Manufacturing Operations Manager(A108870)

Ownership

Owns Electronic Manufacturing Service provider (“EMS”) manufacturing performance, production readiness, production execution, and factory operations. Key profile: Responsible for managing the operational performance of the EMS manufacturing site to ensure production plans, customer delivery commitments, and manufacturing KPIs are achieved. The role serves as the primary operational interface between ECARX and the EMS partner, driving manufacturing execution, production readiness, engineering change implementation, quality improvements, cost reduction initiatives, and overall factory operational performance.

Job Responsibilities：

1. EMS Production & Risk Management

Serve as the primary manufacturing contact between ECARX and EMS after handover from NPI Manufacturing team. Drive manufacturing execution in accordance with customer demand plans. Ensure EMS production planning supports customer delivery requirements. Monitor manufacturing capacity, constraints, and production risk. Drive timely execution of production schedules. Lead manufacturing issue escalation with EMS. Develop recovery plans for production disruptions. Ensure customer delivery risks are identified and mitigated.

2. EMS Production KPI Performance Management

Prepare EMS manufacturing KPI report and provide regular reporting to key stakeholders. Ensure completeness and readiness of manufacturing KPI dashboards. Monitor and review manufacturing KPIs including, but not limited to: Raw material inventory; Work in progress (“WIP”) inventory; Production adherence (Build status: plan vs actual); Historical production performance trends; Scrap %; Overall equipment effectiveness (“OEE”) — Availability, Performance, Quality (Yield); Equipment changeover time, downtime, maintenance status/history; Equipment capacity utilization. Conduct regular manufacturing performance reviews with EMS management. Drive corrective actions for underperforming KPIs.

3. Engineering Change & Manufacturing Readiness Control

Coordinate implementation of engineering change request/notice (“ECR/ECN”). Ensure manufacturing readiness and implementation planning. Support new product introduction and production ramp‑up activities. Ensure manufacturing processes meet required quality and performance standards. Review manufacturing risks and readiness before implementation.

4. Cost Reduction & Productivity Improvement

Drive manufacturing cost reduction initiatives. Identify opportunities for: Process optimization; Productivity improvement; Yield improvement; Scrap reduction; Cycle time reduction. Work with EMS to implement continuous improvement projects.

5. Quality & Defect Investigation Support

Support quality teams during: Customer returns; Warranty investigations; Manufacturing defect investigations. Coordinate root cause analysis and corrective actions with EMS. Drive closure of manufacturing‑related quality issues.

6. Risk & Disruption Recovery Management

Lead manufacturing issue escalation with EMS. Develop recovery plans for production disruptions. Ensure customer delivery risks are identified and mitigated.

7. Multilateral Stakeholder Coordination

Act as the key manufacturing operation interface in Brazil between: Customer; EMS Engineering team; ECARX NPI Manufacturing team; ECARX Quality team; ECARX R&D team. Bridge communication gaps between Brazil and global teams operating in different time zones. Support resolution of manufacturing‑related issues that may impact project timelines or customer deliveries.

Qualifications & Experience：

1. Educational Background

Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.

2. Preferred Professional Certifications

Professional certifications in LEAN 6‑sigma yellow, green or black belt, or equivalent are preferred.

3. Core Manufacturing Working Experience

Minimum 5‑10 years of experience in manufacturing production operations, process and equipment development.

4. Tool & Domain‑Specific Experience

Experience with engineering problem solving tools such as DMAIC, 8D, 5‑whys. Experience working with EMS providers. Experience managing customer deliveries in an automotive manufacturing environment is highly preferred.

5. Global Cross‑border Working Experience

Experience working with multinational organizations and cross‑functional global teams.

6. Mandatory Language Competency

Mandatory to be fluent in English and Portuguese, both written and spoken, in order communication with local Brazil stakeholders and global stakeholders.

7. Comprehensive Soft Skills

Strong stakeholder management. Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Ability to work independently in a remote/global environment. Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making capability. Escalation and conflict management. High sense of ownership and accountability. Ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities.