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The Director of Central NPM & Inventory Control is responsible for leading Micron's global Assembly & Test New Product Management (NPM) execution and inventory governance across the network. This leader drives end-to-end NPI execution excellence, inventory health, build commitment reliability, cycle time optimization, and planning transformation initiatives.
The role serves as the critical bridge between Product Development Teams (PDT), Supply Chain Planning (SCP), Site NPM organizations, Manufacturing, and Business Units to ensure successful NPI execution, predictable customer commitments, efficient inventory utilization, and scalable planning processes.
The Director will lead a globally distributed team responsible for:
Central New Product Management (NPM) governance
Build Plan Commit management
Demand line fulfillment
Model Cycle Time(CT) governance
WIP and execution management
Inventory X control
NPI to HVM transition readiness
Planning process transformation and automation
AI/System-enabled planning maturity
Be responsible for the Central NPM operating model.
Drive consistency across MSB, MTB, MMY, MXA, MMP and future sites.
Establish governance, benchmark reviews, processes for handling blocking issues and operating cadence.
Develop planning talent and leadership bench strength.
Create a high-performance culture focused on execution excellence.
Lead network-wide NPI execution reviews.
Manage critical issues impacting sample delivery and qualification timelines.
Partner with Product Development and Business Units to mitigate execution risks.
Improve NPI OTD, MAD stability, and commit accuracy.
Relevant scope includes:
MAD backlog review
Build Plan Commit
Sample Execution Meeting (SEM)
Demand Line Closure
NPI-to-HVM transition
Build and implement global inventory governance.
Drive reduction of Inventory X, aged inventory, excess inventory, and unmanaged WIP.
Improve inventory visibility across assembly, test, module, component banks, and logistics flows.
Partner with Finance and Manufacturing to improve inventory turns and working capital performance.
Important measurements include:
Inventory
Aging WIP
Unconsumed inventory
Excess inventory
Inventory disposition effectiveness
Own Model CT governance.
Drive CT reduction initiatives across the network.
Improve loading predictability and demand fulfillment.
Optimize WIP movement and execution visibility.
Main performance indicators:
Cycle Time X-factor (CTx) performance
NPI cycle time
Hot-lot cycle time
Schedule attainment
Loading linearity
Partner with SCP, Digital Supply Chain, and Operations.
Drive automation of manual planning activities.
Enable system-based planning capabilities.
Advance AI-assisted planning, risk detection, and inventory analytics.
Examples:
New Product Planning (NPP) adoption
Supply Planning Optimization (SPO) integration
Materials Available Date (MAD) automation
AI risk alerts
WIP automation
Buildable Bits improvement
Serve as primary planning interface for:
Provide executive-level recommendations during supply disruptions, capacity constraints, and NPI escalation situations.
New Product Introduction(NPI) On time Delivery (OTD)
Materials Available Date(MAD) No-Pushout %
Commit Date Stability
Demand Line Closure Rate
NPI-to-HVM Readiness
Overall Day Inventory (DIO) for Assemble & Test (AT)
Inventory Reduction
Aging Inventory Reduction
Excess Inventory Reduction
Inventory Turns Improvement
Cycle Time Reduction
WIP Accuracy
Schedule Adherence
Loading Linearity
Team Engagement
Talent Development
Succession Planning
Transformation Program Delivery
Preferred:
MBA / EMBA
Master's degree in Supply Chain or Operations
15+ years in: Semiconductor operations, Supply chain planning, Manufacturing planning & New Product Introduction(NPI) management
5+ years leading global teams.
Experience in Assembly & Test operations.
Experience with NPI/sample operations.
Experience leading large-scale planning transformation projects.
Experience with inventory optimization and working-capital management.
Executive presence
Change leadership
Organization building
Talent development
Cross-cultural leadership
Customer commitment management
Supply-demand balancing
Financial understanding of inventory and working capital
Risk management
NPI execution
Inventory control
Cycle time management
Factory operations
Capacity planning
SAP
Advanced planning systems (SPO)
Data analytics
Power BI/Tableau
AI-enabled planning tools
About Micron Technology, Inc.
We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.
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