Product Manager

Job Requisition ID:  56232

Responsibilities

• Supplier scouting & qualification

  • Identify, evaluate, and qualify new suppliers and product opportunities (domestic and international) that fit our product, quality, cost, lead‑time and compliance requirements.
  • Run supplier discovery sprints, organize lab analysis and installation testing to validate technical capability, capacity, and commercial fit.

• Product specification & lifecycle ownership

  • Develop and maintain clear, testable product specifications and acceptance criteria for sourced products.

• Supplier relationship & commercial management

  • Own ongoing supplier relationships: commercial terms, lead times, capacity planning, and price negotiations
  • Support contract renewals, NDAs, quality agreements, and change‑control processes.

• Quality, yield and issue resolution

  • Monitor supplier performance (quality metrics, yield, defect rates, on‑time delivery).
  • Coordinate root‑cause analysis and corrective action for quality incidents, and track remediation to closure.
  • Coordinate cross‑functional incident response and communicate impacts to stakeholders.

• Cross‑functional program and project leadership

  • Structure and lead sourcing stage gate projects (scoping, resource plan, milestones, dependencies) as needed
  • Act as the central point between procurement (sourcing and AMS), supply‑chain/planning, product management, finance/accounting, and legal.

• Cost, margin and portfolio optimization

  • Provide input to portfolio rationalization decisions: which sourced SKUs to introduce, keep, or sunset based on margin, complexity, and asset implications.
  • Bridge between product/commercial with sourcing / AMS and planning to ensure bring in product at the right quantity / right time, minimize chances for stock out / EEOA.
  • Working with Sourcing/AMS on supplier product performance cost optimization, improve financial performances.

• Process & governance

  • Own 3rd party sourcing managing process, drive continuous improvement of supplier management processes and documentation.

• Influence & stakeholder management

  • Influence cross‑functional stakeholders without direct authority; escalate and present recommended actions to senior leadership.

• RCP responsibilities: observe and summarize patterns, identify competitive insights and communicate with key stakeholders in time with facts and recommendations as fits

Qualifications

Must to have:

• Exceptional project & program organization

  • Proven track record structuring multi‑stakeholder projects, managing timelines, dependencies, and deliverables.

• Deep customer requirements understanding

  • Ability to translate internal and external customer needs (product managers, operations, end customers) into actionable product specifications and supplier requirements.

• High technical aptitude and hands‑on technical experience

  • Strong technical literacy relevant to the product domain (e.g., processes, test methods).

• Analytical & financial acumen

  • Comfortable building cost models, margin analyses, and forecasting supplier impact on P&L.

• Strong interpersonal, influencing skills, with strong curiosities, connecting dots, putting puzzles into picture.

• Technical background, to be able to make correct judgement in supplier capability in 1. Unique / strength of technology innovation; 2. Quality control capability and process integrity; 3. Work with supplier in process/quality improvement to provide consistent high quality of product.

Nice to have:

• • Film industry understanding
  • Supplier & commercial savvy: Experience in commercial terms negotiation, supplier management is a plus.
  • Quality & manufacturing process knowledge: Familiar with quality systems (root cause analysis (5‑Why, Fishbone), CARs and inspection/test planning.
  • Can push people and hold suppliers and internal teams accountable while maintaining productive relationships. Skilled at influencing without direct authority and synthesizing inputs into clear recommendations.

• Communication & documentation: keep supplier interaction/product performances/discussion as well sample history well

• Resilience & bias for action

  • Pragmatic problem solver who escalates appropriately and closes open items. Drives pilots and tests to fast‑fail and learn.

Preferred experience & background:

• 5+ years in product management, supplier management, sourcing, procurement, or manufacturing/quality role
• Prior experience managing third‑party suppliers and new product introductions (NPI) at scale.
• Industry experience in Films preferred.
• Familiarity with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., REACH, etc.).
• Bachelor’s in engineering, supply‑chain, sourcing or related field

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