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Materials Program Mgr I

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Job Summary:

The Materials Program Manager will work with various functions and departments to drive material flow and ensure visibility of current & future material issues. It will be the core member to supporting materials strategy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • A People Manager who will manage a team of Materials Program Manager/Materials Expeditor
  • Overseeing the material requirement and supply chain activities for specific programs
  • Align material strategies with business strategies and program objectives
  • Liase with site planning and supply chain management functions including GSS buyers, Commodity and Project Managers
  • Identify and mitigate risks associated with material supply
  • Conduct risk assessment & implement effective risk mitigation strategies
  • Escalation points of contact for material issues within the program
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Work with Planner to ensure visibility of current & future material issues
  • Work with Production Managers to understand Critical Production schedules
  • Coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
  • Participates in Materials Core Team and coordinates product development process deliverables with team members (buyers, planners, production control).
  • Supports the creation, releases, and updates to new project materials strategy.
  • Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements. Assists in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering.
  • Material risk BOM analysis at project level :
    • Design the inventory programs: VMI, JIT, discrete orders, etc. – driving lead-time reduction
    • Recommend risk buy or consignment
(This relates to impact inventory liability, inventory turns, cash flow relief, etc. – due to upsides, downside, slow down of businesses more effectively)

  • Burst demand request by customers – assess entire BOM materials lead-times, chronic suppliers, customer managed allocations , etc., then present from materials perspective how to support burst demand plan to support operations
  • Work closely with Supply Chain Program managers for localization or regionalization of OEM & BTP parts
  • Work with SCM on long term supply chain mitigation plan via localization or alternate sourcing to ease the supply chain for the Program/Tool.
  • Leads project team that may include different functions and departments to solve supplier long-term issues and improve supplier performance. Provides inputs to engineering and SCM in supplier selection and assessment.
  • Analyze system need dates, supplier commitments and current production status to identify critical material issues
  • Escalate critical material shortages immediately upon identification and own the efforts to resolve and continue to escalate
  • Lead clear to build (CTB) for pre-production build phases
  • Propose optimized supply planning to ensure on-time build schedule. Drive closure of materials issues
  • Collaborate with supply chain functions for support as needed
  • Participates in commercialization (transition) materials plan. Participates in the material change control change process. Assists in supplier price and delivery negotiations; Complete supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts. Monitor supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
  • Develop and execute risk/opportunity plans to meet program objectives & proactively manage mitigation plans
  • Track KPI’s and generate Reports, Metrics & Presentations
  • Attend quarterly SBR with customer and supplier
  • Support planning & coordination of new Projects, New components and Engineering Changes and assess the impact to Production Schedules
  • Consistently work on Demand & Supply to proactively identify gaps and work with planner buyers and Strategic procurement to eliminate the gaps
  • Work with Engineering & Program Management to develop roadmaps for the phase-out of obsolete parts and phase-in of new product materials
  • This position will support customers to act as the crucial link between customer and Materials Supply Chain.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities
  • Strategic thinking and communication skills.
  • Collaboration and influencing skills demonstrated.
  • Sense of urgency.
  • Situational leadership.
  • Leadership development, and coaching skills.

Educational/Certification Requirement:

  • Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Business

Experience Requirement:

Work Experience:

  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing industry
  • Strong purchasing experience in commodity management and customer facing experience,
  • Flexible to support work with US counterparts. Will have frequent communications with cross-functional teams in the US and Asia.
  • Experience in the position of Materials Program Manager (MPM) and/or Procurement.
  • Experience with product design engineering and commodity management or priorities for raw material or component selection.
  • Experience integrating the delivery schedule of materials into product program milestones.
  • Working knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning (preferred SAP) and Bill of Material Structure tools (preferred Agile)
  • Experience with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Criteria:

Work Environment:

  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands :

  • Work may require the ability to lift 10-20 pounds infrequently.

Environmental Exposure:

  • May involve exposure to moderate noise levels from printers, faxes, computers etc.

