Ringly, a recognized leader in fashionable
wearable technology, is actively seeking a
Director of Manufacturing Operations, responsible
for all aspects of the Company’s manufacturing
and supply chain operations. Reporting to the VP
of Operations, this is a key leadership position
within the Company as it continues to establish
itself as the leader in the fashionable technology jewelry market.
As a senior member of the team, you will be
responsible for working with the management team
in guiding the Company’s direction, strategy,
planning and execution for manufacturing
operations. This includes supply chain
management, manufacturing, EMS and fulfillment
strategies. You will work closely with our
product development team to develop and
continuously improve our existing and next generation products.
DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS (New York, NY)
The Director of Manufacturing Operations manages
the manufacturing and sourcing activities for
both new product introduction and lifecycle management of existing products.
Key Responsibilities:
· Establish strategic direction and set
goals for the manufacturing operations of the
company, including growth management, cost, quality and delivery.
· Lead strategic sourcing for components
and manufacturing services across the company
including negotiating pricing, terms, and
contracts with suppliers ensuring the lowest total cost of ownership.
· Tackle and solve challenging start-up
problems that require resourcefulness, creative
thinking, collaboration, and often with less than complete information.
· Direct employees, external resources,
contract manufactures, vendors and third-party
logistics vendors as required to build and ship the Company’s products.
· Setup, support, maintain, and improve
manufacturing line design, process definition,
cycle time reduction, and yield analysis and optimization.
· Identify, recommend and implement changes
to improve productivity and reduce cost and
scrap, monitor scrap and rework data.
· Direct the establishment, implementation
and maintenance of production standards.
· Work closely with development engineering
to ensure DF(x) standards are considered during
all stages of the product development and manufacturing processes.
· Manage all aspects of the quality
control, documentation process and related
systems and tools, including the management of
compliance testing and certification.
· Perform miscellaneous duties and projects as assigned and required.
Qualifications:
· 5+ years of combined engineering and
management experience in consumer electronics
product development and manufacturing, delivering
products from prototype to high volume.
· Experience working directly with and
managing the daily operations of overseas suppliers and contract manufacturers.
· Experience in consumer electronic test, certification and validation.
· Must have a working understanding of NPI,
HW, and SW development processes, as well as
engineering trade-offs and decision-making in a start-up environment.
· Experience at a consumer electronics
device start-up is strongly desired.
· Experience in the materials management of
high volume electronics, custom materials and
mechanical parts, from planning through
procurement, negotiation, and
execution/administration of procurement agreements.
· Experience in creating international
supply chain architectures including vendor
selection, qualification and EMS contracts.
· Proven ability to drive continuous cost
improvement programs within all aspects of manufacturing and supply chain.
· Ability to establish inbound quality
control processes for materials and components.
· Ability to lead and thrive in a complex,
multi-cultural/international, multidisciplinary team.
· Strong interpersonal and communication
skills, with the ability to think creatively, be
a self-starter working independently as necessary.
· Recruiting, hiring and management of
high-performing individuals and teams.
· BS/MS in industrial or mechanical
engineering, or business administration, or a
4-year technical degree in related discipline.
· Regular domestic and international travel will be required.
Contact us at <mailto:jobs_at_ringly.com>jobs_at_ringly.com if you are interested.
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Received on 2017-01-18 14:38:23