Program Manager, Supply Chain Management

5 Star Recruitment; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Program Manager, Supply Chain Management, to lead cross-functional projects and drive improvements in high-tech environments. You will build business cases, manage stakeholder communications, and implement change management strategies. Required qualifications include 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and strong project management skills. Preferred certifications include PMP and ScrumMaster. This role is pivotal to enhancing operational efficiency and meeting strategic goals.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.
• Deep knowledge of business processes in a high-tech environment.
• Strong understanding of project and portfolio planning.

Responsibilities

• Meet with team leads to analyze and propose improvements.
• Build business cases and create leadership presentations.
• Lead complex, cross-functional projects.

Skills

Project management

Business analysis

Change management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

Agile methodologies

Project Management Professional (PMP)

ScrumMaster (CSM)

Job description

Program Manager, Supply Chain Management

About the job Program Manager, Supply Chain Management

Key Responsibilities

• Meet directly with team leads to map, document, and analyze current-state processes propose future-state designs identify and prioritize gaps and improvement opportunities based on ROI (costLevel of Effort vs. potential benefits).
• Build business cases for prioritized projects and create leadership presentations to secure advocacy and resourcing.
• Assess tools and systems used across functions recommend consolidation and implement governance standards.
• Act as a business analyst to gather requirements across different functional teams, translate them into design documents and user journeys for submission to software development teams.
• Support testing, create end-user documentation and training materials.Define metrics and reporting to track progress and measure success establish dashboards and scorecards set review cadences with stakeholders.
• Lead complex, cross-functional projects while demonstrating excellence in program and portfolio management.
• Develop standardized templates, frameworks, and operating structures drive adoption across teams.
• Know where to drive standardization and where to allow for flexibility and creativity.
• Deploy strong change management and communication strategies to ensure smooth transitions.
• Manage ongoing portfolio health, including tracking status, highlighting risks, and escalating critical issues.
• Continuously mature portfolio and program management methods, tools, and governance practices across all BPR teams.
• Propose new management systems and operational frameworks, as well as improvements to existing ones, for BPR to run more smoothly.
• Facilitate meetings including driving the agenda and driving to closure on key decisions.
• Take over PMO related tasks to run day-to-day operations and reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience managing and leading complex, cross-functional projects.
• Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Strong understanding of project, program, and portfolio planning with the ability to propose standards, set policies, and coach others.
• Deep knowledge of end-to-end business processes within a high-tech manufacturing or operations environment.
• Demonstrated ability to drive large-scale initiatives under pressure, complexity, and ambiguity.
• Experience leading strategy and change across diverse, global teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).Knowledge of Six Sigma and DMAIC methodologies.
• Familiarity with program and project management frameworks such as Agile, Kanban, Waterfall, and SDLC.