Corning

Specialty glass, ceramics, and tech components

Manufacturing Operations Manager

Supply Chain ManagementPosted on Nov 10

Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or a relevant field of study is required.
At least 5 years of experience working with a US-based multinational corporation in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Project Management functions is required.
At least 3 years of experience in External Manufacturing, Contract Manufacturing, supplier and vendor management, original equipment manufacturing, original design manufacturing, or related supplier management is required.
Project management experience, including hands-on use of project management methodologies to manage multifunctional, multilocation projects, is required.
Experience managing manufacturing or supply chain in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing is required.
Fluent spoken and written English is required.
Working experience with an enterprise resource planning system such as SAP is required.
Experience with Microsoft Office productivity tools, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is required.
Flexibility to work across multiple time zones and in multiple languages and to balance working time between the US and Chinese calendars is required.
Ability to travel up to 40% to External Manufacturing sites in East and Central Asia is required.
Good communication and negotiation skills are required.
A good understanding of cultural differences between countries is required.
Attention to detail, an interest in process improvement, and experience with systems and data handling are required.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, multitasked environment and across a wide cross-section of people in various locations is required.
MBA is preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver products from External Manufacturing partners to Corning's customers on time.
Understand and maintain the end-to-end flow between Corning and External Manufacturing partners, including demand and supply planning, and provide operations support.
Develop and implement key performance indicator metrics and objectives to measure External Manufacturing partner performance in quality, cost, delivery, morale, and safety.
Coordinate between Corning internal functions and External Manufacturing partners.
Create and execute manufacturing operational strategy and objectives.
Participate in business strategy development and ensure strategy and objectives align with the overall business plan.
Ensure strategy is implemented by External Manufacturing partners without deviation, understand their needs, and support them in executing strategy and objectives.
Collaborate to prioritize resources for new business and product opportunities driven by market requirements.
Collaborate with Supply Chain and sourcing to ensure accurate delivery performance at the lowest cost.
Develop order flow to meet customer requests at the lowest cost.
Develop and manage data sharing between Corning and External Manufacturing partners, including forecasts, capacity, and delivery schedules.
Partner with Global Supply Management to ensure rigorous procurement processes for ongoing outsourced manufacturing processes.
Implement manufacturing control processes to ensure ongoing product integrity.
Drive continuous improvement in quality metrics and establish and drive quality improvement programs with External Manufacturing partners and Corning functional departments.
Ensure effective use of engineering change controls and manage and minimize end-of-life issues.
Coordinate and manage ongoing production and post-production activities.
Clarify and secure the correct drawings, specifications, and raw materials used for Corning products.
Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing and supply chain operations.
Actively manage and execute cost-reduction projects.
Provide regular updates on cost-reduction initiatives, product performance, process improvement opportunities, and implementation progress with External Manufacturing partners.
Provide daily production and shipment reports.
Collect monthly reports and monthly spend reports from each External Manufacturing partner.
Provide weekly new product introduction status updates.

Desired Qualifications

Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
Ability to use artificial intelligence as a tool to complete different tasks.

Requisition Number: 79466

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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

Key Responsibility

1. Deliver products from EM to Corning’s customers on time.
• Understand and maintain the end-to-end flow between Corning and EMs, including demand and supply plan, provide operations support.
• Develop and implement KPI metrics and objectives to measure EM performance, including Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale, and Safety.
• Coordinate between Corning internal functions and EMs.
2. Create and execute the manufacturing operational strategy and objectives.
• Participate in business strategy build up and ensure our strategy and objectives aligned with overall business plan.
• Ensure our strategy implemented at our EMs without any deviation, understand our EMs’ needs and support our EMs to execute our strategy and objectives.
• Collaborate and prioritize our resource on new business and product opportunities drive by market requirements.
3. Collaborate with Supply Chain and sourcing to ensure accurate delivery performance at lowest cost.
• Develop the best order flow to be sure that we are meeting customer request at lowest cost.
• Develop and manage the data share between Corning and EMs, including but not limited to forecast, capacity, delivery schedule are updated.
• Partner with Global Supply Management to ensure rigorous procurement processes for ongoing outsourced manufacturing processes.
4. Implement manufacturing control processes to ensure ongoing product integrity.
• Drive continuous improvement on Quality Metrics. Establish and drive quality improvement programs with External Manufacturing Partners and Corning functional departments.
• Ensure strong utilization of engineering change controls and effectively manage and minimize end of life (EOL) issues.
• Coordinate and manage production and post-production activities on an ongoing basis.
• Clarify and secure the right drawings, spec, RM used for Corning products.
5. Drive continuous improvement in all aspects of manufacturing and supply chain
• Active management and execution of Cost reduction projects.
• Provide regular updates on cost reduction initiatives, product performance, process improvement opportunities and pushing EMs to implement.

6. Reporting and Score cards
• Daily production and shipment reports
• Monthly reports from each EM
• Monthly Spend Reports from each EM
• Weekly NPI status updates

Requipments

Education & Experience

Bachelors degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or relevant field of study. MBA is preferred.
At least 5 years’ experience working with a US based MNC in different functions in Supply Chain, Engineering, Project Management positions. At least 3 years’ experience in External Manufacturing, Contract Manufacturing, managing supplier and vendors, OEM, ODM or related supplier management experience.
Project management experience with hands on experience on how to use project management methodologies to manage multifunctional, multilocation projects.
Experience in managing manufacturing/supply chain in high-mix low volume manufacturing.

Required Skills

Fluent English speaking/writing is a must.
Working experience in ERP system (SAP or other systems).
Experience in MS office productivity tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) etc.
Flexibility to work across multiply time-zone in multiple languages, flexibility to balance the working time between US calendar and Chinese calendar.
Ability to travel (up to 40%) to EM sites in East and Central Asia to coordinate manufacturing activities.

Desired Skills

Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
Use AI as tool to complete different tasks.

Soft Skills

Good communication and negotiation skill.
Good understanding of culture different between different countries.
Attention to detail, passion for processes improvement, systems, and data handling.
Comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-tasked, high-energy environment.
High sense of responsibility and initiatives, self-motivated, and the ability to work with a wide cross-section of people in various locations.

Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at [email protected].

About the Company

Corning

Specialty glass, ceramics, and tech components

Corning develops and manufactures specialty glass, ceramics, and related components for a range of industries. Its engineered glass and ceramic materials are produced and integrated into devices and systems such as smartphone screens, high‑performance displays, optical networks, automotive emissions controls, and life‑science equipment. The company differentiates itself with a broad portfolio across multiple markets, material science expertise, reliable supply, and end‑to‑end components and systems. Its goal is to help customers achieve performance and reliability by providing durable, high‑quality materials and connected solutions that scale with growing demand.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Corning, NY
Founded: 1851

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