Mgr, Supply Chain Manager
NetAppOwn Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Mgr, Supply Chain Manager San Jose, California, United States; Morrisville, North Carolina, United States; Bellevue, Washington, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States; Wichita, Kansas, United States; Boulder, Colorado, United States Job category: Business Operations Job ID: 136417-en_US Job Summary Lead a team of seasoned Operations Product Managers responsible for driving the successful release of products from development through launch, and drive for continuous improvement and agility in the sustaining process ensuring that program timelines are met or accelerated. As a Sr Manager of Operations Product Management, you must be a self-initiator, natural team leader with excellent communication/collaboration skills to influence cross- functional teams, be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within a collaborative team environment managing competing work priorities, multiple work streams, identifying risk, implementing action plans to enable successful execution of the business strategy. The Sr. Manager of Operations Product Management must possess a deep knowledge of hardware architecture, strong understanding of technology trends/sweets spots, design for simplicity, manufacturing and supply chain, product structure and product support complexity, as you will work closely with operations, supply chain, engineering, and other business teams to implement, adapt, and maintain systems which facilitate the management of the entire product lifecycle. A successful Sr Manager of Operations Product Management is expected to drive Engineering and Product Management to optimize the product design and architecture for cost, testability, manufacturability, and quality while ensuring that the BOM is supply chain friendly through the selection of components that are dual sourced and are produced in high volume. This individual is dynamic, results-driven, organized and detail-oriented; excels in program management; proficient in analyzing/using business data and developing business strategy as well as managing tactical tasks, strong team player who can communicate with ease at all levels; thrives in an ambiguous environment and is adept at facilitating actions and resolving conflicts. Furthermore, this team leader within Operations is the primary operations interface to the core product and development teams, Product Life Cycle Management processes and other functional organizations within NetApp. Overall mission is a successful product launch defined by meeting stated schedule, availability, and customer experience goals. Job Requirements Lead Operations Product Management team that is responsible for all aspects of NPI and sustaining portfolio management with the cross functional team to execute product launches; manage project schedules, identify risks and clearly communicate goals to project stakeholders. Participate in early-stage product development discussions with engineering, product management and communicate expectations and ensure the Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Test, & Service requirements and alignment with the current operational objectives of fulfillment, cost savings and manufacturability. Work with Engineering and Product Management to optimize the product design and architecture for cost, testability, manufacturability, and quality while e…