Job Purpose

Responsible for ensuring coordination and release of components required to meet production schedules and customer requirements; while developing procedures and systems to optimize, ensure availability, and achieve appropriate inventory levels.

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  Analyzes output of Materials Requirement Plant (MRP). Purchases goods and services to ensure an adequate supply of material to support the company’s objectives.
• Is the Materials Department representative for operations, working with Engineering during the development of new products.
• Ensures the effective use of company funds in the procurement of assigned commodities. Exercises prudence and good judgement in securing the best possible value for the funds expended.
• Maintains a good corporate image by conducting purchasing activities upon a solid foundation of honesty, integrity, and fairness.
• Responsible for acting on order releases action and exception messages from the system.
• Responsible for the analysis of sales order releases with respect to capacity planning and material requirements
• Responsible for the management of inventory levels, schedules and availability of selected item, either manufactured or purchased, to meet production schedules.
• Order floor stock with shelf life material for production
• Receive and review orders against current requirements and work in process using the MRP Reports
• Release Purchase orders for production material, floor stock items and all purchases to support plant operations
• Resolves problems and conflicts with suppliers or internal customers in a timely manner.
• Respond and communicate changes in the production schedules resulting from customer service, engineering changes and materials issues.
• Plan and implementation of plans to reduce inventories, master schedule control and materials cost improvements.
• Work closely with manufacturing to ensure that planning activities facilitate uninterrupted workflow in production.
• Executes the materials requirements plan to ensure a steady flow of material to support manufacturing. Specific duties include analyzing material requirements, developing and implementing procurement strategies; scheduling deliveries; purchase order creation and management, etc.
• Develops a thorough knowledge of commodities assigned. Advise management of competitive situations, alternative supply sources, price increases, trends and supply/demand situations. Keep Production Scheduling informed of lead-time requirements required for commodities assigned and any change in lead-time as they occur.
• Maintains familiarity with quality standards and educates/informs suppliers.
• Maintains courteous, impartial, and objective dealing with suppliers
• Maintains various purchasing files; performs expediting on a regular basis; performs various administrative functions as required; processes defective (Return to Vendor) material in an expeditious manner.
• Perform tasks related to Production activities, including, but not limited to work order administration, inventory management, and expediting of required components.
• Follows environmental and safety regulations and acts in compliance with US laws
• Complies with safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in business related area, Industrial Management, or related field.
• 8-10 years related work experience in a role in Warehousing, Receiving, Inventory Control, Purchasing/Planning, or Materials Management in Tier 1 automotive manufacturing environment
• Thorough knowledge of MRP, inventory control, purchasing procedures and internal controls.
• Ability to represent the company effectively in dealing with suppliers
• Ability to understand and analyze the requirements of the material requirements plan. Ability to convert these requirements into purchase orders to support manufacturing.
• Solid decision-making skills
• Demonstrated experience with widely accepted MRP systems (ManMan) and applications software.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations under stress.
• Working knowledge of various supply chain strategies including, JIT, Kanban with a through understanding of production and inventory control principles.
• Ability to create, track and meet schedules at a multi-task level along with project management skills
• Experience with Automotive JIT systems, FIFO, and pull systems.
• Work overtime and travel as required
• Must have the ability to relocate for future developmental opportunities