Manufacturing Program Manager

This hybrid role expects you to work from an HPE office on average 2 days per week.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge‑to‑cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next, values diverse backgrounds, offers flexibility, and is committed to inclusion and bold innovation.

Leads internal projects to ensure scope, time, budget and quality expectations are met through planning, controlling and managing. Manages corporate and third‑party vendor efforts to plan, build, and implement solutions to internal problems and issues.

As a Manufacturing Program Manager (MPM) within Supply Chain Operations (SCO), you will release new hardware products and lead end‑to‑end product lifecycle from introduction to decline. You will drive overall performance improvements in Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Risk mitigation, as well as manage sustaining product engineering changes, process development or improvements, and represent the organization in cross‑functional initiatives.

• Manage internal projects of varying complexity, including CM or ODM based designs.
• Support the development and rollout of Supply Chain processes related to NPI and Product Lifecycle Management; create new process maps, procedures, work instructions, checklists, templates, and other documents as needed.
• Ensure Supply Chain/manufacturing requirements are met and delivered on time, at lowest cost, with quality.
• Identify and lead cross‑functional SCO extended team members to identify, communicate and mitigate issues and risks; develop schedules and provide deliverables and documentation.
• Work with key internal customers to develop supply‑chain strategy and lead the cross‑functional project team to ensure execution aligns with overall business objectives.
• Manage project team, including internal and external resources of 20+ people from multiple countries; mentor and encourage skill development.
• Lead day‑to‑day program activities: set expectations, provide results, communicate progress, balance priorities/interdependencies, and drive resolution of issues and roadblocks.
• Manage stakeholder relationships at upper levels; communicate requirements, supervise progress, report project status and issues to internal partners, management, and extended team.
• Represent supply‑chain aspects of product throughout its lifecycle with support from Product Line Management, Engineering, and other functions.

• In‑depth understanding of NPI process, phase gates and Product Lifecycle Management.
• Thrives in an innovative, dynamic environment; comfortable challenging status quo; creative and passionate about implementing innovative solutions and new working models.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, proactively pull resources/information, and make decisions based on available information.
• Self‑motivated, adaptable to fast‑paced environments, passionate about delivering results that exceed expectations.
• Strong influencing and relationship‑management skills; deals effectively with internal and external partners at operational and executive levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; translates complex supply‑chain concepts into clear messages appropriate to audience level.
• Excellent project‑management skills, including planning, scheduling, interdependencies, priorities, risk, and change management.
• Quick learner, open‑minded, excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Confirm team leader/player in a cross‑functional team; collaborates well with internal and external partners.

• First‑level university degree.
• 7+ years in project‑management roles or similar roles/businesses.

Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Change Management, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross‑Functional Teamwork, Data Collection Management,…