American Woodmark - Winchester, VA
posted about 2 months ago
The RFID Program Manager will provide leadership and guidance on key strategic projects and initiatives within the Materials organization. This role will support projects that improve overall material flow, reduce dependency on labor, and optimize inventory investment across the company's North American Manufacturing Platform. The position will work across the user community to define, qualify, and prioritize projects utilizing RFID technology. The RFID Program Manager will lead and achieve operational excellence through the advancement of customer experience, leveraging an approach that considers all interdependent, interrelated processes that occur within our business systems. In this role, the RFID Program Manager will provide leadership and coaching to a team of analytical and technical resources. They will research, evaluate, and define deployment strategies for both the advancement of existing technologies as well as the targeting of new technologies to advance the organization. The manager will work with user groups to develop financial justifications and ensure compliance with all FP-P requirements, taking a leadership role for these needs on corporate-driven RFID initiatives. Additionally, they will maintain a prioritized, structured project portfolio associated with technology, innovation, and disruptive thinking, which includes applications such as RFID technology. The RFID Program Manager will constantly evaluate current systems and processes, leading to the identification and implementation of design alternatives that facilitate a culture of continuous improvement. They will support operational excellence by employing a toolkit that incorporates the use of Six Sigma and lean methodologies. Managing supplier relationships related to RFID installation, including materials, software, and hardware, will also be a key responsibility. The manager will actively support cross-functional clients by synthesizing key business needs into a prioritized, structured queue of projects and activities, continuously engaging with all constituents to support timely implementations. Finally, they will identify and implement metrics to monitor the performance and timeliness of technological and system/process changes.