Negotiate and manage multiple vendors, contracts, production schedules, and quality assurance for out-of-house commercial & consumer laser and flashlight product manufacturing
Liaison between western engineering teams and vendors for new product transfer
Provide on-going production problem solving and vendor technical support
Continually improve manufacturing quality and efficiency through process refinement.
Requirements:
General knowledge of mechanical, electrical and optical engineering fields associated with laser and/or flashlight manufacturing, or comparable electro-optic products.
Minimum 3 years experience in the coordination of consumer electronics manufacturing with a variety of suppliers and factories
Minimum 2 years experience with various QA systems. Prefer experience with Japanese QA systems.
Prefer experience and product knowledge with battery operated products.
Ability to work well self-directed, under deadline pressure.
Strong experience in sourcing, costing, vendor selection & price negotiation
Strong leadership, good problem solving, and strong technical skills
Excellent command of spoken and written English & Chinese in the engineering field.
Travel to suppliers and factories
Responsibilities:
Monitor and manage the production process and vendors to ensure on-time shipments
Ensure vendor process and product compliance to quality system requirements
Manage & translate engineering teams technical communications to and from vendors for new product transfer/development, and technical problem solving
Find and resolve technical, quality, and production problems
Responsible for production planning to preempt issues, enhance efficiency, increase product quality, and reduce production costs.
