Strategic Program Manager- Process Optimization

Strategic Program Manager
- Process Optimization

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17-Sep-2026

Smart Infrastructure

Marketing

Position Title: Strategic Program Manager
- Process Optimization

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The Strategic Program Manager – Front-End 3rd-Party Manufacturing (3PM)/Process Optimization is responsible for applying advanced supply chain, procurement, logistics, manufacturing, and cost-management expertise within the electrical industry and power distribution equipment sector at the beginning of the order lifecycle. The primary objective is to ensure that orders planned for manufacturing by 3PMs are commercially and operationally optimized before the order enters the formal order-entry process.

The primary purpose of this position is to leverage supply-chain expertise and data-driven analysis to optimize the initial Bill of Materials (BOM), identify supply-chain and material risks, establish cost-improvement actions, and ensure material and supplier readiness before an order is released for manufacturing.

The Program Manager will work closely with Engineering, Procurement, Pricing, Finance, Operations, Project Management, and 3PMs to review and challenge the initial manufacturing approach and identify opportunities to improve product cost, material availability, supplier selection, logistics, lead times, inventory requirements, and overall profitability.

By bringing supply-chain expertise into the front end of the order process, the Program Manager will proactively identify and address potential issues before they become manufacturing, schedule, cost, supply-chain, or customer-delivery problems. This early intervention is critical to ensuring that the selected manufacturing strategy is both cost-competitive and operationally feasible before the order is committed to execution.

The Program Manager will serve as the key business contact for assigned 3PMs and will lead cross-functional actions related to BOM optimization, cost analysis and improvement, critical-material identification, supplier development, long-lead-time mitigation, purchasing strategy, logistics optimization, material availability, and manufacturing readiness.

The position will play a critical role in ensuring that supply-chain risks and cost-improvement opportunities are identified and addressed at the earliest possible stage, enabling the organization to make informed decisions before order entry and minimizing the risk of cost increases, material shortages, schedule delays, and customer-impacting issues during execution.

The success of this position will be measured by its ability to improve the front-end quality of contract-manufacturing decisions and prevent problems before they occur.

Key outcomes include:

• Improved initial BOM cost and competitiveness.
• Identification and mitigation of supply-chain risks before manufacturing begins.
• Reduction of material and manufacturing costs.
• Improved contract-manufacturer profitability and cost performance.
• Improved availability of critical and long-lead-time materials.
• Reduced manufacturing and logistics lead times.
• Reduced supply-chain disruptions and schedule risks.
• Increased visibility of material and cost risks.
• Improved overall order profitability.
• Increased standardization and automation of front-end supply-chain processes.

You will make an impact with the following responsibilities:

The Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring that supply-chain considerations are incorporated into the order decision before manufacturing starts, rather than addressing supply-chain problems after they have already impacted on cost or schedule.

• Front-End Supply Chain Assessment
• Review the order and initial BOM at the beginning of the process to identify cost, availability, sourcing, lead-time, logistics and manufacturing risks.
• Apply supply-chain…