Job Description

1. CM Management & Governance

Serve as the primary commercial, technical, and operational link between company leadership and contract manufacturing partners.

Direct executive Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), establish production reporting cadences, and govern supplier performance scorecards.

Monitor and support QDC improvement at CM site.

1. NPD & Cross-Functional Project Management

Manage end-to-end supply chain activities supporting New Product Development (NPD), product extensions, and design changes.

Integrate directly into cross-functional development teams alongside Design Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Product Management.

Coordinate tooling qualification milestones, pilot builds, and mass production ramp-up schedules.

1. Cost Reduction

Identify, structure, and execute aggressive continuous cost-reduction initiatives (e.g., value engineering, yield improvements, and scrap reduction).

Establish lead-time reduction targets and manage supplier inventory liabilities and buffer-stock policies.

1. Supply Chain Operations & Delivery Oversight

Drive Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning processes to ensure outsourced capacity directly satisfies business demand.

Monitor end-to-end production milestones, identify bottleneck risks early, and implement recovery schedules to guarantee delivery commitments.

Leverage ERP/MRP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle) for planning accuracy, work-in-progress (WIP) tracking, and inventory turns optimization.

1. Quality Surveillance & Risk Management

Enforce strict compliance with quality management systems (ISO 9001), regulatory guidelines, and company technical specifications.

Review and approve Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), witness testing, and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).

Manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and lead Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) to eliminate recurring production issues.

Conduct pre-award factory audits and periodic facility surveillance to assess supplier quality systems, tooling, and capacity.

Formulate supply chain contingency plans and dual-sourcing strategies to protect against disruptions.

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

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