A European Power Electronics Company
You'll own our OEM projects end-to-end — from quotation and NPI through mass production, materials, and delivery — while continuously driving down cost, keeping our supplier base healthy, and bringing new backup EMS partners onboard.
This is a hands-on, commercially minded project management role for someone fluent in the language of contract manufacturing who is comfortable holding their own in technical conversations with hardware engineers.
Core Responsibilities
EMS / OEM project management
Own OEM projects across multiple concurrent suppliers, each with a different strategic role (pilot/trial, scale production, backup/leverage).
Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) from first article through pilot run to mass production — coordinating gate reviews, build schedules, and readiness across engineering, quality, and the EMS.
Maintain a clear, well-tracked project view (timelines, milestones, risks, open actions) and keep engineering and leadership informed.
Cost management
Run the RFQ process: prepare packages, obtain and normalise quotes across suppliers, and build clear, apples-to-apples comparisons.
Break down and challenge cost structures (material, labour, overhead, tooling/NRE, margin); develop should-cost views to support negotiation.
Negotiate pricing, MOQs, payment and logistics terms, and tooling with EMS partners.
Own an ongoing cost-down roadmap: reduce manufacturing cost (process, yield, logistics, tooling amortisation, negotiation) and partner with engineering to reduce product/BOM cost (VA/VE, BOM optimisation, alternative components). Track and report realised savings against targets.
Manufacturing coordination
Act as the single point of contact for EMS partners through production; manage build plans, capacity, ramp, yield, and on-time delivery.
Coordinate DFM/DFT feedback between EMS and engineering; drive resolution of production issues, quality escapes, and ECO/ECN implementation.
Vendor & supplier-base management
Own day-to-day EMS relationships; run scorecards, quarterly business reviews, and escalations.
Continuously scout, evaluate, audit, and onboard new/backup EMS partners to strengthen resilience and negotiation leverage.
Support supplier qualification and dual-sourcing strategy.
Materials & inventory management
Assist with tracking component and finished-goods stock across suppliers: buffer stock, long-lead-time and allocation-risk parts, MOQ commitments, and material liability.
Track EOL/PCN notices and drive last-time-buy or qualified-alternative decisions together with engineering.
Travel
Regular travel within Shenzhen to meet various EMS companies.
Occasional inter-city and inter-province travel to meet with other prospective suppliers.
