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# IT Manager and IPM (Initiative Portfolio Manager)

- **Company:** Sanmina Corporation
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $145,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Business Systems, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, IT Management, Information Technology, Oracle Erp
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d311d7139955e49d

## About the Role

* Job Knowledge/Skills: Strong project management skills, deep understanding of PCB fabrication and CAD/CAM engineering workflows (InPlan, Valor, 42Q, Oracle ERP), background in cybersecurity frameworks (NIST SP 800-171, CMMC) is a plus, proven record in business process improvement, and experience in key business functions within an international or complex manufacturing environment.
 * Language/Communication Skills: Confident leader with the ability to motivate teams, advise, and coach. Appreciation for customer focus and excellent communication & report writing abilities. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization.
 * Education/Training/Work Experience: Professional qualification with a strong commercial focus. 8+ years of experience, preferably in a large, international corporate PCB fabrication environment. Process improvement and re-engineering experience.
 * Certifications: Bachelor's Degree in IT, Computer Science, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or relevant subject/experience. Project Management certification (PMP, PMI-ACP).is a plus

How to Stand Out

PCB Manufacturing Experience, PMP Certification

## Description

This leadership role is responsible for leading the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Division Portfolio and IT global business services team. The Initiative Portfolio Manager (IPM) serves as the primary strategic and operational lead for multi-facility technology transformations, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) integrations, and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) deployments across global PCB manufacturing operations. Acting as a trusted advisor in technology, solutions development, and process improvement, the IPM will create a portfolio roadmap of improvement efforts delivering significant value and manage the successful execution of approved projects. This role involves articulating portfolio goals, prioritizing projects, and regularly reporting progress and status to both business and executive leadership teams across North America, APAC, and EMEA regions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Direct/Indirect management of 1-10 project managers and/or business system analysts, and indirect responsibility for other IT team members on a matrix basis, managing multi-disciplined and cross-functional project teams.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

 * Manage the PCB technology portfolios, identifying opportunities for value addition through successful execution, continuous process improvement, and re-engineering across shop-floor and enterprise systems.
 * Take ownership and demonstrate leadership of assigned initiatives and projects, ensuring compliance with IT Governance processes and Stage-Gate frameworks (SG1-SG4).
 * Direct rollouts and optimizations of shop-floor systems (42Q/MES16, Oracle ERP, DNC tooling, CMMS) and CAD/CAM engineering software interfaces (InPlan, Valor).
 * Lead and coach the team to become subject matter experts in specific portfolio processes, fostering closer partnership between IT and Business.
 * Oversee divisional cybersecurity compliance readiness and modern computing platform initiatives, including NIST SP 800-171, CMMC gap analysis, and System Security Plans (SSP).