OEM Intake Manager

Lenovo's Commercial PC organization is currently hiring an OEM Intake Manager. The OEM business model is focused on selling Lenovo products and services to OEM customers who will incorporate them into their solutions to create unique products, sold to their end customers. Some customer solutions require customization of Lenovo standard products. These requirements from OEM customers drives the need for coordination of the development and customization process for these opportunities.

The OEM Intake Manager will be responsible for working cross functionally to develop execution plans for complex customization requests, business cases to support customization work, and prepare the plans to be handed off to a project manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and classify customization requests as defined by OEM
• Interlock with geo sales teams and engineering to develop solutions to meet customer needs
• Engage with customers to validate and refine solution requirements
• Establish work streams for each complex customization request
• Identify cross-functional owners for each request work item
• Develop business cases, where needed, for complex customization requests
• Interlock with stakeholders to communicate progress, risks, and gain business case approvals

The successful candidate will have the ability to influence and maintain open communication with multiple teams including geo sales and sales operations teams, OEM solution architects and engineers, product and development teams, commercial operations, and services organizations. This role requires strong leadership and project management skills to drive plans for an evolving business model.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business, project management or related field
• 7+ years of program/project management experience
• Ability to work cross functionally across multiple organizations
• Spirit of entrepreneurship requiring high-energy, proactive style, teaming, and collaboration

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification is a plus
• Strong process orientation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work with WW team members, drive WW projects
• Ability to work across multiple geographies and time zones to drive project execution
• Knowledge of Lenovo product development and sales enablement processes beneficial