Supply Chain Program Manager

Supply Chain Program Manager

Must-Have Technical/Functional Skills

•Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree and 5–7+ years of professional experience in Supply Chain and Cost Management or an equivalent field.

•Cost Management Expertise: Proven experience with cost avoidance, cost reduction, and value engineering.

•BOM Proficiency: Deep expertise in understanding, analyzing, and managing product Bills of Material (BOM) and costing structures.

•Problem-Solving: Strong capability in root cause analysis and complex problem-solving within a technical environment.

•Interpersonal Skills: Effective communication and interpersonal skills required to collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams in an interactive, global environment.

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

As a Supply Chain Program Manager, you will serve as the primary driver for supply chain readiness, total cost management, and BOM resiliency for all hardware programs from pre-concept through First Hardware Ship (FHS), holding accountability for the assigned product portfolio's total cost and margin management, cost reduction programs, and risk mitigation. You will validate the integrity of costed BOMs and forward costing to articulate main cost drivers, support standard and gross margin management through value engineering, commodity analysis, and BOM optimization, and lead ramp plans to ensure continuity of material supply and delivery between prototype and early production phases. Well versed in Should cost modeling, NPI cost Management, Award Optimization, Quarterly Price Negotiation and Bridge Buys, Margin Management and BOM Health Index WRT Cost, Quality and Leadtime attainment.

Good to Have:

Preferred Qualifications:

•Manufacturing Excellence: Experience in manufacturing and process improvements to drive cost-down and lead-time improvements.

•Systems Knowledge: Knowledge of PLM processes and experience with the Agile PDM system.

•Analytical & Presentation Skills: Advanced analytical capabilities and strong presentation skills to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

•Communication: Strong verbal and written English communication skills.

•Organizational Skills: Efficient organizational and multi-tasking abilities to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously.

•Industry Trends: Knowledge and application of industry innovations and trends as they relate to product or program development.

About the company

Avance Consulting is a global leader in innovative talent solutions for diverse industries. Since 2007, we have been serving nearly a third of Fortune 500 companies and most of the top 100 technology companies worldwide.

Our team of 700+ experts offers Engineering Services, Information Technology, Digital and Executive Search solutions from our offices in North America, UK, Europe and APAC.

We understand the local markets and cultures and tailor our services to meet the needs of our clients. Our clients value our flexibility and agility, which enable us to deliver high-quality results at any scale across the globe.

This allows us to work with numerous industries at varying scale across the globe while ensuring the excellent service standard that our clients have come to expect.

At Avance you can learn new skills and technologies, have more advancement opportunities and career growth, being a part of our productive atmosphere, and a positive reinforcement culture.