Corning Incorporated

External Manufacturing NPI Project Lead

Corning Incorporated$81K — $112K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering; master's preferred.
  • 1-3 years experience in Engineering & Manufacturing environments.
  • Minimum 1 year working on major global projects.
  • Familiarity with Product Structures, BOM, and AVL.
  • Understanding of PDM and ERP/MRP systems.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure External Manufacturers meet project requirements.
  • Analyze and optimize production forecasts.
  • Make recommendations based on inventory data to support revenue.
  • Manage product BOM, Approved Vendor List, and associated data.
  • Oversee product data from design to end-of-life stage.
  • Develop impact metrics and scorecards for execution traceability.

Benefits

  • Company-wide bonuses aligning with business results.
  • 100% company-paid pension benefit plus 401(k) matching contributions.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical and dental.
  • Paid parental leave and family building support.
  • Employee recognition program to celebrate contributions.
Full Job Description
Requisition Number: 75594

Purpose of Position:

Position that manages key projects with External/Contract Manufacturing Partners that enable quicker, smoother growth and cost effectiveness for products in Optical Communicatios Division. This position will work cross functionally and Globally with Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Product Engineering, Product Line Management, Global Supply Management & Quality.

Major Roles and Responsibilities:
• Ensure that External Manufacturers and key suppliers meet requirements for key projects
• Analyze and optimize forecasts to match production schedules and customer deliveries
• Analyze inventory data with recommendations to help position the business to lowest inventory level while supporting revenue targets
• Understand and manage product BOM, Approved Vendor List, Process Maps and associated data
• Escort product data, from design stages through NPI and volume manufacturing into End Of Life stage.
• Develop and maintain impact metrics and score cards to maintain execution traceability

Travel and location of work:
• Up to 35% travel. Includes domestic and overseas travel
• Role based out of the Corning, Keller, TX alternative locations can be Austin, TX, Charlotte NC

Minimum Education, Skill and Experience Requirements:
• Engineering bachelor's degree, master's degree preferred
• Minimum 1-3 years' experience in Engineering & Manufacturing environment and Project Management is preferred
• Minimum 1 years working on major global projects
• Understanding of Product Structures, BOM, AVL
• Understanding of PDM, ERP/MRP systems

Desired Skill and Experience Requirements:
• Strong communication skills and flexibility to work with multiple cultures and time zones.
• High initiative, self-motivation and ability to work in multinational, matrixed organizations.
• Results oriented approach in managing multiple workstreams
• Ability to analyze data, manage actions and present results

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $81,750.00 - $112,406.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

A job that shapes a life.

Corning offers you the total package.

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.
  • Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
  • As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning's total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
  • Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
  • Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That's why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.


About Corning Incorporated

Corning Life Sciences provide high quality, innovative products for life science applications enabling people around the world to make and deliver life changing discoveries.

Corning Incorporated Careers

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Learn more about Corning Incorporated
Size
61,200 employees
Market Cap
$26.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$512 million
Founded
1851
5 Year Trend
+8.4%
Revenue
$11.3 billion
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