NPI Supply Chain Manager

reMarkable is a Norwegian tech company on a mission to help people think better in a distracted world. We recently confirmed our status as Norway’s latest unicorn, with over 350 employees in Oslo and million devices sold worldwide. In what feels like no time, we've gone from a small startup finding its way to being one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe.

Following the successful launch of reMarkable 2, which was named one of TIME's top 100 inventions of 2020, and our new subscription service, Connect, in 2021, we've set ourselves exciting growth and product development goals for 2022. To help us get there, we need new colleagues ready to make a real difference through their work – and that’s where you come in.

We’re currently looking for a NPI Supply Chain Manager who will work in our New Product Introduction projects, but be rooted in our Supply Chain department.. Are you ready to join the exciting growth of a truly unique tech brand?

About the role

As a NPI Supply Chain Manager, you will have the opportunity to directly impact our future product portfolio. The products you are part of developing will end up in the hands of potentially millions of customers worldwide.

You will be part of the Supply Chain team and staffed into one or more NPI projects as manager coordinating across the project.You will be responsible for supporting the Sales & Operations Planning process with volume and financial related inputs and decisions required by our NPI projects. This gives you the opportunity to work with many departments within reMarkable, from sourcing to hardware developers and project managers. You will be a vital part of the exciting journey from the early prototype phase to mass production and launch in the market. During the product development phase you will be faced with challenging tasks, from supporting prototype material sourcing, doing long term planning of materials, and evaluating production ramp with our manufacturing partners. To sum up, everything required to ensure a successful product launch.

We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual to be a part of our team. You can expect to work closely with cross-functional teams and collaborate extensively with our manufacturing partners.

If the possibility of taking part in product development of exciting new products, and being able to directly influence the process of getting our products in the hands of millions of customers sounds intriguing, we want to talk to you.

Main tasks and responsibilities will involve:

Responsible for executing NPI Planning at rM, which will include important areas like:

Scenario planning and ramp up plans for NPI projects

Analyse and recommend capacity requirements, both on production line and critical tooling, based on business cases.

Evaluate the need for, and secure the placement of risk buys and POs for long lead time components

Responsible for all input to the S&OP process for new projects.

Contribute to transferring NPI projects to Operations

Keep track of product COGS during the development phase and help facilitate discussions with sourcing and development managers to ensure we stay on target.

Be the primary point of contact with our manufacturing partners when it comes to build plan requirements and material sourcing during the project development phase.

Run BOM risk reviews and help identify second source requirements or other risk mitigation actions to ensure a resilient supply chain setup.

Who are you?

You have strong communication skills, ability to build effective relationships across the organisation

You are a team player who likes to work in a fast-paced environment alongside talented colleagues

You have strong quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills

You are ambitious and driven with a desire to make a positive impact at a fast growing tech company

You want to be a part of our journey as a global scale up, and are ready for changing tasks and responsibilities.

What is your background?

You have a minimum of 3-5 years relevant experience with either product development, project management, production, supply chain management and/or consultancy

You have experience within New Product Introduction

Proactive and analytical with strong problem-solving and communication skills

You have a Masters degree in relevant subjects. Extensive relevant work experience may substitute formal education

Fluency in English, both written and oral

Experience with working towards Chinese or Asian suppliers is a plus