Project/Program Manager (Non-IT) 3 (Core Component Strategy Lead)

Job Title: Core Component Strategy Lead

Location: Lafayette, IN, Mossville, IL

Job Type: W2 Contract

Expected hours per week: 40 hours per week

Schedule: On-site

Pay Range: $35-42.50 per hour

Job Description:

This role partners with the Core Component Strategy Lead to develop, maintain, and communicate global component capacity strategies supporting branded and non branded products. The position connects long-term capacity strategy with NSI project execution, ensuring changes in timing, scope, supplier capability, or demand are understood and reflected in the overall strategy.

Key Responsibilities: Maintain global component capacity strategies and associated strategy maps; Partner with NSI leads to track execution against the capacity strategy; Assess the strategic impact of project delays, scope changes, demand changes, and supplier constraints; Maintain and integrate key planning inputs, including How Much By When (HMBW), supplier agreements, project plans, and capacity assumptions; Participate in supplier and internal planning meetings to understand capacity commitments, risks, and changes; Identify gaps between planned capacity and expected business requirements;Develop clear, multi-level communication of capacity strategy, status, risks, and required actions; Support alignment across Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, SDE, operations, and other business partners; Ensure strategy documentation remains current as business conditions and execution plans evolve.

Basic Requirements: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to connect detailed project information to broader business strategy; Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, inputs, and stakeholders; Strong written and verbal communication skills, including communication across multiple organizational levels; Proficiency with planning, data analysis, and project-management tools; expertise in MS Office Suite, MS Project, PowerBI; BS in related field; minimum 5-7 years related experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience working across global teams and suppliers; Ability to translate complex capacity and project information into concise leadership-level communication.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:

• Maintain global component capacity strategies and associated strategy maps
• Partner with NSI leads to track execution against the capacity strategy.
• Assess the strategic impact of project delays, scope changes, demand changes, and supplier constraints.
• Maintain and integrate key planning inputs, including How Much By When (HMBW), supplier agreements, project plans, and capacity assumptions.
• Participate in supplier and internal planning meetings to understand capacity commitments, risks, and changes.
• Identify gaps between planned capacity and expected business requirements.
• Develop clear, multi-level communication of capacity strategy, status, risks, and required actions.
• Support alignment across Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, SDE, operations, and other business partners.
• Ensure strategy documentation remains current as business conditions and execution plans evolve.

Typical task breakdown:

• Support the Core Components Strategy Lead
• Strategy assessments and recommendations
• Facilitation of planning meetings
• Data mining / extraction (Excel, PowerBI)

Education & Experience Required:

• Years of experience: 5-7
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's degree
• Degrees considered: Business Management, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Organizational Leadership, Technology (Mechanical, Industrial), Technical Communications or relevant technical field required.
• Do you accept internships as job experience: Yes – 6mo max; preferred around engineering technical roles

Technical Skills

• MS Office suite of tools
• Ability to use Power BI to generate reports
• Engineering or technical experience preferred
• Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts

Soft Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment collaboratively and independently
• Ability to work effectively within defined processes
• Highly organized and able to work independently
• Able to communicate detailed information in a concise manner including executive summaries
• Ability to communicate upwards to key leaders and managers
• Desire for personal and professional growth

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