New Product Launch Lead Specialist- Remote

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency. Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
 

Your Role:

The New Product Launch Lead Specialist plays a pivotal role in the New Product Discovery process within the Thin Films business unit, aligning closely with R&D initiatives from key strategic innovation partners. Insights gained from these engagements provide valuable understanding of materials being evaluated for future technology nodes. This role carries both strategic and tactical responsibilities. Strategically, it supports improvement initiatives aimed at strengthening the supply chain. Tactically, it ensures the efficient and timely flow of orders and quote requests through internal processes. This is a dynamic, cross-functional role that requires strong collaboration across multiple departments and the ability to influence without boundaries. Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Effectively interfacing with Strategic OEM Partnerships and Customer Applications Specialists to support customer requests for quotes for new materials
• Responsible for issuing quotes and efficiently managing the flow of quote requests to ensure timely responses and meet customer expectations
• Maintaining a competitive pricing model along with appropriate margins and accurate cost stack, and overseeing data integrity associated to quotes and orders
• Administering new orders and driving the order execution process to assure order cycle times are met
• Reporting out monthly on performance vs. KPI metrics for the program, and facilitating monthly process deviation meetings to identify gaps and review metrics
• Closely working with strategic sourcing to secure materials and develop strategic suppliers
• Forecasting for non-SAP materials and containers with input from customer-facing team members and Market Managers, and setting up for new products in SAP, including initiating and managing new part code set-ups
• Employing continuous improvement methods to further streamline the quotation and order process and enable the efficiency of the program, and provide recommendations to further improve and grow the program

Who you Are:

 Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in any disciplines
• 5+ years experience in any sales, supply chain, or operations
• 3+ years of experience ERP systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and other scientific disciplines
• Experience in SAP or other ERP system
• Experience in Green belt in Six Sigma methodologies
• Strong communication (written and verbal) with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Proficient in data analysis and database organizational skills
• Strong organization and project management skills
• Advanced skills using the Microsoft suite, including experience with SharePoint

$82,800 to $124,200 a year

Our ranges are derived from several sources, and largely reliant on relevant industry market data. Should we decide to make an offer, we will consider several factors, including but not limited to your location, skills, experience, career level, and other job-related factors.  This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; paid time off; and paid holidays; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses.

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.