Reviewing customer demands and monitoring raw material and component orders and stocks to ensure timely delivery supporting production schedules by expediting materials deliveries
Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule
Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production
Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement
Minimize obsolete stock and ensure business is left with minimum liability
Create regular statistical reports and analysis and update Program Manager (PM) or customers
Coordinate with the Program management & production team to meet customer orders.
Analyze the availability of materials & provide clear to build (CTB) to production planner in order to develop an aggressive but achievable production schedule.
Run weekly system reports to determine (potential) materials shortages that need to be expedited.
To ensure accuracy of CTB report by validating report.
Follow-up with appropriate buyers to ensure materials are available to support production use per load plan.
Expedite materials as required or otherwise work with buyers for any order cancellations as required per demand change.
Liaise with PM and engineer on materials related issues, smooth phase in & phase out of products Engineering Change Notice (ECN) with minimize excess and obsolescence of materials (E&O).