New Product Operations Program Manager - Manufacturing Design

Role overview

New Product Operations Program Manager - Manufacturing Design at Apple

Required qualifications

• Minimum qualification: 5+ years of program management experience in dealing with high volume manufacturing Bachelor of Engineering degree Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English Familiar with Office software / spreadsheets. Exposure to work in Global work environment Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Preferred qualification: Leadership abilities Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Experienced working with multi-disciplinary groups, driving schedule and task prioritization Experience leading team meetings/syncs Ability to lead without authority, foster trust, build credibility Self-motivated and enthusiastic with demonstrated critical thinking capabilities Experience presenting to executive level management on program status, recommendations, and priorities MS degree/MBA or equivalent is preferred

Employment details

• Location: Chennai [India]

About the employer

• Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work.
• Modules NPO’s are pivotal to the dynamic development and launch of Apple’s products, as well as the ongoing health of our sustaining business.

Additional role details

• Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger.
• That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better.
• It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.
• When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives.
• Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
• The Modules Operations Program Manager (Modules NPO) ensures that critical components driving new features in our products ramp on time, with high quality and maximum customer availability.
• Following each new product release, the Modules NPO leads the post-ramp qualification (PRQ) process for new component or design changes that helps to improve field performance, increase supply, and reduce cost.
• A successful Modules NPO is a leader and facilitator; is dynamic, driven, organised and detail oriented; excels in program / project management; communicates with ease at all levels; thrives in an ambiguous environment and is adept at facilitating actions and resolving conflicts.
• Establishes strong network with Engineering and Operations teams; leverages network to drive convergence between development schedule, module ramp requirements, and new product launch
• Drives NPI/PRQ readiness with Engineering, Operations and OEM teams, planning build requirements, tracking material availability (CTB) and overseeing build execution
• Influences product manufacturability, testability, and supply chain responsiveness in pursuit of low cost and flexibility while stewarding quality
• Manages communications, upward and downward through the organisation; raising key issues and options for resolution with executive teams