What are the responsibilities and job description for the NPI Program Manager position at REE?
REE Automotive (Nasdaq : REE) is changing the electric mobility and aims at becoming the standard for electric vehicles. REE’s disruptive corner technology enables a completely flat and modular chassis that supports mission-specific EVs from class 1 to class 6 for commercial vehicles and people movers.
REE is seeking a New Product Introduction Program Manager to support REE’s rapid growth and development activities globally. This role would report to the Program Lead and would be based in the USA - Detroit, Mi area
NPI PROGRAM MANAGER is responsible for managing the operations perimeter in its entirety as it relates to introducing major coordinated changes or packages into the factory or factories.
This requires the program manager to lead a cross-functional team to ensure engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain validation targets have been met for each change. The NPI Program Manager is ultimately responsible for the factory readiness and successful tactical implementation of the program into production and to the market.
Responsibilities :
- Drive all activities as relate to the operations perimeter for your program(s) into the factory / factories. Clear target is to meet or exceed program milestones as set forth by the company…..”non-event launch” mentality with each
- Participate in and lead various “cross functional” Program and Manufacturing Readiness forums. Provide clear updates on status and recovery plans as necessary at both working and executive level
- Oversee the complete manufacturing validation for the program….drive supply chain readiness and handover from launch planning to production planning; organize and oversee factory transition and startup; and follow-up on excess / obsolescence planning and post program / service introduction activities
- Plan, organize, and orchestrate all pre-launch build activities. Facilitate ramp management with operations teams
- Oversee the finalization and validation of the MBOM for the program
- Oversee the validation of all factory systems (MRP, ERP, MES, etc) in regards to launch preparation
- Steer overall program validation plan and manufacturing readiness criteria (KPIs)
- Organization and follow-up of open points / actions that are required to secure a non-event introduction of the program; ensure conveyed and well communicated as actionable items throughout the organization
- Interact, integrate, and drive results across cross-functional teams in engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, production, production control, sales, service, etc.
- Author weekly / as needed project status, summary, and issue resolution tracking reports
- Environment, health, and safety taken into account in all activities and manufacturing validations
Other Duties
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