Director Program Management

Leads staff to perform Project Management duties and Demand Planning / Loading involving cross functional teams focused on delivery to meet customers requirements and related communications.

Responsibilities

• Establish strategic relationships with customers and provides leadership to improve delivery and customer rapport/support.
• Monitors project activities; ensures communication facilitates completion of the program/project on schedule and within budget constraints.
• Collaborate and coordinate with cross-functional departments to achieve commitments and meet customer-focused scorecard and achieve all inventory/loading goals.
• Chair steering team committees with key customers on business and operational reviews and escalations.
• Review customer&aposs demand forecast and conduct a risk assessment on actual versus budgeted numbers.
• Oversee, coordinate and manage new product launches with support from the assigned functional group expertise teams.
• Create plans to create the touchpoints to visit or interact with customers to pursue new business opportunities.
• Develop work systems & processes that drive productivity and initiate various continuous improvement projects.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
• Participate in the Continuous Improvement programs within the company to reduce waste, reduce cost, reduce errors and improve productivity.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration/ Engineering
• 15 years + of relevant experience in program management and planning in the semi-conductor industry

Required Skills

• Strong influencing skills to gain executive alignment and mobilize resources to deliver project commitments
• Proven track records of taking ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Good communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Able to evaluate, coach, and motivate employees
• Knowledge of MRP, Oracle and Agile systems
• Certified Project Management Professional is a plus.
• Proficient in basic reporting tools i.e. PowerPoint, Excel and Macro