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MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. This Associate TPM role is based in the Guangzhou, China office and reports to the head of program management.
You will serve as a technical program manager bridging customer requirements with manufacturing partner capabilities. Your responsibilities include:
• Coordinate with costing, DFM, and sales teams during the handover from pre-sales quoting phase to order execution
• Work with customer program managers to kick off orders and schedule work with manufacturing partners
• Manage orders from kickoff through delivery, including:
- Track progress regularly with manufacturing partners to ensure on-time, on-quality shipment
- Understand customer technical and quality requirements; troubleshoot production issues leveraging technical, quality, and planning expertise
- Bridge communication between global and multifunctional teams (Fictiv offices in US, China, India, Mexico and manufacturing partners in China)
- Manage internal and external changes following proper procedures
- Coordinate Fictiv China team for timely, quality shipment
- Support customer-facing and quality teams in handling customer complaints
You will use your engineering background, manufacturing process knowledge (rapid tooling, injection molding, CNC machining, 3D printing, urethane casting, sheet metal fabrication), and project management skills to ensure alignment between builders' requirements and manufacturing partner capabilities. Negotiation skills and understanding of design, cost, and lead-time requirements are essential to address partner concerns and maintain confidence in fulfilling work to specification.
REQUIREMENTS:
• College degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, metal processing, Tooling Design & Manufacture, or related engineering field
• Fresh graduate or 1–2 years of working experience in CNC machining, plastic tooling industry, OEM, or CM for hardware manufacturing (project management experience is a plus)
• Ability to read and understand 2D/3D drawings and basic Tolerance/GD&T symbols
• Strong sense of urgency and demonstrated ability to own and manage delivery schedules across tight deadlines
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Basic problem-solving skills (e.g., PDCA methodology)
• PMP Certification is a plus
• Team-oriented, results-oriented, detail-oriented, data-driven, agile mindset
• Self-starter who manages time efficiently and completes work without active supervision
• Strong sense of responsibility and ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
