Senior NPI Manager

Job Description

Posted Thursday, November 27, 2025, 11:00 PM

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At Christie, we create award-winning light technology solutions and services that help our partners and customers deliver unforgettable d experiences. We're a global group of passionate people at a company committed to leading-edge innovation, creating high-quality illumination products and solutions, and inspiring our customers and one another. We like to say we're a global company with local roots. We work collaboratively to support our partners in every market and region we serve around the world.

About the opportunity:

We're looking for a Senior NPI Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of visual technology. You'll have these opportunities to:

• Operate at the intersection of engineering innovation and global supply chain strategy;
• Lead supplier partnerships that directly impact Christie's next-generation products, and
• Contribute to an organization that powers iconic entertainment venues, global enterprises, and mission-critical installations.

In this role, you will be responsible for driving sourcing strategy and supplier readiness for new product development and launches across Christie's advanced product lines. You will be a key partner to Engineering, Operations, and our Commodity Management team in Shenzhen, ensuring supplier capabilities align with Christie's technical, cost, and innovation requirements. This is a hands-on, strategic role that requires both deep sourcing expertise and the ability to integrate seamlessly with engineering teams to deliver competitive, manufacturable, and innovative products.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary partner to Kitchener Engineering, ensuring material and supplier decisions enable performance, manufacturability, and scalability
• Partner closely with Commodity Management and Shenzhen Supply Chain teams to align on supplier strategy and execution
• Build strong supplier relationships across diverse commodities, driving quality, cost, and capacity readiness
• Manage supplier selection, onboarding, and readiness from prototype through ramp
• Anticipate risks and lead mitigation to protect launch schedules
• Influence design-for-manufacture and design-for-cost decisions early in the product lifecycle
• Partner with Operations and Program Management to ensure flawless product launch execution
• Lead sourcing and supplier readiness from concept through production ramp, ensuring seamless handoff to sustaining supply chain teams
• Mentor and guide sourcing professionals on the global team
• Work with Supply Chain and Engineering leadership to prepare technology roadmaps, supplier support and identify gaps

Location: hybrid position based in Kitchener, ON

What we're offering

A competitive salary, vacation, health & dental benefits and employer-matched pension plan.

You'll have opportunities to learn, grow, and collaborate with professionals on a global reach. Whether you're working with the leading minds in the industry on high-profile projects, with internal teams to support continuous improvement, or with our customers to inspire and delight—your contributions will make a difference.

The experience and skills we value:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related discipline
• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or NPI supply chain within high-tech hardware, electronics, or optics industries
• Strong track record of partnering with engineering and R&D teams to influence component selection, design-for-manufacture, and design-for-cost
• Demonstrated experience leading supplier selection, qualification, and readiness from prototype to production ramp
• Previous success managing suppliers and contract manufacturers in Asia
• Broad knowledge across multiple commodities, including:
• Optical components and assemblies (lenses, light engines, projection systems)
• Electromechanical parts (motors, actuators, fans, power supplies)
• Precision mechanicals (machined parts, sheet metal, plastics)
• Electronics and PCB assemblies (PCBA, semiconductors, connectors)
• EMS/ODM/OEM supplier engagement and management
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, cost drivers, and supply market dynamics
• Familiarity with supply risk management (geopolitical, capacity, compliance etc.)
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate engineering requirements into sourcing strategies
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, highly cross-functional environments with shifting priorities

What will put you ahead:

• Experience working with audio visual product lines
• Certification in any of the following: CPP, CSCMP, CPIM

Christie is an equal opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender identity, gender expression, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability.

Christie is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment. We will endeavor to accommodate the needs of qualified applicants in all parts of the hiring process. All offers of employment at Christie are conditional upon the successful completion of a background screening and we engage a third party vendor to complete the process. Your consent is required prior to the process beginning.

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Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc., 809 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada