NPI Sourcing & Materials Program Manager

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Major Responsibilities Supply Strategy & Component Sourcing Develop and execute product-specific sourcing strategies aligned with product requirements, program timing, cost targets, supply chain resilience, and global commodity strategy.

Partner with Engineering to translate product and technical requirements into sourcing strategies and supplier requirements.

Assess AVL alignment and identify supplier capability, capacity, technology, cost, or resilience gaps; partner with Commodity Management on AVL expansion and modification.

As Required Lead RFQ, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and sourcing recommendations, ensuring competitive market coverage and appropriate supplier alternatives.

Develop and utilize should-cost models, market intelligence, and quotation data to drive competitive total cost.

Maintain strong supplier relationships and contribute to supplier scorecards and business reviews.

Material Readiness & NPI Execution Own material readiness for assigned NPI programs from early development through ramp and stabilization.

Integrate sourcing actions, material requirements, supplier readiness, purchasing activities, cost targets, and risk mitigation into the overall program plan.

Monitor BOM changes, engineering releases, lead times, purchase orders, supplier commitments, and material availability against build and launch milestones.

Drive clear-to-build readiness, shortage resolution, risk buys, advanced purchasing, recovery plans, and other actions required to protect program timing.

Provide clear visibility to material status, open issues, risks, and required decisions.

Cost & Commercial Management Own BOM cost tracking, validation, and variance management throughout the NPI lifecycle.

Align supplier quotations, cost assumptions, tooling, NRE, tariffs, logistics, and other material costs with program targets.

Identify and communicate cost gaps and the impact of engineering, supplier, sourcing, or program changes.

Support supplier negotiations, cost reduction, value analysis/value engineering, and other cost optimization opportunities.

Balance piece price with quality, capacity, lead time, resilience, and total cost of ownership when making sourcing decisions.

Supplier Readiness, Risk & Resilience Assess and manage supplier readiness, capacity, lead time, quality, part availability, and supply chain risk for critical components.

Identify and actively manage single-source, sole-source, long-lead, constrained, and other high-risk components.

Lead product-specific alternate sourcing, AVL expansion, dual/multi-sourcing, supplier qualification, capacity mitigation, and contingency strategies.

Monitor supplier performance and drive recovery or corrective actions when risks threaten program timing or supply continuity.

Partner with Commodity Management and suppliers to resolve escalated supply, capacity, quality, and commercial issues.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Process Excellence Serve as the primary supply and material representative in NPI core teams, gate reviews, build readiness reviews, supplier reviews, and launch readiness discussions.

Lead cross-functional decision-making and problem solving across Engineering, Project Management, Quality, Operations, Commodity Management, Purchasing, Finance, and suppliers.

Use structured, data-driven decision tools to evaluate sourcing, cost, material, and supplier decisions.

Provide concise leadership communication on sourcing progress, material…