Spare Parts Program Manager
About The Position
At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, if you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. Our success depends on people who are committed to our purpose and have an appetite for progress. Our Spare Parts Program Manager is responsible for ensuring optimal availability, reliability, and lifecycle management of spare parts across assigned technologies. This role leads the development and deployment of spare parts strategies, standards, criticality analyses, and inventory optimization initiatives to support loss elimination, MTBF improvement, and overall performance enhancement. Serving as the technical lead for spare parts engineering within the Center of Excellence (CoE), the role partners closely with Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations to deliver sustainable, data-driven results.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or technical/engineering environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Lean Manufacturing, aligned with functional skill matrix requirements.
- Fluent in English (written and verbal).
- Strong knowledge of advanced analytical and problem‑solving tools.
- Willingness and ability to travel, with no mobility restrictions.
- Strong competencies in analytical thinking, action orientation, interpersonal effectiveness, and creativity.
Nice To Haves
- Legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and deploy a comprehensive spare parts strategy across U.S. manufacturing sites, including criticality analysis, min/max settings, obsolescence management, and supplier recommendations.
- Ensure alignment of spare parts strategy with reliability metrics (MTBF/MTTR), asset performance data, and loss elimination priorities.
- Lead spare parts loss analysis in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to identify inventory gaps, excess stock, and risk exposure.
- Conduct feasibility assessments, build business cases, and define roadmaps for improvement initiatives.
- Integrate spare parts strategy with reliability engineering activities, including failure mode analysis, component redesign recommendations, MTBF tracking, and consumption analytics.
- Develop, optimize, and maintain spare parts standards, procedures, and playbooks; ensure consistent governance, documentation control, and version management across U.S. sites in alignment with global PMI standards.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate part identification, sourcing, quality, and availability.
- Prepare, maintain, and regularly update business continuity and contingency plans (BCP).
- Partner closely with key stakeholders to support the initiative pipeline, optimizing spare parts inventory levels, cash utilization, and service performance.
- Work in close coordination with main stakeholders to feed the initiatives pipeline, with the objective of optimizing spare parts inventory, cash and service level
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Potential to receive a discretionary annual bonus
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care
- Health savings accounts for those who choose to enroll in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP)
- 401(k)/Deferred Profit Sharing (DPS) Plan with 5% employer matching
- Annual employer contributions to 401(k)/Deferred Profit Sharing (DPS) Plan
- Paid vacation time
- Paid sick time
- 12 paid company holidays
- 3 paid floating holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Paid family and medical leave
- Paid bereavement leave
- Paid sick and safe time
- Paid public emergency leave
- Paid time off for jury duty
- Paid time off for certain activities relating to their status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or crime
- Unpaid National Guard and reserve leave
- Unpaid civil air patrol leave
- Unpaid qualified volunteer leave
- Unpaid time off for employees engaging in certain activities relating to criminal proceedings
- Basic life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Option to purchase supplemental life and AD&D coverage for themselves, their spouse, and their dependent children
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
