Position Summary:
The Large Program Delivery Assurance Lead is the factory-level execution owner for complex, high-visibility product lines supporting critical data center infrastructure. This role is accountable for ensuring that assigned builds are delivered on time, in full, and to exact configuration - helping to ensure that every unit meets quality standards and is ready for customer shipment in alignment with committed schedules.
Serving as the vital link between program strategy and shop-floor execution, the Delivery Assurance Lead drives daily performance across operations, materials, quality, and test. This role brings structure, urgency, and clarity to the production environment-proactively identifying risks, removing barriers, and ensuring the manufacturing line consistently performs to plan.
As a key partner to Large Program and Business Unit leadership, the Delivery Assurance Lead provides clear, real-time visibility into delivery status, enabling informed decision-making and reinforcing customer confidence.
Your mission: deliver every unit on schedule and to the highest quality standards-while driving accountability, resolving challenges at their source, and ensuring full transparency across stakeholders.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Factory Execution & Schedule Adherence
- Maintain and manage the daily build schedule for assigned product lines.
- Track WIP progress against CRDs and PDs, highlighting at-risk builds and recovery actions.
- Coordinate with Production Supervisors to align labor, machine time, and test bay availability.
- Monitor and track production adherence and attainment for on-time to delivery assurance.
- Identify obstacles and address them head on with actions or escalations as appropriate.
Material & BOM Readiness Coordination
- Validate that all components and subassemblies are available before build start (clear to build).
- Partner with Materials and Master Data orgs. to resolve shortages, alternates, or incorrect attributes.
- Confirm that BOM revisions used in the factory match current released versions.
- Coordinate with Engineering for any on-site design clarifications or part substitutions.
- Manage material staging areas to ensure lean flow to production
On-Site Problem Solving & Communication
- Capture build data for cycle time, material issues, and rework for process improvement.
- Recommend and implement improvements in flow, sequencing, or standard work.
- Support new product introductions by validating readiness and feedback to engineering.
- Participate in cross-site product forums to align factory-level execution practices.
Leadership & Accountability
- Report daily to factory leadership and BU PM on delivery status, risks, and escalations.
- Foster close working relationships between operators, planners, and engineers.
- Maintain clear ownership of all open actions until closure.
- Serve as the go-to person for visibility on all builds within their product scope.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
- 4-6 years of experience in demand planning, operations, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (Oracle preferred) and data analytics using Power BI or equivalent tools.
- Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and communication skills with high attention to detail.
- Demonstrated expertise in leading successful cross-functional project teams.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in complex, multi-site manufacturing or global supply chains.
- Lean / Six Sigma certification or hands-on process improvement experience.
- Strong understanding of SIOP / IBP processes and forecasting methodologies.
- PMP certification or formal project management training.
Travel Requirement: Up to 20% travel required.