Industrial Program Manager

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The Industrial Program Manager – Busway owns the end-to-end industrial program for the NAM Busway offers (I-Line 2, Track, I-Line 3). The mission is to create end-to-end capacity, from upstream suppliers and raw materials through factory and subcontractor processes to downstream delivery, so customers receive the standard lead time, on time, at the right quality and cost. The role integrates capacity, localization and system readiness across Oxford, Monterrey 1 (MTY1) and Sanmina, and works with the LoB, SIOP, Procurement, Quality and Digital to deliver the ramp-up. The role reports within Global Supply Chain Deployment and acts as the single point of accountability for Busway industrial execution.

Key responsibilities
1. Upstream: suppliers, raw materials and procurement
• Raw materials: Secure copper, aluminum, steel, epoxy insulation and fasteners with Procurement; manage multi-sourcing, tariff and landed-cost impact.
• Make-vs-buy and localization: Decide local versus China sourcing for the PIU box, aluminum housing, copper bar and plating.
• Supplier qualification: Drive qualification and ramp-up of new suppliers, including epoxy, tooling and tester suppliers.
• Lead times and allocation: Track component constraints (especially breakers) so tooling and tester lead times do not delay line readiness.
• Material weight: Include copper, aluminum and steel weight per unit in capacity and cost planning.
2. Process: factory, subcontractors, quality and systems
• Line implementation: Deliver line implementation and duplication at Oxford, MTY1 and Sanmina (floor space, headcount, shifts, testers, OEE targets).
• Subcontractors: Steer Sanmina and existing SBG China capacity; review weekly output, rejection rate and on-time delivery.
• Quality: Coordinate UL certification and testing, qualification runs and ramp-up quality issues with Quality.
• Systems readiness: Define the make/buy flow and routings per plant; have S/4, BuswayFast and master data ready before the line.
• Weekly cadence: Run a cross-functional review with plants, Procurement, Quality, Digital and the product owner.

3. Downstream: line of business, planning and customers
• Demand-capacity alignment: Align the LoB forecast with SIOP capacity; keep backlog and lead-time targets visible.
• Business case and CAPEX: Co-prepare BCIs and CAPEX/OPEX requests with the LoB; secure Do and Produce-Sell gate approvals.
• Logistics and delivery: Manage the flow from SBG and Sanmina to the integration center, 3PL and customer, including shipping lead times.
• ETO and special orders: Work with the Center of Excellence, order management and the Middle Office.
• Prioritization: Arbitrate between I-Line 2, Track and I-Line 3 when capacity or systems are the bottleneck, and give leadership clear trade-offs.
4. Cross-cutting
• Governance: Weekly project reviews, SteerCos and ExCom-ready updates with clear actions, owners and dates.
• Risk register: Capacity, space, supply, tariffs and system readiness, each with a mitigation owner.
Key interfaces: LoB, Project Managers, Procurement, Quality, Factory/Plants, Subcontractors, SIOP and Digital.

Who will you report to?
Director, Supply Chain Deployment

Profile and qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or a related field; PMP or equivalent is a plus.
• 8+ years in industrial or program management, including capacity expansion, localization or industrialization projects.
• Knowledge of busway, switchgear or electrical manufacturing (UL and NAM context) is preferred.
• Strong skills in project planning, risk management, project leadership and influencing without authority.
• Experience managing contract manufacturers and cross-regional teams (NAM, China, Mexico).
• Fluent English; ability to travel up to 30% of the time to Oxford, Monterrey and Sanmina sites.

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