Description & Requirements
Position Summary:
The Senior Manager, AME is responsible for all advanced manufacturing engineering activities for Lifstyle Division Professional solution. On top of running business related support ; participation in lighting and signal processing products launches is key. The AME engineering team is involved in the early phases of new products development to determine capital and labor estimates and also drives design for manufacturing to ensure new products meet quality and cost targets. Under the direction of the Senior Manager, the AME process groups will develop manufacturing plans to industrialize a new product. Industrialization includes the determination of manufacturing assembly processes required to build, planning, purchasing the JIG-s; excusing the fixture, and any other( by development defined) test equipment.
The senior AME manager has to be the main contact between operations/plants and development.
The position is fully responsible for all factories , incl. contract manufacturing related AME activities within the Harman Lifestyle Division Professional solution with special definition, responsibility alignment between development and operations.
While test concept, software development has to be executed by engineering, all operations entity has to managed for timely aligned execution of tester, Jig-s , fixtures ordering and installation.
With software, hardware, test concept development related experience main contact for development in case of any escalation, delay
This function has to support a business with ~ 900 Mio USD yearly turnover.
Your Team
Your team will have direct report , and indirect report . Indirect reports are the factory engineering managers, process definition with factories and R&D is key.
Position Summary:
Manage the AME organization ( direct, indirect)
Define roles and responsibilities within operations from AME point of view
Lead AME operations process end-to-end in the entire organization of Professional Solution
Be the first line contact to development
Work out processes with quality about complain related improvements
Build, maintain and improve continuous improvement system
Provides cost estimation for equipment during ne wproduct introduction phase
Develops recommendations to the Project Team for the best assembly equipment, and processes to efficiently meet the capabilities as defined by the Project Management
Share concepts with other involved sites to assure standardization and taking into account lessons learned
Build up, work out a process to ensure new products are designed to minimize the manufacturing cost and align with process capability and taking account lessons learned
Support equipment ordering, installation, start up and ramp up globally on other involved sites,
Support equipment readiness based on project milestones
Develop equipment for serial condition and to basis business case, supporting other manufacturing sites
Continuously monitor and evaluate new processes, technologies in connection with new products to assure the most efficient industrialization to meet with basis business case
Drives standardization globally with all manufacturing regions on process equipment and materials to ensure global standards
Drives Industrialization and manufacturing standard for optimization projects
Review readiness of operation for projects
In case of development delay find solutions with development for solution from HW point of view
Manage department budgets for entire group including compensation, benefits, and expense
Manage manufacturing capital spending in the region
What You Need
BA/BS Degree; MBA or Master’s degree preferred
10+ years of experience in AME role manufacturing
Test process definition experience is welcomed
Strong analytical skills
Knowledge in SW, HW development process
Very good people , communication , collaboration management
Fluent English knowledge
Capability, willingness to work in a worldwide , cross functional environment
Eligible for travelling
Willingness to travel up to 25 % of the time.
What We Offer
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Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment.
Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN/Samsung products (JBL, Harman Kardon, AKG etc.)
Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies.
An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development in an innovative and collaborative culture.
“Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.
Work on best-in-class emerging technologies and an atmosphere that pushes you to give your best.
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