Materials Program Manager, Product Operations
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 10, 2026. Amazon scores A on the Alion truth index.
The Materials Program Manager (MPM) is responsible for the overall financial health of the Bill of Materials (BOM) and for ensuring a diverse and continuous supply for innovative, highly integrated consumer products.
This individual has a business-oriented mindset and partners with local and remote Operations, Engineering, and Software teams to drive the development, implementation, and management of product costing, budget, and the Supplier Plan of Record (SPOR).
As the business representative, the MPM captures, documents, and communicates financial exposures, supply risks, and expenditures related to their product. They are involved in all stages of the product family's lifecycle to ensure that we meet all financial targets and maintain qualified material availability through the end of the product's life.
Additionally, the MPM supports weekly Executive Product Line reviews, which assess performance against budget, target, and actual costs, as well as the SPOR status.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with Product Management, Finance, Engineering and Supply Chain teams to set product cost target and guardrails.
- Drive initiatives with the Cross-functional Team to create a detailed cost reduction plan to meet or exceed product cost targets.
- Work alongside the Cross-functional Team to identify the cost implications of engineering and process changes.
- Conduct regular cost reviews with Executive Management and thoroughly analyze every aspect of your product costs.
- Plan and manage tooling budget and spend.
- Architect and establish a solid Supplier Plan of Record (SPOR) for the product(s) along with Engineering, Software, Supply Chain, and other Ops functional teams to ensure time-to-market, supply continuity, manufacturability, scalability, and sustainability.
- Coordinate with EMS partners to determine the product purchase order cost for xVT builds.
- Manage purchase price variance claims due to engineering changes, component obsolescence, or forecast discrepancies.
- Drive successful implementation of the SPOR during the development cycle through mass production prior to transferring to sustaining team.
A day in the life
The Materials Program Manager has a business orientation and is responsible for working with the local and remote operations and engineering teams driving development, implementation and management of the product budget. This person is the business voice responsible for capturing, documenting and communicating financial exposures and outlay as it relates to their product. They are involved throughout all stages of the product family's life-cycle to ensure we achieve all financial targets through end-of-life. They support weekly executive product line reviews outlining performance against budget, target and actual cost.
About the team
We are a NPI Product Operation team dedicated to building exceptional products that customers love, delivering seamless connected experiences, and driving profitable growth. From early pre-concept exploration through final product launch, we guide every stage of the innovation journey-identifying bold ideas, transforming them into pioneering products, and managing end-to-end delivery with precision and agility.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- 3+ years of managing complex technology projects working directly with engineering teams
- 3+ years in supply chain and/or manufacturing of consumer products
- Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Strong business acumen combined with technical aptitude
- Proven track record of complex and creative problem solving and the desire to create new processes or simplify and improve on current ones
- Ability to influence others and facilitate agreement among stakeholders with different interests
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree or above
- Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements
- Experience with consumer electronics, preferably streaming media players or smart TVs.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and maximize internal resources.
- Experience leading and defining requirements and driving closure.
- Product Data Management system experience.
- Proven record of relationship building and influencing skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
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