Npi Operations Manager

Summary

Join Western Digital and lead a cross-functional team as Product Owner, managing operational activities for multiple products throughout their lifecycle. You will represent Operations in core product teams, making key decisions and commitments. Responsibilities include qualification planning, coordinating with various departments during product development and manufacturing, ensuring production readiness, managing BOM and SKUs, maintaining internal software and databases, and improving business processes. This role requires a BS/B.Tech in a relevant field and 3-5 years of program management and NPI experience in EMS/Semiconductor. Strong analytical, presentation, and communication skills are essential, along with experience in multinational teams. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, health insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• BS/ B Tech in Engineering / Supply Chain Management/ Management / Science, MS/M Tech/ MBA preferred
• 3-5 years of Program Management and New Product Introduction (NPI) experience specializing in EMS/Semiconductor
• Possess good analytical & presentation skills. Knowledge in the Semiconductor industry NPI, supply chain processes, and activities
• Very strong data analytics, presentation, and communication skills
• Great communication skills with proven ability to work in a cross-functionally dynamic environment
• Experience in working with a multinational team and the ability to work independently with internal customers at all levels & with various cultural backgrounds
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to multitask, constructively challenge the status quo, provide solutions and implement new processes
• Working knowledge of applications such as MS Excel, MS projects, Agile & SAP

Responsibilities

• Manage a cross-functional POM Team responsible for identifying and managing operational activities of multiple products throughout their life cycle and representing Operations in the Core team
• Make decisions and commitments on behalf of the Operations team in the Product Line Core Team (PLCT) and Product Development Team (PDT) meetings
• Identify and prepare a qualification plan for product development, samples, and manage the qualification builds for the client SSD organization
• Coordinate with Supply Chain Planning teams, Procurement, Sales Operations, and Factory Management during the development and manufacturing ramp-up of the product
• Ensure Low Volume Manufacturing (LVM) and production readiness by coordinating with Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales Operations, and Factory
• Ensure Bill of Material (BOM) and SKU management requirements are met
• Maintain and update Western Digital’s internal software and databases to reflect existing and future NPI /Engineering demand, assembly instructions, build, and engineering sample plan
• Maintain and lead efforts to improve our models and further, automate and optimize business processes and cost-reduction activities
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously and interact with different teams both internally and externally

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit
• The Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• The Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents