OEM, or technical field (vehicle repair a plus)
• Bachelors (Masters Preferred) with emphasis in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Materials Engineering or related discipline
• CAD/Catia/Enovia/PLM experience
• Experience analyzing design changes (vehicle repair / aftermarket a plus)
• Experience managing complex Bills of Material (Service BOM a plus)
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP with focused experience on product lifecycle management, bills of material, supply chain operations, and procure to pay processes (SAP experience a plus)
• Excellent project management
• Strong collaborator, with willingness to drive change
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities to allow decision-making or presenting recommendations to the business.
• Broad experience defining, launching, and driving strategic process redesign initiatives to improve internal and external processes and operations, working closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders in a technology environment.
• Process design experience, with proven ability to understand, document, and transform complex processes

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering teams to develop the Service BOM for vehicles to determine which parts of the vehicle will be serviced and implemented in the global service network
• Go-to-Market new part introduction and program launch responsibilities (service level to service center launch)
• Ownership of End of Life parts analysis process to mitigate obsolescence, ensure supply continuity, mitigate inaccurate forecasting, and align on commercial and warehousing strategy terms
• Master data ownership and structure/maintenance of the Service BOM for your specific vehicle system with high level of accuracy to ensure supply chain success.
• Technical expertise and analysis of design changes in part designs to determine supersession and compatibility relationships for your parts.
• Support exception management reporting, part serviceability escalations, and proactive monitoring of new part introductions to ensure supply continuity for your parts.
• Collaborate with purchasing, demand planning, supply chain, global distribution centers, engineering, and other partners to understand demand forecast drivers that will impact supply continuity.
• Drive first principles approach in cross-functional decision making to move sourcing, service levels, and forecasting forward to enable supply continuity across the service network.
• Develop best in class service operations leveraging Rivian’s platform and new technologies.
• Seek out new innovations and present new strategies to continuously improve all areas of your work and the organization.

Education

Bachelors (Masters Preferred) with emphasis in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Materials Engineering or related discipline

Tools

CAD/Catia/Enovia/PLM

SAP ERP

Job description

Rivian in California is seeking an NPI Technical Program Manager to drive service supply chain readiness for new vehicle parts and launches. You will collaborate with design engineers to develop the Service BOM and determine service levels to reduce cost and complexity across Rivian's vehicle portfolio.

You will manage cross-functional partners across engineering, purchasing, demand planning, and global distribution to deliver go-to-market strategies, maintain accurate master data, and advance