Manufacturing Specialist

Job Description Summary

The Material Plan & Execution Specialist role is quality focused. They will act as the main point of contact within the purchasing team for quality related issues executes the planning and procurement of engineered materials for an on-site manufacturing environment to assure that their respective purchased components meet the required quality, delivery and cost requirements of the business. Provide an uninterrupted flow of materials to manufacturing

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Release orders to supplier in accordance with purchasing strategy

• Work directly with engineering and production personnel on part requirements
• Utilizes the Material Resource Planning system to respond to the dictates/recommendations in a timely/accurate responsive manner.
• Tracks and expedites orders to ensure delivery schedules are met and part shortages are resolved
• Advises Production Departments of delivery status and identifies risks. Communicates accurate information to production in order to provide accurate and timely updates.
• Identifies non-performances of suppliers and participates in corrective action with the assistance of appropriate Sourcing and Quality personnel
• Schedules parts deliveries. Reschedules deliveries when necessary according to customer requirements and inventory value management.
• Processes engineering change notices and drawing revision requirements
• Supports supplier payment by resolving discrepancies between purchase orders and supplier invoices
• Works with inventory control to address and resolve purchase order receipt issues
• Maintains data in Excel for delivery tracking and open order management
• Facilitates shipment from offshore with approved freight forwarders. Tracks incoming offshore material and addresses customs and delivery delays.
• Monitors and reports departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) such as late Purchase Order lines, purchase order confirmation and late Purchase Order placement
• Evaluate data from SAP using Materials Management concepts to improve processes
• Evaluates validity of demand using critical thinking as well as investigates and resolves irregularities.
• Resolves all material quality concerns with both foreign and domestic suppliers, related to purchasing and sourcing
• Acts as liason to align R&D, Quality Control, Purchasing and Production expectations in terms of material delivery for production needs
• Works in a professional and cooperative manner with other departments such as production, quality, engineering, sourcing and sales to promote a successful team environment.
• Manages disturbances and can prioritize them
• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 3 years of experience in purchasing within a manufacturing environment.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government. ​

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