Overview:
At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.
Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.
You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.
Come make an impact every day at Zebra.
What We're Looking For:
The Center of Excellence Program Manager Advisor is a high-level, strategic, and operational leadership role responsible for directing complex, end-to-end supply chain initiatives across international, cross-functional teams. This role acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, leveraging deep expertise to optimize logistics, procurement, inventory, and supplier performance, while ensuring resilience and scalability.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the execution of multiple moderate to large-scope projects that are complex in nature with cross-functional teams in multiple locations. In this role, you will collect, interpret, and deliver feedback and status updates, hold the core team accountable for deliverables, and delegate assignments while staying on schedule and budget.
Programs will be complex in nature with cross-functional teams in multiple locations
Responsibilities:
Supply Crisis Management:
- Provides cross functional communication, focusing on the timely, accurate flow of information to internal and external stakeholders during a Supply Chain incident.
Supports Product Agility Management:
- Works closely with key stakeholders to support Zebra Agility Management Operational System.
Supply Planning Optimization:
- Identifies, analyzes, and bridges the divide between a company's current supply chain performance and its desired, optimal state. It focuses on addressing inefficiencies, such as inventory shortages, logistics delays, or skills shortages, to ensure operational goals are met.
Parts And Products Transition Management:
- Coordinates parts and products transitions from planning transition activities such as end of life volumes, locking PO’s with suppliers, locked volumes count down all the way until the last units are fulfilled and sales SKU’s are terminated.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Uses and makes improvement recommendations to established tools, approaches/methodologies, and templates to guide and document the plan and communicate it to the team.
- Organizes cross-functional activities, ensuring program completion, i.e., product on schedule and within budget constraints. Owns regular meeting coordination, facilitation, and documentation of progress.
- Balances scope, schedule, and budget considerations to adjust the project w/minimal impact to the business.
- Understands the business objectives of the business unit and program.
- Gathers updates and provides to senior management.
- Owns ensuring alignment from key leaders of milestone achievement before moving the program forward.
- Prepares and influentially presents status updates and other deliverables to senior level audiences
- Independently engages additional resources as needed to address obstacles/delays.
- Proactively provides recommendations for issue resolution. Adjusts the plan as delays/obstacles are experienced
- Establishes operational objectives and delegates assignments to achieve business results
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of all PM techniques. Utilizes PM tools & techniques in scheduling & staffing plans with an understanding of task duration and dependencies.
- Develops comprehensive risk management plans.
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of development processes and product launch scope and activities
- Demonstrates ability to navigate complex problems and overcome ambiguity with limited manager oversight
- Identifies, recommends, and implements process improvement
- May mentor and advise junior Program Managers
Minimum Qualifications:
▪ Bachelor’s degree in a related field, MS preferred
▪ Minimum 8+ years’ experience
▪ Minimum 8+ years’ experience in Supply Chain
▪ Experience leading teams
Preferred Qualifications:
▪ Effective in presenting and communicating (verbal and written), and facilitating to peers and senior level audiences
▪ Proficient in MS Office or similar
▪ Comfortable and experienced in delegating and requesting follow-up
- PMP certification preferred
Zebra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com.
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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Zebra is a federal contractor and is committed to an alcohol and drug free workplace. As a result, all U.S. based employees are subject to the Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy and Procedure.
To all recruitment agencies: Zebra does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Zebra employees or any other team members. Zebra is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes and direct engagement with Zebra employees.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Zebra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com.
Know Your Rights:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
Conozca Sus Derechos:
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp_10_20.pdf
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com .
Pay Range:
$122,800.00 - $184,200.00 Annual
Incentive Compensation:
In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 12% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.
Zebra Total Rewards:
Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent. We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive – including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings. We offer community service days, in addition to the traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.
Salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.
Additionally, all Zebra roles are eligible for cash incentive programs. For example, sales roles have additional opportunity to earn substantial variable compensation tied to quota achievement. In most other roles, the Zebra annual cash incentive program links Company and individual performance together. Some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.
Benefits:
We understand the importance of work-life balance and wellbeing, which is why we offer flexibility for our teams including: hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.
Job Posting Statement:
To protect candidates from falling victim to online fraudulent activity involving fake job postings and employment offers, please be aware our recruiters will always connect with you via @zebra.com email accounts. Applications are only accepted through our applicant tracking system and only accept personal identifying information through that system. Our Talent Acquisition team will not ask for you to provide personal identifying information via e-mail or outside of the system. If you are a victim of identity theft contact your local police department.
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