Job TItle: NPI Specialist

Job Location: Dayton, OH - Sunnyvale, CA

Our Division: Trimble Corporate

About the Role

The NPI Specialist is responsible for all aspects of demand management and material planning and buying in support of new product introduction. The NPI Specialist also owns the item master, the integrity of the Bill of Material, the pre-production material pipeline, and certain aspects of the project schedule. In addition, this role will contribute to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of new product introduction procedures and processes.

What You Will Do

Responsible for NPI forecasts (both box and board); managing and owning all aspects of the integrity of the NPI demand line, from engineering build and prototype, through pilot, pre-production ramp, and production release

Own the item master, insuring all fields of the item master are complete and correctly configured

Own the integrity of the BOM in conjunction with Product Engineering, insuring that all required components of the BOM are in place and properly structured prior to production release

Perform BOM health scrubs on NPI PCBAs, highlighting and escalating component obsolescence issues

Maintenance of NPI work orders, including opening, closing, and resolving variances

Transition to production release, including the creation and submission of the production release ECO, insuring that all data elements are correctly adjusted in the item master, BOMs are accurate, documentation is available and complete

Disposition of ECOs, including the assignment of quantity and costs, physical disposition of scrap material and initiation of replacement/additional material

Coordinate prototype and pilot PCBA assembly and test, working with identified CEM partners, communicating schedules, resolving shortages, etc

Responsible for the correct transactional/physical movement of engineering purchased material

Plan of all the material associated with proto/pilot builds as well as ensuring that material is in the pipeline for the production ramp plan

Communicate any/all exceptions -material not on order, late deliveries, all process problems which delay cycle time, or BOM issues that may negatively impact product release schedules

Participates in quarterly cost roll activity

Participates in NPI/Focus team meetings and is responsible for objectives as assigned by those teams

What Skills & Experience You Should Have

Knowledge and proficiency of procurement processes

Knowledge of planning

Ability to work within a team setting

Ability to work with remote teammates

Ability to drive teammates to closure

Benefits:  Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

Posting Date

Application Deadline: Applications could be accepted until at least 30 days from the posting date.

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