Overnight Travel:

  • Work may require out of town travel depending upon assignment (training and meeting).
Job Summary:

The Materials Program Manager will work with various functions and departments to drive material flow and ensure visibility of current & future material issues. It will be the core member to supporting materials strategy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • A People Manager who will manage a team of Materials Program Manager/Materials Expeditor
  • Overseeing the material requirement and supply chain activities for specific programs
  • Align material strategies with business strategies and program objectives
  • Liase with site planning and supply chain management functions including GSS buyers, Commodity and Project Managers
  • Identify and mitigate risks associated with material supply
  • Conduct risk assessment & implement effective risk mitigation strategies
  • Escalation points of contact for material issues within the program
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Work with Planner to ensure visibility of current & future material issues
  • Work with Production Managers to understand Critical Production schedules
  • Coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
  • Participates in Materials Core Team and coordinates product development process deliverables with team members (buyers, planners, production control).
  • Supports the creation, releases, and updates to new project materials strategy.
  • Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements. Assists in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering.
  • Material risk BOM analysis at project level :
    • Design the inventory programs: VMI, JIT, discrete orders, etc. – driving lead-time reduction
    • Recommend risk buy or consignment
(This relates to impact inventory liability, inventory turns, cash flow relief, etc. – due to upsides, downside, slow down of businesses more effectively)

  • Burst demand request by customers – assess entire BOM materials lead-times, chronic suppliers, customer managed allocations , etc., then present from materials perspective how to support burst demand plan to support operations
  • Work closely with Supply Chain Program managers for localization or regionalization of OEM & BTP parts
  • Work with SCM on long term supply chain mitigation plan via localization or alternate sourcing to ease the supply chain for the Program/Tool.
  • Leads project team that may include different functions and departments to solve supplier long-term issues and improve supplier performance. Provides inputs to engineering and SCM in supplier selection and assessment.
  • Analyze system need dates, supplier commitments and current production status to identify critical material issues
  • Escalate critical material shortages immediately upon identification and own the efforts to resolve and continue to escalate
  • Lead clear to build (CTB) for pre-production build phases
  • Propose optimized supply planning to ensure on-time build schedule. Drive closure of materials issues
  • Collaborate with supply chain functions for support as needed
  • Participates in commercialization (transition) materials plan. Participates in the material change control change process. Assists in supplier price and delivery negotiations; Complete supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts. Monitor supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
  • Develop and execute risk/opportunity plans to meet program objectives & proactively manage mitigation plans
  • Track KPI’s and generate Reports, Metrics & Presentations
  • Attend quarterly SBR with customer and supplier
  • Support planning & coordination of new Projects, New components and Engineering Changes and assess the impact to Production Schedules
  • Consistently work on Demand & Supply to proactively identify gaps and work with planner buyers and Strategic procurement to eliminate the gaps
  • Work with Engineering & Program Management to develop roadmaps for the phase-out of obsolete parts and phase-in of new product materials
  • This position will support customers to act as the crucial link between customer and Materials Supply Chain.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Demonstrates expanded conceptual knowledge in own discipline and broadens capabilities
  • Strategic thinking and communication skills.
  • Collaboration and influencing skills demonstrated.
  • Sense of urgency.
  • Situational leadership.
  • Leadership development, and coaching skills.

Educational/Certification Requirement:

  • Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Business

Experience Requirement:

Work Experience:

  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing industry
  • Strong purchasing experience in commodity management and customer facing experience,
  • Flexible to support work with US counterparts. Will have frequent communications with cross-functional teams in the US and Asia.
  • Experience in the position of Materials Program Manager (MPM) and/or Procurement.
  • Experience with product design engineering and commodity management or priorities for raw material or component selection.
  • Experience integrating the delivery schedule of materials into product program milestones.
  • Working knowledge of Materials Requirements Planning (preferred SAP) and Bill of Material Structure tools (preferred Agile)
  • Experience with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Criteria:

Work Environment:

  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands :

  • Work may require the ability to lift 10-20 pounds infrequently.

Environmental Exposure:

  • May involve exposure to moderate noise levels from printers, faxes, computers etc.

Overnight Travel:

  • Work may require out of town travel depending upon assignment (training and meeting).