General Overview

Summary

Detailed Description

• Manages a team of professionals providing expertise in engineering operations in support of production business units.
• Manages engineering projects for development and production.
• Responsibilities include providing project definition and metrics, resource allocation, budget development and management, schedule management, task prioritization, contingency planning, project and program review.
• Communicates progress and results to senior management and customers.
• Works with Corporate and other Technical Managers to develop and maintain a process for determining which projects to staff based on customer demands and industry trends.
• Manages a team of professionals whose responsibilities are to work jointly with purchasing to establish and maintain sources of supply for mechanical parts and assemblies to specific criteria of cost and quality.
• Resolves all technical issues with suppliers, continually looks for ways to reduce part costs and drive continuous quality improvement of purchased material.
• Works closely with customers supply chain management and development organizations.
• Acts as internal consultant in CDM application systems & processes to all sites regionally/globally.
• Provides integration support to new sites on CDM applications and processes.
• Develops solutions based upon existing knowledge, and leveraging industry and other sites capabilities.
• Ensures we are providing best of breed solutions in areas such as product/engineering data exchange, data issues resolutions, data setup integrity and customers data collaboration.
• Assists in contract negotiations with SCM and Engineering management.
• Represents CDM and supports all sites in NPI/NCI/Bid process development and execution.
• Assists/Leads the Design and development of global CDM strategies, identifying gaps between current and best practices internally and externally.
• Leads cross-functional global teams including consultants and vendors to develop leading edge solutions.
• Manages, leads, and develops group of CDM employees.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Engineering Foundation Competencies
• Understanding of competitor's pricing models.
• Knowledge of competitive benchmarks for pricing of specific product types.
• Knowledge of mechanical parts manufacturing processes.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes and equipment.
• In-depth knowledge of quality improvement practices and techniques.
• Ability to plan for and coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train, coach and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines and in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Ability to use some or all of the following PC applications: Word, Lotus Notes, Excel, Powerpoint.
• Excellent negotiation, problem resolution and project management skills.
• Ability to plan strategically for the coordinated delivery of a variety of materials.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills.

Physical Demands

• Incumbent will perform the duties of this position in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• May require occasional travel.

Typical Experience

• Nine plus years of relevant experience

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced studies in Business/Operations/Technology are recommended.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

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