Program Manager

Job Description :

Key skills : Stamping, NPI, Supply chain exp

Overall exp : 10yrs

Relevant exp : 5+yrs

Budget : 20LPA

The Assistant Manager, Program Management (NPI) position will be based in Hyderabad, India. In this position, you will report to the Manager, Program Management and will be responsible for facilitating Nextracker’s Product Development. He / she ensures that Nextracker's products and installation out-perform customer expectations, are of the highest quality possible, and develops customer loyalty by optimizing the product to meet customer needs and providing great technical support services on the Nextracker product.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates :

Passionate drive to innovate and create

Integrity to the core

Enthusiastic customer focus

Consistent interactive teamwork

Desire for continuous improvement and top performance.

Here is a glimpse of what you will do :

Coordinate the day-to-day activities required to deliver all projects and deliverables on time.

Develop the overall prioritization, milestones, deliverables, and success criteria.

Coordinate with cross functional teams (i.e. product management, engineering, quality, project engineering, applications engineering) and suppliers to formulate and review task plans and deliverable items.

Providing recommendations based on product development expertise with focus guided by balancing quality, speed to market, cost reduction, and constructability.

Host recurring project meetings and deliver status updates to all stakeholders

Identifying potential failures, initiating appropriate corrective actions and managing risks to the program's successful outcome

Checking for associated documents creation & transfer from owner to user.

Ensuring material or part sample evaluation (FAI, Load Test & FFF) and new part qualification (FAA) completion.

To check for all modifications reflected in system before moving to tooling / part ordering.

Manage external dependencies and logistics

Feasibility study, estimate, quote, evaluate, specify and purchase capital equipment and tooling for new programs or modifications to existing programs to budget.

Support product development, sales, and marketing as requested

Here is some of what you will need (required) :

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering / MBA in Operations or a related discipline.

Overall 10+ years of experience and minimum 5 years of experience in Program Management / Project Management in NPI domain.

Experience in working with Global teams and suppliers.

Knowledge of project management application JIRA is preferable.

Strong interpersonal skills, Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Here are a few of our preferred experiences

Demonstrated leadership capabilities with proven management experience

Knowledge of PV technology and its applications is preferred

Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management

Self-starting mindset, attention to details.

Intermediate to Advance excel skills (familiar with formula VLOOKUP, sum if, etc.), and PPT.