Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Plans, organizes, controls and executes a production schedule for a designated product or products including program coordination.
- Develops production schedules based on presente and forecasted customer demand, product demand profiles and knowledge of the customer.
- Analyzes inputs (e.g., capacity, board cycle times, urgency of request, material availability, etc.) to help determine schedule.
- Analyzes internal impact (e.g., line scheduling, procurement, logistics, shipping, etc.) of customer scheduling.
- Ensures quality and integrity of information used to generate materials requirements plan.
- Revises plans as required based on analysis of actuals versus plan.
- Manages issues associated with engineering changes to ensure minimal cost exposure, excess materials and risk to customer shipment.
- 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.
- Communicates information on materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle.
- Maintains knowledge of customer volume fluctuations and determines the materials required.
- Provides information to procurement on demand variances.
- Develops and communicates short- and long-term commitments to customers to ship products.
- Coordinates necessary resources to meet shipment commitments.
- Reviews and reports on aggregate levels of product inventory, inventory exposure, backlog, availability and on-time delivery.
- Develops recovery plans if missed shipments