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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