Job Description
- Establish a scalable NPI engagement model for Spares and RMA, ensuring early involvement (pre-BCR) to plan for capacity, risk buys, and FRU strategies.
- Orchestrate the Spares cost model post-BCR. Define key drivers, including quality, RMA, and lifecycle expectations, and align them with a comprehensive Spares cost strategy.
- Lead coordination with NPI, GHQR, GMO, and Finance to validate critical assumptions such as swap rates, cycle times, and deployment volumes.
- Manage cost model calculations to handle volatility. Implement a formal quarterly review process to validate assumptions and drive cross-functional gap resolution.
- Drive initiatives for CapEx avoidance and hardware reuse. Produce metrics on total capex and inventory efficiency gained via the reverse supply chain. Advocate the AI2 How culture by fostering ownership and high performance within the FRU Planning and RMA team.
