East/West Manufacturing Enterprises (EWME) is a fast growing, Austin-based, Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) Electronics Contract Manufacturing company. Our work environment is casual and fun, but we also work hard. The ideal candidate will be positive, proactive, innovative, and have a “can-do” attitude. The candidate will be comfortable doing whatever needs to be done to make the manufacturing process run efficiently.
The Program Manager will assist in creating customer quotes. The quote process involves receiving a Request for Quote (RFQ) along with a Bill of Materials (BoM) spreadsheet and circuit board artwork from the customer. Creating the quote is done by cleaning up the BoM, researching the distributor prices of all the parts listed in the BoM, and computing labor hours associated for the job.
1. Responsibilities
- Leads cross functional team members to meet customer requirements and complies with quality policies, procedures and practices
- Drive projects to completion: proactively and continuously manage ambiguity and risks, balance competing priorities, apply superior judgment and timely decision making.
- Able to engage in technical discussions with customers during the project stages on design, BOM discrepancy and and manufacturing areas
- Responsible for the management, performance and completion of all projects for specified customers.
- Coordinate with the customer and EWME Team (Planning, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing and other functional areas), manage and direct all phases of projects from inception to completion.
- Provide tailored quotations to customers by utilizing sales and technical knowledge for the preparation of quotation packages for projects
- Maintain contact with customers regarding technical specifications. Follow up on Engineering change notifications and ensure implementation of the same.
- Ensure Production & material planning is done in accordance with the Customer’s schedule and follow up on shortages Materials readiness review.
- Coordinate inter-departmental meetings to track the progress towards achieving Customer needs as well as organization goals.
- Escalation - Address complex customer requests or requirements that cannot be handled individually by the Program Manager or require senior level attention.
- Coordinate with the Customer in solving any quality related issues
- Manage customer relationships and target new customers
- Coordinate bid strategy with the sales team and interpret customer requirements to offer supply chain solutions that add value for both the customer and East/West.
- Ensure consistent, competitive and profitable material pricing
- Perform pricing strategies in support of ongoing sales efforts
2. Qualifications
- Strong leadership skills including the ability to properly motivate and influence.
- Subject matter expertise in purchasing/quoting for an Electronic Contract Manufacturer
- Ability to read and comprehend Bill of Materials and work instructions
- Good knowledge in manufacturing assembly processes and LEAN manufacturing.
- Experience in leading NPI Project desirable
- Experience managing projects of varying complexity and scope
- Strong verbal/written communication skills required.
- Strong computer skills including Google Docs, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, ERP systems
- Ability to work independently, prioritize and manage tasks to meet deadlines and expectations with minimal supervision
- Confident, professional demeanor and ability to maintain composure in a busy environment
3. Education
- Preferred applicant to have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience. (5 years’ experience in a managerial capacity in a PCBA manufacturing environment.)
Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
