Manufacturing Business Manager, NPI

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of related experience in CM/JDM management or supply chain management.
• Experience with finance and analytics, and cost modeling and negotiation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree in business and industrial engineering (e.g., Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management).
• 10 years of experience in consumer hardware product development and mass production; or with connected devices, ambient computing, UWB/LTE, and carrier business.
• Experience with negotiation, establishing impactful partnership, and executive relationship management.
• Experience driving change management by influencing a broad range of key stakeholders during fast paced NPI cycles.
• Ability to communicate in Mandarin and familiarity with international business customs to support client relationship management in this region.
  
• Ability to travel globally 20% of the time and for extended periods as needed.

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Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

• Develop Contract Manufacturing (CM) and Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM) strategy and implement supplier management processes with critical partners.
  
• Lead the creation and implementation of Request for Anything (RFx) processes, cost models and negotiation strategy.
  
• Manage assigned manufacturing partners to program requirements in cost, quality, schedule and technology areas; support engineering and operations escalations and drive immediate performance improvement.
  
• Lead executive sessions with CM/JDMs including Executive Business Review (EBR) and Quarterly Business Review (QBR) technology roadshows.
  
• Propose periodic cost improvement ideas in terms of Design for Excellence (DFX) or alternative technology choices.