Senior Program Manager, Supplier Business Operations - Cloud Supply Chain
Core
Build trusted relationships with supplier executives to align leadership expectations, optimize capacity, and ensure accountability through strategic governance and data-driven planning.
Role type
Senior Program Manager, Supplier Business Operations
Builds
Cloud supply chain operations, factory onboarding, capacity expansion, and material allocation strategies
Domain
Cloud hardware, hyperscale infrastructure, semiconductor, electronics, and complex global manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier relationship management, strategic governance, data-driven planning, capacity optimization, risk escalation, lean process methodologies, material allocation, production sequencing, recovery planning, cross-functional leadership, global team management, new product introduction, factory qualification, mass-production ramping, commercial strategy, cost management, Lean/Six Sigma, analytics, automation, AI-enabled operations
Preferred skills
Experience in high-tech industry, integrating AI/automation/analytics into workflows, managing multiple strategic suppliers across regions/time zones, leading NPI and lifecycle transitions
Technologies
Materials requirement planning systems, S&OP tools, ERP systems, analytics platforms, automation tools
Responsibilities
Develop executive business reviews and operational scorecards, optimize supplier capacity and production readiness, establish goals and escalation mechanisms, monitor supplier performance and institute corrective measures, drive factory onboarding and capacity expansion, lead decision-making for material allocation and recovery plans, promote continuous improvement using lean methodologies, act as primary escalation point for critical supplier risks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership