Responsibilities

• Be 100% responsible for fulfillment for assigned suppliers
• Manage capacity, PO allocation, supplier relationship, and fulfillment plan in order to minimize delivery risks
• Plan and place Purchase Orders (POs) at lead time and obtain PO acknowledgements from Suppliers
• Keep purchase order need dates aligned with Master Production Schedule to prevent outages or excess inventory
• Hold weekly reviews with suppliers to ensure promise date accuracy
• Develop and drive effective recovery plans when necessary
• Track in-transit material to identify and address any potential delivery issues
• Manage and resolve issues relative to engineering design changes, cut-ins and item master maintenance
• Develop knowledge of supplier manufacturing processes, material and commodity pricing and excellent focus on quality
• Develop process to look upstream for pending requirements and drive engineering / manufacturing / sales to ensure sourcing given adequate cycle to procure material
• Drive and lead continuous improvement in fulfillment processes for assigned commodity including cost out, lead time reduction, and simplification
• Engage and lead w/horizontal teams to develop risk mitigation plans for NPI launch issues – Quality/Cost/Delivery/LT