Materials Analyst

• Responsible for review and update of the shortage board communication daily
• Follow up daily on supplier schedules to ensure on time delivery of parts to protect production plans.
• Ensure past due requirements have an action plan for recovery.
• Communicate any part shortages to master scheduler(s) and production supervisors and participate in recovery plan.
• Take the lead in supplier management converting customer requirements via MRP into a release schedule to achieve optimal supply of parts to meet the production schedule.
• Manage and monitor vendor relationships in a collaborative and professional manner.
• Review changes in customer demand and make appropriate adjustments to release quantities to support production requirements.
• Check daily MRP exceptions to schedules and review to determine possible cause, communicate with master scheduler and supplier, the change in requirements.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance, for any late and/or reoccurring delivery concerns. Initiate escalation / QPFs process
• Ensure proper control systems to check incoming material against schedules.
• Analyze MRP report daily/weekly to ensure support to production builds. Maintain stability and minimize fluctuations.
• Responsible for analyzing and maintaining part /po setups/ planning parameters to ensure optimal coverage without excess inventory.
• Work with BOM admin & ECN coordinator to manage effectivity dates (ICN timing) on releases to support trials and line builds.
• Manage supplier part levels for coordination of engineering changes. Ensure proper level is scheduled based on demand.
• Works with inventory, warehouse and supplier to ensure receiving accuracy and takes lead in cum reconciliation.
• Ensure parts requiring attention reports are maintained as required.
• Attend all mandatory job training assigned.
• Participate in Annual Physical Inventory.
• Complete weekly/daily/monthly metrics as required.
• Ensure premium freight inbound/outbound is approved prior to booking, monitored, and tracked daily/weekly/monthly.
• Participate in supplier resource recommendation and coordination.
• Identifies and establishes systems and processes to ensure integrity.
• Perform other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Completion of high school or equivalent.
• 3 to less than 5 years of work-related experience.
• Good working knowledge of Word, Excel, One Drive, SharePoint, Lotus Notes and Power BI