Supply Chain Engineering Program Manager

Supply Chain Engineering Program Manager

Description -

Job Summary

The Engineering Program Manager leads complex NPI (New Product Introduction) programs and regional manufacturing deployment of Consumer Notebooks and Desktops. This role drives end-to-end execution across manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and regulatory stakeholders, ensuring timely, high-quality, and cost-effective product launches.

The position requires strong program management discipline, clear and proactive communication, and hands-on manufacturing experience to successfully manage dependencies, risks, and trade-offs across multiple cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple NPI programs involving cross-functional and regional teams to ensure product readiness at manufacturing sites, including prototype builds, site pilots, and ramp-to-volume activities, while meeting launch timelines, quality targets, and cost objectives.
• Own program planning and execution by developing integrated schedules, milestones, critical deliverables, and resource requirements; rigorously track progress against established plans and drive corrective actions as needed.
• Serve as the central point of communication for assigned programs, providing clear, timely, and structured updates on status, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans to stakeholders at all levels, including engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership teams.
• Apply strong manufacturing and supply chain expertise to proactively identify risks related to production readiness, capacity, materials, quality, and compliance, and work with partners to resolve issues before they impact business outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams and regional manufacturing partners to recommend and implement changes to products, processes, or business practices, ensuring alignment with product roadmaps, manufacturing capabilities, and deployment schedules.
• Manage the product lifecycle from RTP (Release to Production) through EOL (End of Life), including refresh rollouts, out-of-cycle commodity changes, and transition planning, while minimizing disruption to operations and customers.
• Simplify and standardize deployment processes, ensure compliance with internal and external requirements, and drive best practices to enable smoother, faster, and more cost-effective launches.
• Lead or contribute to cross-functional improvement initiatives beyond day-to-day operations, addressing systemic pain points, improving execution efficiency, and supporting broader business transformation goals.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Bachelor or master degree in engineering, computer science, business administration, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically, 7–10 years of experience in program or project management, engineering development, manufacturing or supply chain environments, with demonstrated success in leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience working with project planning tools, managing schedules and dependencies, and communicating effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.

Knowledge & Skills

• Program and project management
• New product development (NPI)
• Manufacturing and supply chain operations
• Product engineering
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Change management
• Process improvement

Cross-Org Skills

• Clear, structured, and proactive communication

• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Results orientation with the ability to balance speed, quality, and cost
• Learning agility and curiosity; ability to quickly understand new technologies, processes, and business contexts
• Open-mindedness and adaptability when navigating ambiguity, trade-offs, and change
• Digital fluency and data-driven decision making
• Customer-centric mindset
   

Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Job -

Engineering

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No shift premium (India)

Travel -

Not Specified

Relocation -

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