HD MX - Program Manager

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world.

What’s yours?

One of the pillars of our North American division is spread across four different sites in Mexico where a blend of manufacturing and fabrication occurs. At each location we pride ourselves on exemplary safety and employee-first standards, as we pioneer production processes to be best in class. It is our focus on quality and growth that makes us an employer of choice and helps us maintain our culture of excellence.

Position Overview

We are seeking a strategic Program Manager to lead our Materials Optimization and Governance initiatives. This critical new role bridges the gap between Engineering, Operations, and Strategy. The successful candidate will own the  cradle-to-grave  lifecycle of material utilization—ensuring that from the earliest stages of New Product Design (NPD) through to daily manufacturing processes, every piece of material is maximized as a value-add component of the final product.
You will drive the journey toward optimal material efficiency by establishing launch standards, governing scrap and shrink reduction processes, and implementing cutting-edge technology solutions.

What you'll do

1. Launch Standards & Value Engineering (Design Phase)

• Design for Value (DTV) Integration:
Partner with the Design to Value team to formulate, prioritize, and execute their strategy. Ensure  Design to Value  principles are integrated into the New Product Development (NPD) phase, influencing material selection and part geometry to minimize inherent waste.

• Launch Standardization:
Define and enforce  Max Scrap Standards  for new product launches. Ensure that scrap targets are realistic, benchmarked, and aggressively managed from Day 1 of production.

• Make vs. Buy Strategy:
Lead rigorous  Make vs. Buy  analyses for components and materials, balancing cost, quality, and material yield implications to drive strategic sourcing decisions.

• SME Leverage:
Identify and mobilize internal and external Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to drive Value Engineering initiatives. Orchestrate the right resources to reduce material mass or cost without compromising product performance.

2. Process Efficiency & Governance (Operational Phase)

• Scrap & Shrink Governance:
Establish a robust governance framework for material consumption. Manage metrics related to process scrap, yield loss, and material shrink.

• WIP & Inventory Management:
Oversee Goods Issue and Work-in-Progress (WIP) management processes to ensure physical material flow matches system data, eliminating  ghost  inventory and variance.

• Point of Use Optimization:
Implement  Point of Use  consumption strategies to ensure materials are tracked and utilized efficiently at the exact location of assembly.

• Packaging Strategy Execution:
Collaborate with the Packaging Engineering team to support the development and execution of their strategy, ensuring initiatives align with broader material…