Manage inventory control and forecasting for production and new models; coordinate suppliers, customers, and internal teams; process engineering change instructions and ramp-up activities; identify cost and accuracy improvements; ensure safety, security, and quality compliance.
Job Summary & Responsibilities● Responsible for Inventory Control including verification of inventory amounts for mass production, service and new model, in accordance with customer/production demand and supplier/internal capacity.(includes but not limited to:raw material, component, product, supplies, power equipment, packaging)● Obtain, organize and analyze data from multiple sources to provide forecast to the plant for resource planning.● Develop and maintain relationship with customers, and monitor and react to demand changes. ● Develop and maintain relationship with suppliers, and monitor and control supplier activities. ● Develop and maintain relationship with the team, closely coodinating with appropriate personnel. ● Coordinate and process engineering change instruction (ECI), and associated ramp up / build out activities.● Identify opportunities to reduce overall cost and manhour needed within the department and implement.● Identify opportunities to improve accuracy of output from the department and implement. ● Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety, security and quality standards. ● All other reasonably related tasks within the Company as required by Management. Preferred Qualifications● Associates degree or equivalent experience preferred.● Two years of prior applicable experience in Production Control preferred.● Automotive experience preferred.
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