Operations Program Manager

Overview

Manage end‑to‑end lifecycle of custom manufacturing projects, coordinating cross‑functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• capacity planning
• supply chain
• engineering oversight
• project tracking
• risk management
• process improvement

Tasks

-Capacity & Production Planning: Coordinate with operations teams to align project demand with production capacity and resources. -Project Leadership: Serve as the primary owner of assigned strategic accounts or projects, driving execution across engineering, supply chain, production, and customer interface. -Supply Chain & Long-Lead Materials: Monitor procurement of critical components, anticipate risks, and escalate/mitigate supply chain delays. -Cross-Functional Coordination: Facilitate alignment between sales, engineering, supply chain, production, and finance to ensure smooth hand nd execution. -Risk Management: Identify risks (technical, supply, capacity, commercial) and lead mitigation planning to protect project commitments. -Engineering Oversight: Track engineering deliverables, drawing releases, and change management to meet project milestones. -Project Tracking & Reporting: Establish and maintain detailed schedules, status reports, and dashboards for internal stakeholders and customers. -Customer Interface: Act as point of contact for project updates, change requests, and issue resolution, ensuring a positive customer experience. -Process Improvement: Contribute to standardizing project management practices, tools, and templates across strategic/custom projects.

Requirements

• product lifecycle
• low voltage
• pmp
• erp/mrp
• bachelor's
• problem solving

What You Bring

-Strong knowledge of product lifecycle processes and complex hardware manufacturing workflows -5-10 years of experience in program management operations in a manufacturing environment -Familiarity with low and medium voltage, industrial-sized equipment technologies is a strong plus -Demonstrated career ambition with a track record of growth and increasing responsibility; highly promotable with the potential to take on broader leadership roles within a fast-paced, high-growth organization -PMP certification preferred, but not required -Strong understanding of cross-functional business operations (engineering, supply chain, production, quality). -Experience working with highly customized or made-to-order products is highly desirable -Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Operations, Business Management, or a related field -Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills -Basic experience with ERP/MRP systems and backlog management tools

People Also Searched For

About Industrial Electric Mfg. (Iem)

-Early adoption of CAD/CAM fabrication in 1979. -Supplies electrical distribution and switchgear to tech giants like HP and Apple. -Subsidiary IEM Power Systems offers turnkey power solutions worldwide.

Sector Specialisms