Flex

Program Manager

Flex$99K — $137K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field.
  • 3+ years program/project management experience in engineering or operations.
  • Experience in customer programs within contract or industrial manufacturing environments.
  • Strong communication and coordination skills for effective teamwork.
  • Ability to manage fast-paced timelines and priorities.
  • Understanding of manufacturing KPIs: delivery, quality, inventory, cost.
  • Foundational knowledge of financial tracking and budgeting concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate daily program activities across cross-functional teams.
  • Support project planning, timelines, and action item tracking.
  • Act as the customer-facing contact, providing updates and addressing issues.
  • Track program KPIs like delivery, quality, and financial performance.
  • Align forecasts with production capacity and operational needs.
  • Monitor manufacturing costs and support corrective actions.
  • Prepare reports and presentations to communicate progress and challenges.

Benefits

  • Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Life Insurance.
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability.
  • Matching 401(k) Contributions.
  • Vacation and Paid Sick Time.
  • Tuition Reimbursement.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Program Manager located in Milpitas, CA.

Reporting to the Sr Director, Program Management, the Program Manager will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end execution of a customer manufacturing program, coordinating cross-functional teams, tracking key deliverables, and helping ensure production, quality, cost, and customer expectations are met. This role will support a new customer program involving complex PCBA manufacturing and testing processes, requiring strong communication, time management, problem-solving, and foundational financial acumen.

What a typical day looks like:
  • Coordinate day-to-day program activities across operations, engineering, supply chain, quality, finance, and other support teams.
  • Support project planning, timelines, deliverables, and action item tracking to ensure program commitments are met.
  • Serve as a customer-facing point of contact, providing updates, addressing issues, and escalating risks as needed.
  • Track program KPIs related to delivery, quality, customer satisfaction, inventory, accounts receivable, and financial performance.
  • Support forecast alignment with production capacity, materials availability, and operational requirements.
  • Help monitor manufacturing cost, forecast variances, and corrective actions to support financial performance.
  • Participate in risk management, scope changes, ECOs, PCNs, and contract compliance activities.
  • Prepare program reports, customer updates, and internal presentations to communicate progress, challenges, and next steps.


The experience we're looking to add to our team:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in program/project management within engineering, production and operations.
  • Experience supporting customer programs in a contract manufacturing or industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to manage timelines, priorities, deliverables, and follow-up actions in a fast-moving environment.
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing KPIs, including delivery, quality, inventory, cost, and customer satisfaction.
  • Foundational financial understanding, including cost tracking, forecast variance review, budgeting/forecasting concepts, or P&L impact.
  • Experience with PCBA, SMT, AI-related products, or complex testing processes.


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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
  • Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Matching 401(k) Contributions
  • Vacation and Paid Sick Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement


Application Deadline:

Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.
Job Posting Start Date 07-30-2026 Job Posting End Date 10-30-2026
The base pay range for this position is provided below. The final base rate offered will be determined using job-related, non-discriminatory criteria, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, geographic location, education, external market data, and internal equity.
$99,900.00 USD - $137,300.00 USD Annual

Job Category
Operations

Is Sponsorship Available?
No

About Flex

Flex Ltd. is an American Singaporean-domiciled multinational electronics contract manufacturer. It is the third largest global electronics manufacturing services (EMS), original design manufacturer (ODM) company by revenue, behind only Pegatron for what concerns original equipment manufacturers. Flex has manufacturing operations in over 30 countries, totaling approximately 200,000 employees.
Learn more about Flex
Size
172,648 employees
Market Cap
$9.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$421 million
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
+1.8%
Revenue
$23.3 billion
NASDAQ

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