Operations Planning and Industrial Engineering Manager

HP•Corvallis, OR

About The Position

The Industrial Engineering and Planning Manager supports all operations in Corvallis, from the fab through final assembly. The team is also responsible for monthly worldwide wafer planning for Corvallis and Singapore, including incoming-material planning; monthly pen assembly planning; twice-yearly worldwide end-to-end resource planning; yearly factory capacity modeling; and space planning for R&D programs. The manager leads integrated business, financial, and manufacturing engineering plans that support business strategy, product roadmaps, growth, cost reduction, capacity, and operational performance. The role provides leadership for planning and engineering teams and cross-functional program execution; directs complex projects and resources; and establishes goals, metrics, and governance aligned with organizational roadmaps. The manager partners across business, program management, engineering, operations, finance, and development organizations to manage risks and resolve issues, and influences senior management with analysis, business cases, and recommendations. The role champions operational and engineering excellence through continuous assessment and improvement, quality and productivity initiatives, capacity expansion, new-product introduction, and production ramp. It identifies opportunities in cost reduction, process improvement, automation, and effective use of people, equipment, tooling, and capital. The manager also oversees supplier and outsourced-partner relationships and negotiations, and performs talent-management responsibilities including recruiting, coaching, performance management, career development, succession planning, and setting performance goals. The role ensures teams have appropriate tools, training, knowledge systems, and development resources.

Requirements

Four-year or graduate degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline, or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
Typically 7–10 years of job-related experience or 5–7 years of management experience.
Knowledge or experience spanning business strategy and planning, operations, manufacturing engineering, engineering design and solutions, program management, or a related field is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience spanning business strategy and planning, operations, manufacturing engineering, engineering design and solutions, program management, or a related field.
Knowledge and skills in analytics and data analysis; business and financial planning; business intelligence and data visualization; business strategy and thought leadership; continuous improvement and lean manufacturing; engineering and manufacturing management; manufacturing engineering and processes; market, customer, and competitive intelligence; new product development and production ramp; process improvement and automation; project and program management; risk management; statistics and economic analysis; supply chain, supplier, and outsourced partner management; and systems engineering and tooling.

Responsibilities

Lead development and execution of integrated business, financial, and manufacturing engineering plans supporting business strategy, product roadmaps, growth initiatives, cost reduction, capacity, and operational performance.
Provide direct and ongoing leadership for teams responsible for business planning, engineering solutions, manufacturing processes, and cross-functional program execution.
Direct and prioritize complex planning and engineering projects, including headcount, schedules, deliverables, milestones, and resource allocation.
Establish goals, objectives, metrics, and governance aligned with program and organizational roadmaps; develop contingencies and recommend realignment as conditions change.
Partner with business leaders, program managers, engineering teams, operations, finance, and internal and external development partners to manage risks, resolve issues, and implement plans.
Influence senior management using analysis, data visualization, business cases, and recommendations to optimize business, factory, product-line, and financial performance.
Establish processes and metrics for continuous assessment, process improvement, quality, productivity, capacity expansion, new-product introduction, and production ramp.
Identify and implement opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, automation, and efficient use of people, equipment, tooling, and capital.
Manage relationships and negotiations with outsourced partners and suppliers, setting expectations for deliverables, quality, schedules, costs, and collaboration.
Perform talent-management responsibilities, including recruitment, performance management, coaching, career development, succession planning, and setting team and individual goals.
Ensure appropriate tools, training, knowledge systems, and development resources are available to support team effectiveness and sustained process capability.
Support Corvallis operations from the fab through final assembly and oversee monthly worldwide wafer planning, incoming-material planning, monthly pen assembly planning, twice-yearly worldwide end-to-end resource planning, yearly factory capacity modeling, and R&D program space planning.