Detailed Description
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Plans, organizes, controls and executes a production schedule for a designated product or products including program coordination.
- Develops production schedules based on actual and forecasted customer demand, product demand profiles and knowledge of the customer.
- Analyzes inputs (e.g., capacity, board cycle times, urgency of request, material availability, etc.) to help determine schedule.
- Analyzes internal impact (e.g., line scheduling, procurement, logistics, shipping, etc.) of customer scheduling.
- Ensures quality and integrity of information used to generate materials requirements plan.
- Revises plans as 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 analyzing 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 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.
- Leads continuous improvement of planning processes.
- Facilitates development of processes and best practice models for outbound order fulfillment.
- Provides leadership and support to employees of NAOF.
- Makes decisions surrounding workload allocation and hiring practices.
- Provides expert role to other sites and other departments for North American Order Fulfillment models and practices.
- Provides training, guidance and may assign work to less experienced employees.
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies
- Basic knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
- Basic knowledge of production planning fundamentals, scheduling, materials requirements planning techniques and manufacturing control systems
- Basic knowledge of purchasing principles, techniques and philosophies.
- Knowledge of basic computer applications such as WORD, Excel, PowerPoint and multiple business applications.
- Basic understanding of customer needs.
- Good analytical and statistical skills.
- Ability to plan strategically for the coordinated build and delivery of one or several products.
- 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.
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.
