Supply Chain NPI & DME Leader

Overview

Support bringing the right people in the right place. By creating desirable solutions and great experiences that enrich people’s daily lives and the health of our planet, we want to be a driving force in delivering enjoyable and sustainable living. We go to work every day determined to shape living for the better – for our customers and for the health of our planet.

For that, we employ great people from a wide variety of backgrounds – not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because we believe that diverse perspectives make our business stronger and more innovative. If you share our values, come find your place in our global community.

You will be based in our Kinston, NC location. This shift will start at 8:00 am and end 5:00 pm observing a hybrid work schedule.

Please be advised that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position at this time.

As the Supply Chain NPI & DME Leader, reporting to the Supply Chain Director of New Product Development for Electrolux North America, you will serve as the primary integrator between Supply Chain and all cross‑functional partners involved in New Product Introductions (NPIs) and engineering changes. This onsite role, based in Kinston, NC, is responsible for coordinating all Supply Chain deliverables, ensuring seamless execution from concept through launch.

In this position, you will lead and align Supply Chain activities across Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, and local site Supply Chain teams, acting as the central point of coordination for new part introductions, model launches, engineering change notices, and new supplier onboarding. You will champion collaboration by driving clear communication, synchronizing timelines, and ensuring all functional stakeholders remain aligned on requirements, risks, and readiness plans.

• Lead all Supply Chain deliverables for product development and launches, ensuring full compliance with EPM/CP gate requirements.
• Serve as the Supply Chain core team representative, approving deliverables and launch‑readiness metrics.
• Coordinate build readiness (DVT/MVT/MP/SOP), including component availability, shipping plans, and build sequencing.
• Identify long‑lead items, manage schedule risks, and drive premium‑freight mitigation when needed.
• Partner with Purchasing, R&D, and site Planners to execute effective phase‑in/phase‑out plans, minimizing E&O (including Tier 2 impacts).
• Act as the single point of contact for NPI, ECN, and cost‑out activities; participate in all cross‑functional project and change‑management forums.
• Serve as the ECN approver for all NPI and DME changes, ensuring controlled execution by issuing clear implementation directives to the Materials team, validating stop‑orders, coordinating inventory disposition plans, and securing alignment on rollout timing to prevent supply or production disruptions.
• Manage the project‑to‑operations handoff to guarantee a seamless transition.
• Foster a high‑performance culture focused on accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Identify supply chain risks and develop contingency plans for supplier issues, capacity constraints, and logistics delays.
• Drive continuous improvement of NPI processes, documentation, and plannings standard.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, logistics, engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in areas such as advanced materials, logistics and production planning in a manufacturing setting.
• Advanced knowledge of MRP systems like AS400 (Mapics) and JDE system, SAP system is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of materials planning, production scheduling, warehouse, material handling operations, receiving and materials flow.
• Strong communication skill, both verbal and written (English) and the ability to lead and collaborate effectively. Strong computer skills – Excel, Word, Powerpoint.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone. The employee frequently is…