Industrialization Project Manager_VM

Job Summary

Industrialization project leader is responsible for taking a new product from prototype to mass production. Act as the critical bridge between the Research & Development (R&D)/Engineering teams and the Manufacturing/Operations teams. The primary goal is to ensure that a product can be manufactured reliably, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

Job Responsibilities

•  Project Planning and Management
• Develop Master Plan: Create, own, and manage the comprehensive industrialization project plan, including timelines, milestones, deliverables, and critical path analysis.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify potential risks to the project (technical, supply chain, quality, budget) and develop mitigation strategies.
• Resource Allocation: Coordinate with department heads to secure the necessary resources, including personnel, equipment, and facility space.
• Reporting and Communication : Provide regular status updates, reports, and presentations to key stakeholders, including senior management, on project progress, risks, and budget.
• Technical and Process Leadership
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM/DFA):  Collaborate with the design engineering team early in the development cycle to ensure the product design is optimized for efficient manufacturing and assembly.
• Process Definition:  Define, develop, and document the entire manufacturing process, from raw material intake to final product packaging.
• Tooling and Equipment:  Lead the specification, procurement, installation, and qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) of all necessary manufacturing equipment, jigs, fixtures, and tooling.
• Pilot and Pre-production Runs:  Plan and manage pilot production runs to test the manufacturing process, identify issues, and validate equipment and procedures before full-scale launch.
• Production Ramp-Up:  Oversee the gradual increase in production volume (ramp-up), monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) like yield, cycle time, and quality.
• Documentation:  Ensure all manufacturing documentation, such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and process control plans, are created, validated, and released.
• Cross-Functional Team Coordination
• Central Point of Contact:  Act as the primary liaison between all involved departments, including R&D, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Production, and Marketing.
• Facilitate Collaboration:  Lead cross-functional team meetings to drive decisions, resolve conflicts, and ensure alignment on project goals.
• Manage Stakeholder Expectations:  Clearly communicate project objectives and constraints to all stakeholders to ensure a shared understanding and manage expectations.
• Quality and Compliance
• Quality Standards:  Work with the Quality Assurance team to define quality criteria, inspection methods, and control plans for the product and process.
• Validation and Qualification:  Ensure that the manufacturing process is fully validated to consistently produce products that meet specifications.
• Regulatory Compliance:  Ensure the manufacturing process and facility comply with all relevant industry standards and government regulations (e.g., ISO, FDA, CE).
• Root Cause Analysis:  Lead problem-solving efforts for any failures or deviations encountered during pilot runs and production ramp-up.
• Supply Chain and Procurement
• Supplier Qualification:  Collaborate with the procurement team to identify, evaluate, and qualify suppliers for critical components and raw materials.
• Material Readiness:  Ensure a stable and qualified supply chain is in place to support production launch and ramp-up.
• Bill of Materials (BOM) Management:  Oversee the transition of the Engineering BOM (eBOM) to a Manufacturing BOM (mBOM), ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Financial and Budget Management
• Budget Development:  Develop and manage the project budget, including Capital Expenditures (CapEx) for equipment and Operational Expenditures (OpEx) for materials and labor.
• Cost Tracking:  Monitor project spending against the budget and report on any variances.
• Cost Optimization:  Continuously look for opportunities to reduce manufacturing costs without compromising quality

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor or above in mechanical and electrical engineering related majors
• >5 years manufacturing field experience; Below experience is desirable:
• Cross functional experience in MOE/TEF/Project management
• Experienced industrialization project from 0->1
• Interpersonal skill and emotional intelligence to work in complex project and business environment.
• Understand the orchestration of Industrialization (Process development, Machine Build, Sample build, Production planning) as well as SE (Industrialization, purchasing, engineering, supporting function)
• Intrinsic motivation and driving power to accomplish ultimate business objectives Q/C/D/T having the most competitive product in the market
• Personal character: take calculated risk, self runner, creative at the same time systematic, learning ambition and capability, resilience towards pressure, pragmatic and efficient   
• Good project management skill (resource, time, risk)
• Excellent English both in written and oral.