Technical Program Product Manager III

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global technology leader that is transforming the way people shop, consume content, and interact with digital services. With a strong presence across e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, the company is known for its customer-centric approach, innovation-driven culture, and large-scale global impact. It continues to invest in building products and services that improve everyday life while supporting businesses, communities, and economies worldwide.

Position: Technical Program Product Manager II

Location: North reading, MA

Duration: 4 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

• The Material Program Manager (MPM) is responsible for driving end-to-end material readiness across all phases of the product lifecycle from New Product Introduction (NPI) through beta builds and into General Availability (GA).
• This role serves as the critical bridge between engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing operations, ensuring that material strategies are aligned with product development milestones and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and execute the Material Readiness Report, providing cross-functional visibility into material risk, lead times, supply health, and readiness-to-build status
• Drive material program governance including ECO-to-PO change management, ensuring engineering changes are translated into actionable supply chain execution without disrupting production schedules
• Develop and maintain material program mechanisms (dashboards, trackers, escalation frameworks) that enable proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, contract manufacturing, and quality teams to manage BOM (Bill of Materials) maturity from prototype through volume production
• Lead material allocation decisions, resolve supply constraints, and drive root-cause corrective actions for material shortages or receipt holds
• Manage material phase-in/phase-out strategies aligned to engineering change orders and product revision schedules
• Establish and improve repeatable processes for material program management that scale across multiple concurrent programs
• Communicate material risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior leadership with clarity and data-driven insights

Years of Prior Experience Required to Qualify

• 5+ years of experience in material program management, supply chain program management, or NPI/operations program management within a hardware product development environment (robotics, consumer electronics, industrial systems, or similar).

4 MUST Have Skills

1. BOM Management & NPI Lifecycle Expertise Demonstrated experience managing Bills of Materials across development phases (EVT/DVT/PVT or equivalent), including BOM maturity tracking, material qualification, and build readiness assessments
2. ERP/MRP Systems Proficiency (e.g., Oracle, SAP, or equivalent) Ability to navigate procurement systems, track purchase orders, manage material demand signals, and interpret supply planning outputs
3. Cross-Functional Program Management Proven ability to lead and influence without authority across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality organizations to drive material decisions and resolve constraints
4. Data-Driven Risk Management & Reporting Strong analytical skills to build and maintain material readiness dashboards, identify supply risks proactively, and communicate trade-offs to leadership using metrics and data (Excel/Smartsheet/BI tools)

Skills:

• Experience- Powerpoint/Excel
• BOM (Bill of Materials)
• Cross-Functional Project Management
• Data-flow analysis
• Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP)

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.