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Detailed Description

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and implement system and process improvements within the supply chain to enable overall business process improvement
• Further develop existing forecast and supply programs to improve current days of inventory and cash cycle
• Improve forecasting tools and procedures through application of innovative ideas and projects
• Analyze inventory levels and product demands to determine reorder levels and safety stocks that will ensure product availability and minimize inventory costs
• Drive, promote and develop positive communication with Production, Supply Chain and Commercial to improve forecast accuracy.
• Constantly develop methods for KPI improvement (Stock Turns, Premium Freight, Supplier DSA, Customer DSA, Customer Past Due, Supplier Past Due)
• Promote the GKN values.
• Work with user community and IT to develop and refine system tools to support efficient and robust planning processes.

Routine Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Forecast, master schedule and procurement plan based on history, schedule variation and new product launch
• Review and update forecast, production schedules and material requirements.
• Support new product development through cooperative scheduling of model introductions, end of life and prototype processing with the potential suppliers
• Proactively review material supply and demand to determine push/pull actions appropriate to
• impact manufacturing MPS and supply MRP exception messages.
• Support new product introductions, including review of new BOM’s and Start of Production dates for build verification and production units.
• Assist in the resolution of MRP and planning discrepancies.

 

Formal qualifications required:  Bachelors’ degree in Supply Chain Mgmt/Procurement/Logistics, Business or related field or equivalent experience is required, CPIM preferred.

Previous experience required: 

• 7+ years of diverse Supply Chain / Procurement experience, including a proven ability to succeed in a matrix work structure.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate and influence leaders and front-line employees in change management initiatives, and behavior change.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrate the ability to quickly establish effective working relationships and credibility with all levels of the internal organization and external client organizations
• Demonstrated balance between appropriate levels of customer service and running a lean, cost-efficient organization
• Excellent organizational, project management, problem solving and decision-making skills and a high degree of sound judgment and common sense.
• Experienced with ERP/MRP planning systems (QAD Preferred).  Fluent in use of Excel as an analytical tool.  Experience with Inventory analysis tools preferred.
• Technology-savvy to leverage existing MPS and SIOP tools
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, goal-oriented, and time-sensitive environment