Industrial Lead – Operations

About Axis Communications
As the market leader in network video, Axis is leading the way to a smarter, safer, more secure world — driving the shift from analog to digital video surveillance. Offering network video solutions for professional installations, Axis’ products and solutions are based on an innovative, open technology platform.

Axis has more than 1,400 dedicated employees in 40 locations around the world and cooperates with partners covering 179 countries. Founded in 1984, Axis is a Sweden-based IT company listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm under the ticker AXIS. For more information about Axis, please visit our website www.axis.com.


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WHAT IS AXIS?
Axis is a fast growing and innovative IT company with a global footprint. Our success is largely due to our highly skilled staff and our strong culture of daring to succeed and allowing ourselves to constantly break new ground. We allow and promote independent thinking; we seek to act as one, to be always open, and to think big!

We are now looking for the right person to fill an opening as Industrial Lead in our Product Preparation group within Operations.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?
As the market leader in the surveillance cameras category with the aim to drive the shift from analog to digital video surveillance, it is crucial to have an inventive product portfolio but also a smooth product launch and fast volume ramp-up. The Industrial Lead has a key role to achieve that as they are responsible to coordinate the production related activities within product development projects. 

In this role you will also:

* Plan, coordinate, and drive all industrialization activities (e.g. sourcing, quality, production test development and production planning) early in the projects to secure an effective and smooth production ramp-up
* Be responsible to keep the industrialization part of the project plan on track and make sure deliveries are according to plan
* Contribute to detect quality-, sourcing- and production risks. Own and illustrate the industrialization risks to the project managers to keep them informed of the status. 
* Participate and set demands from a Supply Chain perspective during reviews of new products and project documents
* Participate during the transfer of projects from the project organization to Operations to secure that project deliveries are met.
* Plan and drive important activities that affect Operations e.g. Product transfer or Product maintenance projects

This position requires approximately 25 days of travelling per year.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We believe you have a technical university degree or similar education. You have a few years of experience in production and procurement or sourcing as well as experience of project management. Good communication in English, both spoken and written, is required.

You are a driven team player with good collaboration skills. Furthermore, you are well-structured with a high quality focus and the ability to coordinate and follow-up multiple projects simultaneous.

THE PRODUCTION PREPARATION GROUP
Industrialization project management, Design for Manufacturing and product data management in PDM and ERP system during development of new products and during serial production the group perform product transfers between production sites, support production and introduces product changes. The main collaboration is with R&D, EMS’s, the Configuration & Logistic Centers and the quality department.

WHAT CAN AXIS DO FOR YOU?
In exchange for your dedication Axis can offer you an innovative and global organization with an environment where you can develop both as a professional and as an individual.

If you have questions, please contact Helena Wedin or Stefan Nilsson at +46 46 272 1800

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