Product Line Manager

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Communicate on a regular cadence with operations as well as product line managers
• Maintaining and evaluation of customer demand forecast as well as constrained production forecasts on behalf of customer-facing product management team
• Represents manufacturing with Western Customers under the direction of product line management team.
• Produces customer documentation in support of product change notifications product qualifications and line / factory expansion qualification
• Cost / benefit analysis of NPPV requests; assessment of new capital investments
• Coordination of cost reduction roadmaps with operations & supply chain team
• Liaising with the customer facing team to manage production prioritization in times of operational or material constraints
• Partnering with reliability and quality engineering teams to assist with failure identification & analysis and prepare impact assessments and reports

Education & Experience

• Master/PhD in materials science/physics/other relevant field or equivalent experience
• Well versed in the use of statistical analysis techniques
• Experience maintaining and evaluating forecasting modules for both finished goods and raw materials
• Analytical problem solving and failure analysis skills
• Capable of managing multiple projects
• Use of Oracle & Agile databases and the ability to design and generate custom reports
• Strong spoken and written communication skills (must be fluent in spoken & written English)
• Experience communicating with external tier 1 customers preferred.

Skills

• Ability to work collaboratively across geographically separated teams in Asia Europe and North America
• Valid passport with no known restrictions on travel to Asia Europe or North America

Working Conditions

• This position is onsite
• May require occasional off-site meetings or international travel
• Regular use of a computer and other office equipment is necessary
• Interaction with team members and external contacts is a regular part of the job including during off-hours
• May require occasional overtime and flexibility in work hours to accommodate the customer and internal team needs

CultureCommitment

Ensure adherence to companys values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.