Materials Program Manager I

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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 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. 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 and collaboration with SCM on the inventory programs: VOI, 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 internal tiger team that may include different functions and departments to drive 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 Lead clear to build (CTB) for pre-production build phases driving Global Shared Service team (GSS) with the directions and action plans. Report respective programs CTB updates in Regional meeting. Propose optimized supply planning to ensure on-time build schedule. Drive closure of materials issues Develop and execute risk/opportunity plans to meet program objectives & proactively manage mitigation plans Track KPI’s and generate Reports, Metrics & Presentations Support customer report (Materials Health Report, Customer OOR, Executive Reports) and Ad-hoc requirements. 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 directed by customer. Be the focal point of communication with customer for the assigned project on materials related issue and attend customer meeting. Be the next escalation point after the category lead. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Strong purchasing knowledge including processes, tool, practices. Good data analysis capability to identify issue, develop solutions and implementation Good interpersonal and communication skills Strong understanding of the “Clear To Build” report Strong knowledge of MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) system functionality.