Bose Corporation is looking to improve the efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness of its global research and development organization and product development processes by refining tools, core processes, and operational strategies related to engagement with contract manufacturers.
Requirements
- Advanced Proficiency in Excel and familiarity of other data tools (e.g., Smartsheets, PowerBI, Sharepoint).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
- Excited about big data, cleaning data, and data story-telling.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate activities and consolidate input for our CM requests for quote (RFQs), statements of work (SOW), sourcing decision discussions, quarterly business review (QBR) dashboards, scorecards, and action tracking.
- Help to develop, define, and deploy improved operational strategies relating to our Bose/CM partnerships to ultimately increase the efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness of our global research and development organization and product development processes.
- Able to synthesize business goals and strategies into actionable CM partnership development.
- Align activities, consolidate input, and contribute to CM RFQs and work with our Global Supply Management (GSM) organization to drive operational consistency and improvements in the RFQ process.
- Align activities, consolidate input, and contribute to CM SOWs and work with our Global Supply Management (GSM) drive operational consistency and improvements in the SOW process.
- Identify opportunities and improvements in Global R&D operational strategies, specifically related to how we engage and work with our contract manufacturers.
- Support ongoing operational initiatives to define, optimize, and better execute product development withing GRD and product introduction with our CMs.
Other
- Working toward Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Self-motivated and eager to learn.
- Detail-oriented with a passion for technology and consumer electronics.
- Ability to work effectively cross functionally in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
