Program Manager (General) 3 - Component Supply Planner

TekWissen LLC

Santa Clara, CA
1 day ago

$42.85–$57.14

Highlights

Component Planning: End to end component planning for strategic components such as Memory Commodity (DRAM, eMMC, QSPI NAND Flash), Strategic ICs (Timing, Power, CPLD, FPGA), Interconnects (OSFP, QSFP), Custom Mechanicals (Liquid Cooling Cold Plate assemblies) and Manufactuaring Test Equipment (MTP) Material such as SODIMMs, M.2 NVMe SSDs, FPGAs, etc. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the primary materials liaison between Commodity Sourcing teams and global suppliers to provide visibility on long range planning and supply/demand trends.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Santa Clara, CA
Industry	Computer/IT Services
Salary	$42.85–$57.14
Company Size	100 to 499 employees
Year Founded	2009
Website	http://www.tekwissen.com/

Description

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. Global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories, graphics processors, motherboard chip sets, and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.

Job Title: Program Manager (General) 3 - Component Supply Planner
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

Component Planning:

End to end component planning for strategic components such as Memory Commodity (DRAM, eMMC, QSPI NAND Flash), Strategic ICs (Timing, Power, CPLD, FPGA), Interconnects (OSFP, QSFP), Custom Mechanicals (Liquid Cooling Cold Plate assemblies) and Manufactuaring Test Equipment (MTP) Material such as SODIMMs, M.2 NVMe SSDs, FPGAs, etc.

Consignment Model Management:

Manage Buy/Sell transactions between Supplier and Contract Manufacturer (CM) Release PO to lead time in SAP/Ariba and confirm supplier delivery commits. Track Component Cost throughout Component life cycle. Assist with the following:
Escalate with Sourcing Managers where supplier support is needed
Suppliers sync up meetings with BU Technical/Marketing team for update on roadmap and align BU roadmap with latest technology
Manage LTB and qualifications for transition part as needed
E&O Management with Finance

Inventory Management:

Monitoring supply commits, delivery notes, good receipts, and stock levels to determine when and how much material to drive weekly/monthly/quarterly.

Supply/Demand Modeling:

Develop and Maintain Supply/Demand charts for strategic components and present analysis to cross-functional teams. Drive and follow up on supply chain actions to closure with cross functional team.

Demand Analysis:

Collaborating with demand planners to translate sales forecasts into component plans and mitigate stock outs and excess/obsolete liability.
Track and analyze demand fluctuations and impact to supply plan with respect to excess/obsolete liability and driving additional orders/pull-ins/push-outs.

Supplier Coordination:

Communicating with external vendors and sourcing team to track shipments and resolve material delays.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Serve as the primary materials liaison between Commodity Sourcing teams and global suppliers to provide visibility on long range planning and supply/demand trends.
Manage Contract Manufacturer (CM) material reconciliation on cycle count discrepancies and work with Finance to resolve variances cause with material attrition.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
Experience: 3 5 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, or materials planning within a manufacturing environment (semiconductors, medical devices, or consumer electronics are highly preferred).

Technical Skills:

Advanced proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and data analysis tools (Advanced Excel, Tableau, or SQL).
Analytics: Strong capability to utilize statistical models and AI tools for predicting material requirements.
Soft Skills: Exceptional cross-functional communication and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Professional certifications such as APICS CSCP, CPIM, or PMP.
Experience working directly with Component Suppliers, Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) and Contract Manufacturers (CMs).

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About Company

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.