Job Title: Operations Program Specialist (NPI OPS)
Location: Cupertino, CA 95014 (Hybrid)
Duration: 10+ Months
 
Job Summary:

• The New Product Introduction – Operations Program Specialist (NPI OPS) plays an integral role to ensuring the successful launch of Client's products.
•  A successful OPS is self-driven, organized and detail oriented, communicates with ease across engineering and operations teams, thrives in an ambiguous environment and is adept at facilitating actions and resolving conflicts.
• The overall mission is to ensure timely delivery of materials for key building activities.
• This individual will support a range of material-centric activities including material drives for development builds, creating purchase requisitions and Clear to Build (CTB) tracking and communication.
• This position also ensures accurate Bill of Materials (BOM) setup at OEMs, works with OEM for FAI planning and execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ordering, tracking and actualizing material to support development builds & product ramp.
• Drive material delivery through Procurement and direct with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Tracking and communicating changes to the Plan of Record (POR) recipe rapidly throughout the development process.
• Coordinating, consolidating, and communicating risks for material build readiness, lead times, sourcing challenges and material in-house tracking (MIH).
• Creating Purchase Orders / Requisitions, maintaining invoice tracking and Goods Receipts.
• Work with OEM to accurately set up BOM, FAI planning and execution.
• Other duties as required.

Role Requirements:

• Typically requires 3+ years’ experience in Project Management, Operations Management or Supply Chain.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 15% (travel TBD pending COVID status).
• Detail orientation a must; self-motivated, proactive and driven.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and ability to articulate complex scenarios in simple terms.
• Ability to react to resets and changes in a time sensitive environment.
• Experience managing, organizing and maintaining large quantities of data.
• Unparalleled multi-tasking abilities.
• Advanced Excel usage skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Agile and Database software experience plus.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Business, Science or Engineering.

  

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
 
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $70.92/hr.