Manufacturing Program Manager

- Lead facility build-outs and line installations end-to-end: vendor selection, capex tracking, equipment procurement, install/qualify/validate, and ramp to production

- Partner with IT and functional leads on requirements, data migration, change management, training, cutover, and hypercare for an enterprise ERP rollout

- Plan and execute the in-housing of components and sub-assemblies -- make-vs-buy analysis, tooling, process design, supplier transitions, and PPAP

- C dify playbooks, templates, and tooling so each subsequent program runs faster and more predictably than the last

- 5-10+ years of program or project management experience in a manufacturing, hardware, or industrial environment

- Demonstrated track record leading multi-million-dollar capital programs end-to-end -- facility expansion, new production line installation, factory relocation, or equivalent

- Direct experience with at least one of: ERP implementation or migration (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Plex, etc.), vertical integration / in-housing initiatives, or new-product industrialization

- Working fluency in manufacturing fundamentals: BOMs, routings, MRP, capacity planning, line balancing, takt time, quality systems, and operational KPIs

- Strong command of program management craft: integrated scheduling, dependency mapping, risk management, capex tracking, and stage-gate governance

- Excellent written and verbal communication -- you can write a one-page status update an executive will actually read, and run a room with engineers, vendors, and finance in it

- Bias for action -- comfortable on the production floor, in vendor negotiations, and in front of executives in the same day

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, or a related field; equivalent hands-on experience considered

- Experience scaling a contract manufacturing partner or standing up an in-house manufacturing line for a hardware or robotics product

- Lean / Six Sigma, PMP, or equivalent credentials -- with the judgment to know when to apply them and when not to

- Familiarity with PLM, MES, and modern ERP / planning tooling

- Prior experience at a high-growth, venture-backed hardware company