IDEX Corp

Program Manager

IDEX Corp • $99K — $149K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree in Engineering
  • Program or project management experience in complex manufacturing or engineered-product settings
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and customer-facing reviews
  • Strong skills in scheduling, risk management, action tracking, and financial forecasting
  • Experience in semiconductor equipment, high-purity components, or strategic OEM accounts preferred
  • PMP or similar project/program management training is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the main coordinator for all production, development, qualification, and improvement activities across the account
  • Translate customer requirements into actionable plans across various departments
  • Lead recurring program reviews and provide updates on status, risks, and recovery plans
  • Manage program budgets and develop forecasts while identifying financial risks and driving mitigation actions
  • Oversee new product development and ensure smooth product launches
  • Monitor delivery, quality, and customer satisfaction while implementing data-driven improvements
  • Balance urgent customer issues with long-term development and improvement efforts

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) retirement savings program with company match
  • PTO (Paid Time Off)
  • Additional perks available as detailed on the company's career page
Full Job Description

What can you expect in this role? You will serve as the dedicated program leader and central point of accountability for Mott’s relationship with a major semiconductor OEM. The role coordinates QLTC activities (quality, logistics, technical, & cost), active development programs, qualified production programs, and cross-functional actions that influence overall customer satisfaction. You’ll work closely with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, customer service, and commercial teams to translate customer priorities into clear plans, maintain ownership across organizational handoffs, and ensure risks and commitments remain visible.  Day to day, you’ll organize the full portfolio of customer activities: maintaining integrated schedules and action trackers, leading recurring customer and internal reviews, coordinating development and industrialization milestones, monitoring delivery and quality performance, supporting cost and sustainability initiatives, and driving timely closure of escalations. This is an individual contributor role with broad influence, high customer visibility, and a direct impact on execution, revenue growth, and the long-term customer


Responsibilities:

  • Portfolio and customer ownership. Serve as the central coordinator for all production, development, qualification, and improvement activities; maintain clear ownership, priorities, and communication across the account.
  • Cross-functional execution. Translate customer requirements and commitments into integrated plans and deliverables across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and Commercial.
  • Customer reviews and communication. Prepare for and lead recurring program reviews, QLTC discussions, business reviews, and escalation meetings; provide accurate status, risks, decisions, and recovery plans.
  • Financial and commercial management. Develop and manage program budgets, forecasts, revenue outlook, and cost performance; identify financial risks, drive mitigation actions, and support quotations, cost-reduction initiatives, and profitable growth.
  • Product launch and industrialization. Lead new product development, qualification, and production readiness activities to achieve successful product launches and seamless transition into stable qualified production.
  • Performance and continuous improvement. Monitor delivery, quality, and customer satisfaction; use data and structured problem-solving to drive improvement and prevent recurrence.
  • Manage a broad portfolio of production, development, quality, cost, and relationship priorities for a highly demanding strategic customer.
  • Drive timely decisions and accountability across functions without direct authority over all resources.
  • Balance urgent customer escalations with long-term development, industrialization, and continuous improvement work.
  • Maintain one clear version of status across multiple customer and Mott stakeholders, programs, and review cadences.
  • Deliver customer production & development open orders on time and in accordance with committed schedules
  • Support achievement of customer revenue, margin, growth, delivery, quality, and customer-satisfaction objectives.
  • Manage program budgets, forecasts, and spending to achieve financial targets while minimizing cost overruns
  • Maintain clear, timely communication of program status, risks, actions, decisions, and escalation needs.
  • Establish stable handoffs from development through industrialization and qualified production
  • Improve portfolio visibility and reduce missed commitments, recurring issues, and avoidable escalations.

Required:

  • BS degree in Engineering
  • Program or project management experience in a complex manufacturing or engineered-product environment.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and customer-facing reviews.
  • Experience with schedules, risk management, action tracking, financial forecasting, variance analysis, and recovery planning.
  • Semiconductor equipment, high-purity components, or strategic OEM account experience preferred.
  • PMP or equivalent formal project/program management training preferred.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

Total Rewards

The compensation range for this position is $99,800.00 - $149,600.00, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.

Benefits Package

Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more. More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page: https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefits-and-rewards/

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About IDEX Corp

IDEX Corporation is a manufacturer of engineered products for fluidics, optics, and precision dispensing applications. The company's products are used in a variety of industries, including life sciences, industrial, and semiconductor. IDEX operates in three business segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies, Health & Science Technologies, and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Learn more about IDEX Corp
Size
7,536 employees
Market Cap
$17.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$377.7 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+5.5%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
NASDAQ

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