Product Line Management Engineer

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

• whether driven by engineering, quality, safety, customer demands or supply obsolesce

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines

Business Expertise

• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Leadership

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements

Problem Solving

• Solves complex problems takes a new perspective on existing solutions exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information

Impact

• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams works within broad guidelines and policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains difficult or sensitive information works to build consensus