Product Line Management

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Owns product change management (PCM) and control

• Unreleased product approval and control

• ECO (Engineering Change Order) approval

• Implementation of PCN (Part Change Notification), with Global Product Support

• Provides guidance/input to Engineering and the Business Unit about the field service impact of part/supplier changes.

• Accuracy of customer shipped configurations and BOMs (Bill of Materials)

• CaRM (Configuration accuracy Review Meeting) reviews

• BOM (Bill of Materials) accuracy

• NSR (Non Standard Request)  approval 

• Owns common modules roadmap and implementation post Phase 5 of ePLC.

• Implementation of component roadmaps including part obsolescence, replacements, alternative vendors and cost reduction

• Facilitates Intercompany communication to align on product strategies, provide guidance on pricing, spare level contents, and restricted part orders. Facilitates alignment meeting for product roadmap and market proliferation

• Implementation of cost reduction roadmap

• Manage strategic vendor issues

• Manage all changes to the product after product release

SKILLS

•      Good interpersonal skills and building strategic working relationship skills

•      Manage conflicts and expectation gaps between customers, internal stakeholders and BUs

•      Good communication and negotiation skills

•      Good observation skills: being observant on people and conditions to make timely adjustments 

•      Continuous improvement skills: use appropriate methods and analytical skills to review processes and identify gaps between requirements and current output, implement solutions and measure impact. (e.g. to improve gross margin and service contract penetration)

•      Good coaching skills: ability to empathize, sets goals and expectations with timely feedback to develop team members, promotes continuous learning and development of self and others.

EDUCATION

•      Bachelor’s degree, major in Engineering background

•      5 years semiconductor related experience