product engineering manager resume example

Provide engineering support during the development of new products, including design assistance, product specifications, validation plans, development schedules, test requirements, fit/function evaluations, prototype construction and testing and installation try-outs. Maintenance of previously approved products to determining changes for new model year vehicles. Assist Quality with resolution of product problems that are design, supplier or manufacturing related.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform all necessary research and analysis to establish achievable but yet aggressive sales and profit margin goals by class and by supplier.
• Review entire business KPI (Key performance indicators) with business unit. Determine actions required to meet objectives. This is an all-encompassing review: sales, inventory, profit margin, in addition to performance to SLA (Service Level Agreement); supplier performance, customer performance, staff development, etc.
• Build and maintain relationships with all suppliers at the appropriate levels. Supplier Champions are assigned for each supplier.
• In conjunction with the Global Commodity Manager, negotiate preferential pricing for Future on stocking devices. For focus suppliers, the Director is responsible.
• Understand the basic technologies for which you are responsible. Top end applications, basic electronic function the product does in a circuit. Understand the market trends of the end application as fluctuations can influence supply and demand.
• Understand and communicate competitive landscape, product availability, pricing trends.
• Maintain close scrutiny on market conditions (lead-time and lead-time trends) to establish when inventory needs to be increased in anticipation of future market developments.
• Based on business unit strategy, review all CBO for assigned branches to identify potential issues and sales and profit margin opportunities.
• Prepare and execute quarterly reviews and ensure that we deliver on our commitments to suppliers by creating realistic objectives and follow through on action items.
• Plan and prepare meeting agenda for communication meetings. Present & discuss relevant information in a timely and effective manner. It should include topics such as Service Level Agreement, sales, profit margin, quoting, training, market conditions.
• Negotiate special returns with suppliers where we require additional flexibility outside of contractual rotation/scrap allowance. In addition, special returns need to be actioned by any individual who is able to use their relationship, developed with the supplier, to gain a favor.
• Identify and maintain parts in inventory where sales and marketing needs to be alerted to tightened availability for appropriate business reasons (market conditions, manufacturing issues, etc).
• Approval of quotes based on a dollar threshold set by business unit.
• As appropriate, visit selected customers in the field, and participate in customer visits at corporate headquarters. Prepare and present appropriate information.
• Expedite existing supplier purchase back orders for stocking and/or specific customer requirements. For those situations where greater effort and relationship is required to achieve satisfactory results.
• Target and sign new franchises.
• Determine initial inventory investment, execute on supplier development plan.
• Perform range reviews to determine top non line items to create and purchase.
• Assign quotes by branch and balance workload across quoting positions in a business unit.
• Update cost books, lead-time, factory stock, cross reference files for dashboard and business unit shared drive.
• Adjust CBO pricing upwards in appropriate business conditions (supplier cost increase, restricted availability, etc).
• Prepare and present product related material to increase knowledge base of marketers and / or sales. Includes arrangement of suppliers / reps to conduct training sessions.

Design and development of parts and systems. Release, review and approve product documentation (Drawings, validation plans, tests reports). Assembly plant support as resident engineer.

• Reconcile Customer Backorder - ensures the integrity of open customer back order lines on both Future and the Customers side. responsible and accountable for all aspects of backlog reconciliation. Interface will be direct with Sales and possibly the customer. Using Open order database confirm product dock dates to customer on backlog lines where there are no discrepancies.
• Maintained outstanding customer service conforming to company’s standards along with – generating

merchandising, and safeguarding company’s assets.
• Develop and sustain a consistent relationship via the phone with Johson control buyers and manage the quote process to ensure timely and competitive quotes are returned to the customer
• Advocate on behalf of the customer with Product Marketing and Asset for prices and allocation and elevating potential issues. Meet and surpass assigned sales goals.
• Communicated and negotiated with different teams to source for components – needed urgently by customers, processed drop ships and upgrades, ensured customer on-time delivery and prepared price quotations for source-able customer requirements.
• Expedited and elevated urgent requirements of strategic customers and documented necessary action in the Backlog Management tool (TOPS).
• Effective use of Customer relation management (CRM) for managing a company’s interactions with current and future customers.
• Effective use of material requirement planning (MRP) to ensure materials are available for production and products are available for delivery to customers.
• Analyzed and prepared NCNR (non-cancelable/non-returnable) documents.