Job Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Plans, organizes, controls and executes a material schedule for a designated product or products including program coordination.
• Develops material readiness schedules (CTB) based on actual and forecasted customer demand, product demand profiles and knowledge of the customer.
• Ensures quality and integrity of information used to generate materials requirements plan.
• Revises plans as per business situation required based on analysis of actuals versus plan.
• Manages issues associated with engineering changes to ensure minimal cost exposure, excess materials and risk to customer shipment.
• Participates in the introduction of new products and supports the transfer/de-transfer of existing products through planning and analysing of common and unique materials in support of project deadlines.
• Communicates information on materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle.
• Maintains knowledge of customer volume fluctuations and determines the materials required.
• Provides information to procurement team on demand variances.
• Develops and communicates short- and long-term commitments to customers to ship products.
• Coordinates necessary resources to meet shipment commitments.
• Reviews and reports on aggregate levels of product inventory, inventory exposure, backlog, availability and on-time delivery.
• Develops recovery plans if missed shipments occur.
• Facilitates development of processes and best practice models for outbound order fulfilment.
• Provides expert role to other sites and other departments for North American Order Fulfilment models and practices.
• Provides training, guidance and may assign work to less experienced employees.
• Attends regular meetings with the internal & external customer to ensure the supply chain streamline in smooth way.
• Perform and complete any other tasks or assignments which appointed by superiors.

Job Requirements

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, the types of materials being purchased by the department and the engineering change process.
• Basic knowledge of production planning fundamentals, scheduling, materials requirements planning techniques and manufacturing control systems
• Knowledge of procurement processes, inventory management and supplier management.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications such as WORD, Excel, PowerPoint and multiple business applications.
• Good negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to plan strategically for the coordinated delivery of a variety of materials.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Typical Experience

• Two to Four years relevant experience

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Skills