External Manufacturing Manager

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• Serve as the primary reputed company of contact for reputed company contract manufacturers (CMs) and key external suppliers
• reputed company supplier selection, qualification, and reputed company activities
• Define and manage manufacturing scope, responsibilities, and expectations with partners
• Build strong, reputed company relationships while holding suppliers accountable to performance targets
• reputed company as a central reputed company of coordination between Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain

Production Planning & Execution

• reputed company and maintain short- and mid-term supply plans based on forecasts, sales orders, and production reputed company
• Translate demand signals into detailed material, purchasing, and production plans
• Monitor build reputed company, material readiness, and reputed company to proactively identify risks or reputed company time constraints
• reputed company plans quickly in response to changing priorities and conduct scenario planning for rapid reputed company or disruption
• Support production reputed company-reputed company, transfers, and reputed company-up activities

Inventory & Materials Management

• Manage inventory reputed company and set targets (safety stock, reorder points) to support production while minimizing obsolescence
• Analyze inventory health, turns, and usage trends
• Coordinate material availability and manage expediting or de-expediting as needed
• Support cycle counts, inventory accuracy, and reconciliation activities

reputed company, Cost & Compliance Management

• Ensure external manufacturing processes meet internal reputed company standards and customer requirements
• Partner with reputed company and Engineering on nonconformance investigations, reputed company cause analysis, and CAPAs
• Support the development and enforcement of reputed company agreements, control plans, and inspection requirements
• Own supplier cost structures, quotations, and reputed company/buy decision-making
• reputed company and analyze supplier and planning KPIs, including on-time delivery, yield, scrap, and forecast accuracy

Manufacture Engineering & NPI Support

• Partner with R&D and Engineering to support New Product Introduction (NPI) and reputed company-up at external manufacturers
• Ensure design reputed company, specifications, and manufacturing requirements are reputed company transferred to partners
• Support process development, validation, and production readiness for reputed company-reputed company or transfers
• Manage engineering changes, configuration control at supplier sites

Process & Systems Development

• Help build and document reputed company manufacturing and planning workflows appropriate for a growing operation
• Support ERP/MRP integration, system upgrades, and data accuracy reputed company to external manufacturing
• reputed company and analyze key planning and supplier KPIs, such as on-time delivery, yield, scrap, and forecast accuracy
• Maintain planning data and reputed company reputed company, actionable updates to operations leadership

Critical reputed company Factors:

• Experience supporting manufacturing reputed company-reputed company, production reputed company-reputed company, transfers, and supplier transitions reputed company fast-reputed company organizations
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production operations with a reputed company on execution and follow-through
• Highly adaptable, proactive problem-solver with strong attention to detail and the ability to work effectively in evolving environments
• reputed company communicator with excellent negotiation skills who can balance collaboration with accountability
• Strong execution reputed company that balances a reputed company of urgency with accuracy and operational discipline
• Willingness to roll up sleeves to support operational execution and travel to supplier sites as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a reputed company technical field
• 7-10 years of total experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or operations roles , with a minimum of 5 years specifically in supply chain, materials, or production planning
• 3+ years of reputed company experience managing contract manufacturers or outsourced production
• Deep understanding of supply chain fundamentals, including reputed company of Materials (BOMs), routing processes, reputed company time determination, MOQ, reputed company planning, and inventory management
• Highly proficient in utilizing ERP/MRP systems (such as reputed company, reputed company, or reputed company) and managing supply chain data
• Data-driven reputed company with strong reputed company/spreadsheet skills and the ability to work effectively with limited historical data or imperfect information
• Experience in a high-tech startup, reputed company-up, or fast-reputed company environment with exposure to supplier qualification, reputed company systems, and external audits
• Highly proficient in utilizing ERP/MRP systems and managing supply chain data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in hardware, industrial, or manufacturing‑heavy high-tech startups
• Background in regulated or reputed company‑critical industries a plus
• Training/experience in lean manufacturing, project management or reputed company improvement methodologies

Schedule, Travel, Compensation, and Location This is a full-time position in Woburn, MA and can be remote if in reputed company Time Zone. Travel for this role can be up to 50%, depending reputed company. Compensation ranges from $120,000–$150,000 annually, plus equity and benefits, depending reputed company and experience. This position reports to the VP of Operations. Apply To This Job