Job Purpose:
Responsible for the management of all Planning and Procurement activities to ensure customer requirements are met within the agreed COTIF targets.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Manage production planners to ensure plans reflect customer requirements ensuring Cotif and KPI targets are met or exceeded.
Create and maintain Manufacturing projections on stock to reflect stock profiles and determine temporary labour requirements to then be discussed with Director of Operations.
Manage exit plans and obsolescence because of business planning and business simplification reviews.
Manage stock of both finished and components to ensure Customer’s requirements are met and stock KPI’s are maintained.
Implement and control model specs within the workflow from set up to production samples, bulk production, and release to customer.
Effectively implement Engineering Changes on all products to avoid or reduce potential obsolescence. Maintain workflow on ECO’s.
Support NPD development by creating ramp up plans, pilot builds, sample builds and full production with sign off and release to ship.
Category code management – for all products at risk of obsolescence manage stock effectively to minimise exposure and liability of components and finished stock.
Liaise with sales office to advise product availability dates and manage customer expectations.
Determine improved processes and ways of working for Planning/Procurement team.
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