Contract Manufacturing Manager

Contract Manufacturing Manager

The Contract Manufacturing Manager will be providing strategic value to the Global Supply Management (GSM) and Corning businesses.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute global contract manufacturing service strategy by implementing and enhancing the sourcing, on-boarding and operation management services
• Responsible for purchasing activities, including tactical operations support, with manufacturing, planning and commercial team
• Owns/Assists with Supplier Relationship Management Process (including supplier audits)
• Participates in cross-functional teams focused on process improvements, cost reduction and supply chain issue resolution
• Establish and enhance global/regional service footprint and service capability
• Continue to develop and enhance supplier quality and compliance roadmap to support the contract manufacturing service deployment and meet the business needs
• Conduct strategic reviews on existing and future potential manufacturing requirements is assigned region, including high-level assessment of opportunities to utilize external manufacturing or asset lean product production in Corning’s value chains 

REQUIREMENTS:

• B.S degree in technical or business discipline
• Leadership, negotiation, and communication skills
• Skilled in implementing and managing Contract Manufacturing operations, preferably in high-tech, electronics, consumer, or highly engineered product environment; demonstrated experience with Supplier Relationship Management in these related fields
• Knowledge of manufacturing operations with experience of demand planning, material management, production management and quality management
• Knowledge of supply chain operations with experience of problem solving, decision making and project management skills
• People management experience and skills (Directly/Indirectly i.e. project management)
• Ability to manage varied and demanding workload across multiple businesses and time zones

The role will involve a fair amount of travel regionally and during start-up operations this could be significant. International travel might be required but would be minimal.  

WE PROVIDE:

• Annual bonus
• Health insurance
• Company Pension
• Annual Salary Review