Job Title: Technical Program Product Manager

Job Location: North Reading, MA

Job Duration: 4+ Months (Contract)

Pay Range: $80 –85/Hr 
Job Description:

• The Material Program Manager (MPM) is responsible for driving end-to-end material readiness across all phases of the product lifecycle—from New Product Introduction (NPI) through beta builds and into General Availability (GA).
• This role serves as the critical bridge between engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing operations, ensuring that material strategies are aligned with product development milestones and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and execute the Material Readiness Report, providing cross-functional visibility into material risk, lead times, supply health, and readiness-to-build status
• Drive material program governance including ECO-to-PO change management, ensuring engineering changes are translated into actionable supply chain execution without disrupting production schedules
• Develop and maintain material program mechanisms (dashboards, trackers, escalation frameworks) that enable proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, contract manufacturing, and quality teams to manage BOM (Bill of Materials) maturity from prototype through volume production
• Lead material allocation decisions, resolve supply constraints, and drive root-cause corrective actions for material shortages or receipt holds
• Manage material phase-in/phase-out strategies aligned to engineering change orders and product revision schedules
• Establish and improve repeatable processes for material program management that scale across multiple concurrent programs
• Communicate material risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior leadership with clarity and data-driven insights

Years of Prior Experience Required to Qualify:

• 5+ years of experience in material program management, supply chain program management, or NPI/operations program management within a hardware product development environment (robotics, consumer electronics, industrial systems, or similar). 

Must-Have Skills:

• BOM Management NPI Lifecycle Expertise — Demonstrated experience managing Bills of Materials across development phases (EVT/DVT/PVT or equivalent), including BOM maturity tracking, material qualification, and build readiness assessments
• ERP/MRP Systems Proficiency — Ability to navigate procurement systems, track purchase orders, manage material demand signals, and interpret supply planning outputs
• Cross-Functional Program Management — Proven ability to lead and influence without authority across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality organizations to drive material decisions and resolve constraints
• Data-Driven Risk Management Reporting — Strong analytical skills to build and maintain material readiness dashboards, identify supply risks proactively, and communicate trade-offs to leadership using metrics and data

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)