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Cisco New Product Introduction Site Lead in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
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At Cisco, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. Yes, our technology changes the way the world works, lives, plays and learns, but our edge comes from our people.
Your role would be to help Cisco Supply Chain to unleash the full power of digitization. As we are subject to a constant change deploying processes, policies and technologies to help us to be successful and we need talented individuals like you to contribute to our journey.
You will be part of a Regional Supply Chain Operations team accountable of guiding and leading our manufacturing partners to meet our customers' expectations as well as helping Cisco to create, implement and adopt new processes, platforms and technologies that enables better customer experience.
We are looking for authentic, self-motivated and passionate candidates willing to enroll to a best-in-class team. Analytical in thinking, curious about how things are working and hands-on preference. A candidate that actively seeks opportunities for improvement, increase efficiency by digitizing, simplifying and automating our processes and tools.
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The New Product Introduction (NPI) Lead is the primary technical interface to the Manufacturing Partner site and is accountable for leading programs including strategy development, supporting analysis & stakeholder engagement for roadmap deployment for products and transformational projects.Workw closely with Product Operations, Business Units, Central Project Management teams, Technical Leaders and Regional Operations leaders to develop and deploye the network strategy at a site level. Position requires strong knowledge on PCBA manufacturing operations and SMT technology roadmap.
What you'll do
Supports manufacturing engineering functions at the manufacturing sites including:
- Support NPI launch and govern sustaining products within manufacturing partners.
- Assesses existing manufacturing lines and lays out new manufacturing process flows using industrial engineering principles (lean, minimal touch, strong visual controls).
- Communicate highly-complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others to adopt a different point of view.
- Debugs process and product problems using advanced techniques, collects data and analyzed yield problems to drive corrective action.
- Designs the materials replenishment system to align with manufacturing processes, applies industrial engineering principles (lean, minimal touch, supermarkets, kanban, etc.).
- Evaluates, develops and selects standards, tools and knowledge requirements for skill and career development.
- Initiates technologies required for new products and processes.
- Lead and manages product transfers activities and develops its strategy from a manufacturing perspective.
- Manage plan capacity and planning strategy.
- Manage suppliers and manufacturing partners, initiates cost reduction programs, assists with the development of six sigma goals.
- Provides mentoring, guidance and instructions to less-experienced team members and colleagues.
- Performs the most highly-complex Manufacturing Engineering tasks using extensive business experience.
Who you are
* * Typically requires a BS/MS in IE/EE/ME with 10+ years of experience at an electronics manufacturing factory.
* * Industry knowledge and understanding of electronics manufacturing processes and quality systems.
* * Working knowledge of statistical methods (SPC, AQL), as used in a Mfg. context.
* * Clarity in documenting issues. Persistence in following up on root cause analysis & corrective actions by responsible parties.
* * Excellent communication skills with internal teams and external partners.
* * Statistical analysis knowledge is plus.
* * Ability to multi-task and solve complex problems.
* * Ability to self-motivate with a strong desire to learn and ability to be flexible.
* * Strong written & verbal communication skills (in English).
* * Proven Program Management experience.
* * Experience in a Cross-Cultural and global work environment.
* * Lead and Drive change in collaboration with a diverse cross-functional team.
* * Strong business acumen and commercial awareness.
* * You feel comfortable working under high pressure and get results with minimal direction.
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Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.