Staff Program Manager

Support Revolution; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a dynamic Program Manager to lead engineering programs, coordinating across Sales, Production, Product Management, and Purchasing. You will oversee scheduling, cost analysis, NPI/FAI/ECO activities, and drive time-to-market for new and sustaining products.

The role requires exceptional project management and communication skills, 12+ years in the computer/server industry, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to optimize processes and deliver results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Administration.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in the computer/server industry.
• Experience in contract manufacturing, product development, project management, quality control, and/or procurement support; knowledge of material-related and quick-turn engineer-to-order environments.
• Proven track record of managing projects and delivering on time.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Sales, Operations, Purchasing, and Logistics to optimize business models.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; advanced Excel and PowerPoint; SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Frequent interface with key OEM customers to provide turnkey manufacturing services.
• Drive day-to-day production planning, material readiness, shortage prevention, order fulfillment, quality control and new product development topics.
• Coordinate tasks of cross-functional teams from Sales, Production, Product Management, and Purchasing to deliver outstanding products and solutions.
• Assist engineering programs including NPI, FAI and ECO-related scheduling and material planning.
• Analyze customer forecast demands and maintain material schedules to mitigate shortages and ensure fast order fulfillment for sustaining products.
• Control end-of-life product schedules and material disposition; plan for post-sale service requirements; prevent excess obsolescence.
• Identify and develop strong business models and process improvements across supply chain, production and product lifecycle.
• Handle special projects as assigned.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Project management

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Industrial/Computer Science or Business Administration

Tools

SAP

Job description

Location: San Jose, California, United States

About Supermicro:

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, CloudComputing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We arethe #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented globalexpansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technologycommunity. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to joinus.

Job Summary:

We are currently seeking a dynamic Program Manager to provide leadership, oversight to drive, coordinate, and monitor engineering programs including scheduling, planning, product and project cost analysis, early access, and first customer shipment. This role will be heavily involved in leading the cross-functional teams from sales, productions, and purchasing. You must have exceptional project management and communication skills to succeed in this role.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Frequent interface with focused key OEM customers in providing turnkey manufacturing services
• Drive day-to-day operations in production planning, material readiness, shortage prevention, order fulfillment, quality control and new product development related topics, to ensure meeting forecast requirements, customer satisfaction and our business growth target
• Coordinate tasks of a cross-functional team from Sales, Production, Product Management, and Purchasing Departments to deliver outstanding products and issue solutions
• Assist engineering programs including NPI, FAI and ECO related project scheduling and material planning to ensure time to market
• Analyze customer forecast demands and maintain corresponding material schedule plan to mitigate potential shortages and keep fast order fulfillments for sustaining products
• Control end of life product schedule and material disposition. Plan for post-sale service requirements while preventing excess obsolescence from becoming an issue.
• Identify and develop strong business models and process improvement initiatives in supply chain, production and the whole product life cycle
• Special projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Administration
• Minimum 12 years of experience in the computer/server industry
• Experiences in contract manufacturing, product development, project management, quality control, and/or procurement support; technical knowledge on material-related and quick-turn engineer-to-order environment experience
• Proven track record of managing projects and delivering on time
• The ability to work/coordinate efficiently with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Sales, Operations, Purchasing, and Logistics, internally and externally, to optimize business models
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills. Advanced level in Excel and Power Point. Excellent presentation skills required. Experience with ERP system (SAP) preferred
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, develop and implement new processes

Salary Range

$160,000 - $185,000

The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.

EEO Statement

Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policyof Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color,religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or specialdisabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status .