Responsibilities:

• Provide placement of internal and external orders for components, outside processing, subcontracting and attrition relative to requirements to ensure a continuous flow of materials and meet Material Requirements Planning (MRP) demand
• Harmonize, communicate, and resolve issues relating to internal and external suppliers not meeting schedule requirements, for example, capacity, scrap, component discrepancies, alternate methods and materials as well as schedule changes
• Monitor and communicate component shortages to expedite and secure supplier fulfillment of demand and update Operations on shortage status
• Perform administration of internal and external supplier contracts, for example, performance metrics, price escalation, order and delivery changes, invoice and receiving discrepancies, and quotations
• Maintain and adhere to master data information of internal and external suppliers, for example, price, lead times, and order policies
• Develop recommendations for parts or program change management process, for example, price, lead times, make-buy, and part number changes
• Maintain and adhere to inventory-level and capacity targets
• Initiate and coordinate with other departments such as Engineering, Methods, Quality Assurance, Operations and other Material Logistics functions to resolve problems concerning delivery, component discrepancies, and lead times with internal and external suppliers
• Participate in special projects, for example, certification effort, Six Sigma, and Natural Work Team
• Analyze, schedule and action orders based on Master Production Requirements and/or MRP signals in accordance with established governances and policies
• Post daily work plan, load work centers and post Modification notices and close orders
• Inter-site coordination to harmonize schedule deliveries, change packages and address miscellaneous issues
• Participate in improvement projects related to the Demand to Supply process, including but not limited to, cost reductions, system modifications and data management
• Track status of material shipments including custom issues and waybills
• Maintain inventory level and in-flow schedules to minimize obsolete, inactive and excess inventory
• Maintain accurate records and archives per documented procedures
• Manage post disposition activities of non-conforming assets to meet schedule
• Ensure documentation is compliant to internal and external policies and regulations, including but not limited to, FAI's (First Article Inspection), C of C's (Certification of Compliance), PO's (Purchase Order), clearance of discrepancies
• Support the Global Sourcing Team as required
• Maintain accurate inventory records for tooling located at suppliers and monitor tool rework required to support engineering changes or general maintenance
• Provide solutions to a variety of technical/business related problems of basic scope and complexity

Qualifications:

• You have 0-5 plus years related experience
• Business related Bachelor's degree (preferred)
• CPM, CPIM & APICS Certified (preferred)
• Basic knowledge of MRP principles and supply chain management
• Basic knowledge of process improvement methodology and application, for example, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing initiatives
• Basic knowledge of business law concepts, for example, definition of offer and acceptance, legal terminology, and interpretation of contracts
• Basic knowledge of departmental policies and practices
• Working knowledge of MS Office, email and web-based applications
• Planning and organizational skills necessary to prioritize and coordinate workload within a multiple project setting
• Verbal and written technical and business communication skills
• Contract interpretation skills necessary to read and interpret supplier agreements
• Negotiation skills necessary to secure, for example, price, delivery schedule, and performance metrics with internal and external suppliers
• Project management skills necessary to participate on both inter-departmental and intra-departmental teams and special projects
• Financial analysis skills necessary to review manufactured orders and contractual agreements, perform cost comparisons, and utilize pre-existing formulas