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Job Summary

The PS Regional Lifecycle Manager will be responsible to lead Supply Chain Lifecycle Readiness through New Product Introduction, Quality and End of life, influence Business tactics, material, and Supply Chain Strategy, including Support Bill of Material content definition. Will support regional supply chain strategies for last time buy cost avoidance and inventory investment mitigation, will consult with Regional partners to assure supply chain capabilities, Master Data process governance, compliance, and system capability.

Responsibilities

• Strategically drive Customer Support regional spares Supply Chain, Repair & Delivery Support Strategies including Support Bill of Material definition.
• Lead Lifecycle and Master Data Operational Projects; assure objective, scope, strategy, and issue mitigation met operational and supply requirements, own decision-making within projects and contributes to strategic supply chain solutions.
• Project Manager for New Product Introduction in market; accountable for regional supply chain lifecycle project readiness plan, deployment, monitoring and closing.
• Influence on Customer Support product Bill of Material & spare strategy based on regional specific Service Level Agreements and target customer/market strategies.
• Continuously challenge the status-quo and propose innovative new approaches for cost reduction and process enhancement, based on best practices, analytical outcomes, lessons learned, cross-function proposals, etc.
• Consult as Subject Matter Expert for lifecycle management, be the Lifecycle Manager representative in cross-function initiatives and manage requests coming from various stakeholders. Provides advanced knowledge to solve complex biz issues, guides and influences strategic decision-making within a broad scope.
• Ensure regulatory and compliance adherence w/ CS regional operations.
• Customer Support regional Supply Chain entry point for global CS on product roadmap & lifecycle events, strategies, issues, and Focal point for regional teams (Planning, Logistics, Category, Countries and others).
• Assure Regional Supply Chain lifecycle strategic and operational process governance, tool efficiency, optimization and transformation.
• Provide Regional Cost Savings, Process, tools and Transformation Project Leadership and Supply Chain Master Data Governance & Quality.

Key deliverables/accountabilities:

• Regional NPI Master Data Readiness (Scorecard; Commercial and Consumer PS)
• Clear and timely communication to Global Customer Support partners and all internal regional functions on New Product Introduction, Quality, End of Life projects.
• Regional Lifecycle process improvement, Cost savings & Strategy execution.
• End of Life/Last Time Buy reduction/avoidance: Investigate and implement an End of Service Life and/or Last Time Buy strategy that reduces HP financial regional exposure.

Working relationships:

Internal

• Internal stakeholders: Focal point for CS regional teams (Planning, Logistics, Category, Countries)
• Other

External

• Focal point for Regional Delivery teams, Regulatory, Regional Eng, Regional Marketing teams, etc
• Other

Education & Experience Recommended

• First level university degree or equivalent experience; advanced university degree preferred
• Experience in virtual team environment
• 4-6 years of experience in a Supply chain function (or related fields)

Other requirements:

• Excellent communication skills catered to a wide variety of audiences (e.g. written, verbal, presentation)
• Mastery in English

Preferred Certifications

NA

Knowledge & Skills

Personal skills and qualities:

• Excellent project management skills, including time and risk management, and project structuring
• Excellent analytical thinking, analysis, data modeling, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent leadership skills, including coaching, team building, conflict resolution and management
• Ability to manage and be part of teams in a virtual and global environment to drive results
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including advanced negotiation, presentation and influence skills
• Excellent relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting
• Excellent multi-tasking and prioritization skills
• Excellent business acumen, technical knowledge of multiple business units, and extensive knowledge in applications and technologies
• Strong understanding of HP’s policies and processes

Technical skills (procedures and documents the employee must be acquainted with):

• MS Office
• Extensive knowledge of Excel, Access, power BI and high-level modeling tools
• Reporting tool /Data management
• Project Management experience or formal trainings would be an advantage
• Process Improvement experience or formal trainings to be considered an advantage

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication

• Results Orientation

• Learning Agility

• Digital Fluency

• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

• Impacts multiple teams and may act as a team or project leader providing direction to team activities and facilitates information validation and team decision making process.

Complexity

• Responds to moderately complex issues within established guidelines.

Disclaimer

• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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