Job Summary
Program Management Supplier Manager
Role & Responsibilities
- Provide leadership in working with external PC suppliers (ODMs) to oversee implementation of nonstandard PC manufacturing projects according to customized requirements.
- Drive partner process improvements to achieve desired goals in meeting high standards of performance in delivering projects according to HP's requirements.
- These broadly include fast implementation of projects setups within high quality standards.
- Lead implementation of capabilities at suppliers factories to support Factory service and business transition with success.
- Vet through any suppliers analysis & preventive actions of quality or other issues impacting performances.
- Lead efforts to ensure partners key initiatives and strategies are aligned with the overall priorities of the Factory service roadmap and capabilities.
- Maintain close & engaging partnerships to achieve business goals.
- Manage remotely & make occasional travels to partner sites for engagement when needed.
Qualifications
- Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
- Typically has 5-10 years of PC manufacturing related or equivalent experience. Knowledge of high volume & complex PC manufacturing processes. work experience, preferably in engineering development and implementation, project planning tools and software packages, people management, or a related field.
- Highly effective communication in both written and oral in English.
- Demonstrate maturing & proven ability to work independently to achieve desired outcomes with minimal guidance in meeting business goals.
- Experience in managing external partners with self-driven abilities in meeting KPIs.
- Understanding of HP products and customization service solution offerings and capabilities & deliver to meet these requirements.
- Capable of presenting or escalating issues effectively to high-level regional management when needed.
- Understands concept of Root cause analysis and prevention & adhere to its practice.
- Ability to work cross functionally, geographies & time zones to build consensus at across teams where lines of responsibilities may not be direct, both inside and outside HP.
- Ability to remotely manage suppliers effectively and able to collaborate well with partners as a team.
