Operations Program Manager

Viasat, Inc.•Carlsbad, CA

10h

About The Position

The OPM position is a unique and rewarding position, combining aspects of manufacturing, product engineering, and program management. Qualified candidates who are results driven, problem solvers, good communicators, and work well in a team-oriented environment should apply. The Operations Program Manager (OPM) leads cross-functional production program teams and is accountable to the Business Area to ensure timely delivery of products to both external and internal customers. By providing day-to-day direction to a cross functional team including representatives from New Product Introduction (NPI), test engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, production planning, and quality assurance, the OPM manages all aspects of production program requirements. During the development and prototype phases, the OPM works closely with the cross-functional team and Engineering to ensure the product is manufacturable and all critical processes and suppliers (including Contract Manufacturers) are production ready and all key risk mitigation factors are identified and addressed. The OPM leads and directs regular core team meetings, attends and reports at program reviews, ensures product line forecasts are translated into a Build Plan, oversees change management, and plans/manages Manufacturing labor forecasting to Program. The OPM also collaborates with external customers to present updates on Viasat manufacturing and logistics status.

Requirements

3-5+ years of experience in an Operations/Supply Chain function
Ability to drive and monitor continuous improvement by applying Lean Six Sigma tools and initiatives.
Ability to lead a complex project with Operations focus from new product development thru fulfillment of mature products
Ability to analyze and act to mitigate risk.
Ability to implement, track, and manage cost controls to meet negotiated cost reduction objectives.
Ability to lead a matrixed, cross-functional team to achieve desired schedule, cost, and quality targets.
Excellent organization and communications skills are desired.
PC literacy with competency in MS Office, project management, product collaboration SW
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (hardware oriented EE, ME or IE) is required
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time during certain phases of the program lifecycle
US Citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting programs applying outsource manufacturing strategies to deliver high-reliability communications hardware
Master’s degree in Business or Technical subject area
ERP software tools with strong preference for Oracle experience

Responsibilities

Leads cross-functional production program teams
Accountable to the Business Area to ensure timely delivery of products to both external and internal customers
Provides day-to-day direction to a cross functional team including representatives from New Product Introduction (NPI), test engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, production planning, and quality assurance
Manages all aspects of production program requirements
Works closely with the cross-functional team and Engineering to ensure the product is manufacturable
Ensures all critical processes and suppliers (including Contract Manufacturers) are production ready
Ensures all key risk mitigation factors are identified and addressed
Leads and directs regular core team meetings
Attends and reports at program reviews
Ensures product line forecasts are translated into a Build Plan
Oversees change management
Plans/manages Manufacturing labor forecasting to Program
Collaborates with external customers to present updates on Viasat manufacturing and logistics status.