Assistant Planning Operations Manager

About the Role:

This position is responsible for the factory planning/operation management of SharkNinja OEMs in required region. The role is focus on the factory daily operation execution, problem solving and develop OEM operations capability to ensure that complex, high-mix products are delivered to world-class standards.

This is where your SharkNinja journey begins. You're an explorer—not a tour guide—driven by curiosity, fueled by taking chances, and unwilling to fly under the radar. Here, bold moves turn into real impact, growth comes from challenge, and your work helps shape what's next.

LOCATION: HCM (based), regularly travel to OEMs.

Here are some of the EXCITING things you'll get to do:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Leadership & Partner Engagement:

• Direct Operations: Manage dedicated OEM operations in required region

• Executive Relationships: Build and maintain good relationships with partner organizations. Serve as SN primary contact for operational execution, escalation, and issue resolution.

• Stakeholder Management: Coordinate cross-functional teams within SN and with external partners to ensure seamless delivery aligned with business needs.

2. Operational Excellence, Initiative & KPI Management:

• Performance Oversight: Oversee end-to-end factory performance, focusing on ramping up production volume, stabilize the output to meet the request.

• KPI Definition: Define and manage day to day operational KPIs, including CRD compliance, OEE, PPA, Lead time and others required .

• Continuous Improvement: develop a culture of continuous improvement using world-class methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen, Hoshin Kanri) to reduce waste and optimize processes.

3. Risk Assessment & Factory Management:

• Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate risks arising from production/materials/labors.

• Doing Assessment or audit to identify the gap of NPD to ensure OEM making rectification & Follow Up.

• Crisis Response: Lead the operational response for critical escalations, do escalation if needed.

4. Training & Workshop (Lesson Learnt):

• Training - To act as consultant to lead a training which relevant to OEM growth.

• Workshop - To call up any necessary workshop between X-function or X-OEM to deliver lesson sharing.

REQUIREMENTS:

Skills:

• Open minded thinking and global exposure.

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

• Strong communication/coordination skills.

• Keen Problem seeker and solver (Smoke Spotter).

You are Expected:

• 6+ years Production, Materials planning, Quality, Engineering experience is a must.

• Good understanding in manufacturing methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt certified) and DFX (Design for Excellence).

• Can work under ambiguity, high pressures and less supervision.

• Bilingual (Mandarin & English) speaking or familiar with Chinese supplier environments.

• Proven experience managing/coordinate both OEM and internal functional team.

• Experience of household appliance is preferred.

Travel Requirements:

• Be flexible for domestic and international travel.