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The Operations programme Manager will be an individual contributor (with no direct reports) leading the Dyson cross functional (GSC) Global supply chain project team and manage a Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM) partnership. The OPM will report to the Head of Programmes (in Singapore), within the New Product Operations team. The OPM function in Shanghai is expanding, which will open opportunities for the individual in this role to progress, as a line manager and / or become accountable for a larger portfolio of products.\nOperational Accountabilities\nPortfolio Management:\nAccountable for the delivery and industrialization of a ‘New to dyson’ portfolio of products.\nAccountable for both the new product introduction and In-life product sustaining activities to support the Business unit (BU) plan.\nAccountable for the integrated GSC plan for the projects within their portfolio, lead the cross team of Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling, Manufacturing test, procurement, production planning, after sales and external partners to industrialize the portfolio of products.\nAccountable for coordinating all functions inputs through the supplier selection process for any outsourcing activities, for all projects within the portfolio.\nResponsible for ensuring the agreed (with the BU) capacity is installed in time to deliver product to the markets on time and in full, for all projects within their portfolio.\nResponsible for evaluating projects and change requests sponsored by the Business Unit take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities.\nAccountable for ensuring alignment, commitment and execution of the production ramp plans for all projects within their portfolio.\nChair the NPO portfolio review with the OPMs and stakeholders - ensuring the\ncontent is of an exceptional standard and driven by risk and issue management.\nIdentify risks to delivering the portfolio, ensuring appropriate escalation through the agreed channels and the leaderships direction is captured and cascaded to the team.\nManage the preparation of Project status reporting, as to enable the portfolio health report to be published to the agreed cadence.\nDrive consistency and rigor into the NPO planning for all projects within the portfolio, challenging unrealistic schedules whilst presenting the optimum solution.\nManage BU requests for GSC, engaging the appropriate GSC teams to provide accurate and timely reports.\nResource Management:\nEnsure all active projects have been ‘triaged’ by all GSC functions, to ascertain the resource demand for portfolio.\nPrioritizes the workloads within their portfolio, in alignment with the GSC programme management team, to best meet the BU Portfolio plan.\nOperate the projects to the committed resource plan, ensuring commitments are met.\nEnsure all external partners have sufficient resource committed to deliver projects within their portfolio on time.\nBudget Management:\nAccountable for the timely and accurate submission of CAPEX requests for all projects within the portfolio\nManage the CAPEX Budget vs Actuals for all projects within their portfolio, ensuring variation to the budget amount and expenditure rate is communicated to the BUs and Finance.\nThird Party Management\nAccountable for ensuring good working relationships are maintained between\ninternal and third-party delivery teams.\nAccountable for ensuring the third part delivery teams adhere to the GSC plan for all projects within their portfolio.\nStrategic and Continuous Improvement Accountabilities:\nResponsible for lead sponsored process and transformational change, detailing issues/gaps/problems/blockers, and driving teams to an effective solution.\nProvides strategic input to improve our ways of working both internally and externally. Identifying possible opportunities and threats that dyson leadership need to be aware of that effect their portfolio, team, and regional operational goals.\nCollaborate with the wider GSC team to develop and implement an operational strategy that supports the growth and sustainability of the BU portfolio.\nStreamline processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness; Ensure efficient project management across the organization.\nEnsure rigor in the project management function, ensuring best practice is followed and identify where process needs to be developed or refined.\nDrive early adoption of new process and champion best practice.\nAbout You\nExperience & Skills:\nAbility to communicate, negotiate and influence with snr. Leaders across various business functions, to convey strategic and technical considerations.\nAble to work on own initiative, ability to analyze problems and recommend a course of action.\nExperience managing multiple projects, executing them simultaneously.\nQualifications or detailed knowledge of PM and OM Industry tools.\nExperienced project leader in a manufacturing / operations role, preferably in a new product introduction environment.\nStrong understanding of governance, including compliance, risk management, and regulatory frameworks\nAbility to clearly articulate risk, issue, and mitigation coordination on the who, what, why, when, how, how much.\nExperience managing CAPEX budgets for multiple projects.\nStrong commercial acumen, specifically knowledge of commercial aspects of a manufacturing business, such as sales or purchasing.\nKnowledge of, ISO13485 Medical, APQP, ISO9001, IATF16949 International Automotive Task Force, VDA 6.3 German (Automotive)\nQualifications:\nA Degree level qualification in a STEM related discipline or other relevant subject, or equivalent experience.\nMembership of an industry related Professional body would be advantageous.\nBehaviors:\nAble to Provide inspiration to others, explaining the strategy and vision of the team and the business to others. Pragmatic with an open and honest approach to tackling problems\nObjective judgment, in tune with internal and external factors impacting the business.\nComfortable to act flexibly and lead within ambiguity.\nDyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. 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