· Communicates information on materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle · Manages issues associated with engineering changes to ensure minimal cost exposure, excess materials and risk to customer shipment · Reviews and reports on aggregate levels of product inventory, inventory exposure · Performs Master Production Schedule (MPS) / Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) inputs and validation · Has responsibility for parameter management and reporting for designated products · Coordinates shop order/production order releases and materials kitting requirements · To plans, organizes, controls and executes a production schedule for a designated product or products including program coordination · To develops production schedules based on actual and forecasted customer demand, product demand profiles and knowledge of the customer · To analyzes inputs (e.g., capacity, urgency of request, material availability, etc.) to help determine schedule · To analyzes internal impact (e.g., line scheduling, procurement, logistics, shipping, etc.) of customer scheduling · To ensures quality and integrity of information used to generate materials requirements plan. Revises plans as required based on analysis of actual versus plan · To manages issues associated with engineering changes to ensure minimal cost exposure, excess materials and risk to customer shipment · To 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 · To maintains knowledge of customer volume fluctuations and determines the materials required · To provides information to procurement on demand variances · To develops and communicates short- and long-term commitments to customers to ship products · To coordinates necessary resources to meet shipment commitments · To reviews and reports on aggregate levels of product inventory, inventory exposure, backlog, availability and on-time delivery · To develops recovery plans if missed shipments occur. Leads continuous improvement of planning processes.
