Program Manager, Value Engineering

About the Role

With a global remit, our Technical Program Management professionals lead cross-functional product design teams to develop and introduce game-changing new products and solutions. It’s about making sure we offer customers the right features, experience, quality, schedule, cost, continuity of supply, service capability and financials. And when products and solutions are in development, it’s about driving everything from definition through to planning, development and launch across global development centers and multiple lines of business. The team is also crucial to getting shipping right. All in all, it is a fascinating and incredibly varied area.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Front-End Procurement, Value Engineering Program Manager on our Front-End Procurement team in Austin, Texas.

What You’ll Achieve

As a Front-End Procurement, Value Engineering Program Manager, you will drive the development and implementation of new and exciting products and services. Working closely with Engineering, Marketing, Procurement, and Product Management in cross-functional teams, you will manage the entire lifecycle of highly complex, high-risk projects. From design to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Interface with Engineering, Marketing, Program Management and Procurement teams to develop Server structural cost targets, component and system level cost analysis, Technology Tax, Design to Value and Design to Cost insights
• Communicate and maintain Server & Storage structural cost targets from pre-concept to concept phase exit in a variety of working to executive forums
• Drive product cost optimization through product development, procurement and product teardown activities and teams
• Maintain program cost analysis schedule and deliverables milestone alignment with Concept Engineering and Marketing teams

Who You Are (Requirements)

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements

• 12+ years of related experience in a professional role and 5+ years of experience in Procurement and/or Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in Product Design/Engineering
• Demonstrated program management skills
• Effective influencing skills to guide X-functional teams in the appropriate direction

Desirable Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Procurement and/or Engineering, with existing knowledge of the overall design cycle, landscape, and driving cross-functional alignment.
• Knowledge of electrical and/or mechanical technologies and processes, including familiarity with x86 technologies and a fundamental understanding of Design For Cost/Value.

Key skills/competency

• Program Management
• Value Engineering
• Procurement
• Cost Analysis
• Product Development
• Cross-functional Teams
• Mechanical Engineering
• Product Design
• Cost Optimization
• Technical Program Management