Sr. Project Manager (24612)

NEOTECH • Fremont, CA

29d • $115,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing customer programs and serves as the “voice of the customer (VOC)”. The Project Manager also can serve as the leader of the Customer Focus Team (CFT). This role serves as the primary liaison between the customer and internal teams, ensuring that projects move efficiently from quotation through production while meeting quality, cost, and delivery targets. They work directly with the site General Manager (GM) and Account Management (AM) to execute project milestones. The Project Manager collaborates closely, motivates and engages engineering, supply chain, production, quality, sales teams and Program Managers to ensure the timely and successful delivery of product, services and solutions according to customer and project needs.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills
• Detail and solution oriented
• Ability to anticipate customer needs and proactive responses
• Must be a team player and highly motivated
• Proficiency in Microsoft tools
• Effective organization and prioritization skills
• Demonstrate discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment and professionalism when representing the company
• Ability to work collaboratively with suppliers and/or customers with direction and oversight
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment as well as multi-task with more than 1 customer
• Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement tools
• Available for travel up to 25% of the time, including day, overnight and internationally, as required
• Ability to support a 24/7 global business operation as required
• Project management skills managing multiple projects at once
• Good presentation skills (TEAMs and PowerPoint)
• Must possess an Intermediate or greater Excel skill level in order to manage and publish financial aspects of the program
• 6-8 + years of experience in: Electronics contract manufacturing preferred
• Project or Program Manager in an electronics manufacturing environment
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills
• Due to ITAR and / or CUI compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident Alien, or Protected Individual per 8 U.S.C.1324b(a)(3).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Degree
• CEPM Certification or equivalent experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned customer accounts and programs.
• Works closely with the customer to ensure customer’s action items are closed and support where needed
• Manage project timelines, deliverables, and communication between customers and internal CFT.
• Lead CFT meetings and maintain action trackers, shared internally and with the customer to track actions and ensure prompt closure of all activities.
• Monitor project schedules and production commitments.
• Identify risks that may impact delivery, cost, or quality.
• Drive resolution of issues affecting project timelines.
• Manages internal communication of metrics (inventory turns, quality, delivery (OTD), tariffs / duty recovery, PPV’s, E&O, etc.) as well as metrics with the customer (monthly or quarterly depending on the customer)
• MSA – know Terms and conditions and request Account Management(AM) for help w/ end of life EOL agreements; Contract Review
• Maintain profitability per NEOTech’s objectives and review project costs vs. quotations to ensure margins are being met
• Escalate when issues cannot be resolved so open items are closed in a timely manner.
• Limit customer and internal risks.
• Support and follow all ISO standards related to NEOTech’s various Quality Management Systems, and all corporate and site 5S objectives.
• Present excess & obsolete (E&O) to customer on a monthly basis and drive resolution, work with AM for resolution.
• Coordinate the program Excess & Obsolete (E&O) Mitigation Plan.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage; company-paid basic life/AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance; voluntary supplemental insurances, flexible spending accounts and employee assistance program (EAP).
• Sick Leave, Vacation Time, and company-paid Holidays are also provided as paid time off.
• NEOTech also provides a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan option with a company match.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level