Manufacturing Program Manager (Sunnyvale, CA)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Sunnyvale, CA

6d • $105,500 - $213,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a global edge-to-cloud company dedicated to advancing how people live and work. We empower companies to connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they reside, from the edge to the cloud. Our culture encourages innovation, values diverse backgrounds, and offers flexibility for managing work and personal needs. We are a force for good, making bold moves together and providing opportunities for career growth and stretching potential. The Manufacturing Program Manager (MPM) role is within Supply Chain Operations (SCO) and is responsible for the end-to-end product lifecycle, from introduction to decline, for new hardware products. The MPM leads the SCO team to improve Quality, Cost, Delivery, and mitigate Risk. Additional responsibilities may include managing sustaining product engineering changes, process development, or supporting cross-functional initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 7+ years in project management roles or in like roles/businesses.
• Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of NPI process, phase gates and Product Lifecycle Management.
• Thrive in an innovative and dynamic environment, comfortable challenging the status quo, creative and passionate about implementing innovative solutions and new working models that drive customer satisfaction and address operational problems.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, proactive to pull resources/information yet can make decisions based on available information.
• Self-motivated, adaptable to fast-paced environments, passionate about delivering results exceeding expectation.
• Strong influencing and relationship management skills, deal effectively with internal and external partners both at operational and executive levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to convey complex supply chain concepts into clear messages appropriate to audience level.
• Excellent project management skills, including, planning, scheduling, interdependencies, priorities, risk, and change management.
• Quick learner, open-minded, excellent problem-solving skills.
• Confirmed team leader/player in a cross-functional team, good collaboration with both internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Manages internal projects, supporting the development and rollout of Supply Chain processes related to New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product Lifecycle Management. Creates new process maps and other necessary documentation.
• Ensures supply chain/manufacturing requirements are met on time, at the lowest cost, and with quality. Identifies and leads cross-functional SCO extended team members to identify, communicate, and mitigate issues and risks, develop schedules, and provide deliverables and documentation.
• Works with key internal customers to develop supply chain strategy for products and leads cross-functional project teams to ensure execution aligns with business objectives.
• Manages internal and external resources, often with a team size exceeding 20 people from multiple countries. Mentors and encourages skill development of project team members. Leads day-to-day program activities, including setting expectations, providing results, communicating progress, balancing priorities/interdependencies, and driving issue resolution.
• Manages upper-level stakeholder relationships. Communicates requirements, supervises progress, and reports project status and issues to internal partners, management, and the extended team. Represents supply chain aspects of the product throughout its lifecycle with support from Product Line Management (PLM), Engineering, and other functions.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development programs catered to helping you reach any career goals.
• Unconditional Inclusion

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive