Solution Lead, Product Life Cycle &Materials Management V

Solution Lead, Product Life Cycle & Materials Management
Competitive Pay Rate: $75-85/Hr
Approved Locations: 100% remote; Preferred Sunnyvale, CA or Seattle, WA
Duration: Initial 12-month contract; extensions/conversion based on performance
Start: Targeting January/February 2024
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, disability + PTO & sick time available
Job Description: Solution Lead, Product Life Cycle and Materials Management
Role Description:
The business enablement team within Reality Labs is looking for a Solution Lead with deep functional and operational understanding and expertise in consumer electronics Product Life Cycle and materials management. The candidate must have business and technical systems expertise as it pertains to product data management including engineering change orders, bill-of-materials and cost management. Excellent command of PDM and materials management systems is a must . The candidate must also have practical experience in the management of product structures, change processes and working in the PLM-engineering- materials management-supplier quadrant.
Responsibilities:

• Interface with engineering, Product Life Cycle, materials management and supplier teams to define comprehensive process and system strategies that provide flexibility and are scalable as well as sustainable
• Contribute to PLM, engineering and materials management plans by providing comprehensive capability development analyzes and solution development roadmaps to implement goals defined by the strategies
• Define functional requirements and develop detailed solution designs to meet operational outcomes that conform to customer and business requirements
• Define solutions that allow for efficient and holistic Product Life Cycle and materials management execution
• Support business partners in drafting and analyzing business cases for new initiatives
• Facilitate workshops with cross-functional teams to gather detailed requirements
• Develop strategies and solutions for on-boarding trading partners with respect to systems integration and data collection
• Set goals for the accuracy and completeness of Product Life Cycle and materials management reporting
• Drive operational and system improvements to enable efficient cost-management processes
• Develop sustainable solutions to integrate with different supply chain partners globally for transparent product data and supply chain visibility
• Design and Develop solutions that support data analytics best practices for data visualizations and root cause investigation.
• Document and maintain detailed architectural, business workflow and system process maps
• Identify opportunities for process and system optimization near and mid-term and contribute to long range strategic planning
• Collaborate with training organizations to develop reference documentation and educational materials for partners and internal resources

Requirements:

• At least 10 years' experience in Product Life Cycle, engineering or materials management.
• Experience using Team Center or other PLM tools and cost management tools
• Working business understanding of Forecast to Plan, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay and Issue to Resolution processes
• Excellent communication, creative, critical thinking, problem-solving, planning, prioritization, project management, teamwork and organization skills
• Experience with databases and SQL.
• Experience working in high-volume consumer electronics industry.
• Experience bringing new products to market.
• Strong analytical skills and interpersonal experience.
• Proven track record in building internal and external customer relationships.
• Exposure to agile and scrum work management techniques.
• Demonstrated problem-solving experience.
• Proven track record of project and time management.
• Experience in delivering business value.

Preferred:

• Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar related disciplines.
• Six Sigma and / or DMAIC trained.
• Experience with any of the following: Oracle, SAP, Teamcenter, Windchill, Agile, I2.
• Experience with Design to Manufacturing best practices.
• Experience with machine learning, AI and machine predictability solutions.
• Project Management certification or Management degree

Travel: This position may require some short-term travel, both domestically and internationally.