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Position Summary
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
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead Global Central NPM Organization
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.
2. Drive End-to-End New Product Introduction (NPI) Execution
Ensure NPI build plans are executable and aligned with customer commitments.
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
3. Own Inventory Health & Inventory Control Strategy
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
4. Improve Cycle Time and Throughput
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
5. Lead Planning Transformation
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
6. Executive Collaborator Management
Serve as primary planning interface for: Business Units
PDT
Manufacturing
Finance
Supply Chain Planning
Global Operations Leadership
Provide executive-level…