Project Coordinator; Material Control

Position: Project Coordinator (Material Control)
Description Position at Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.

SEWS—El Paso Customer Service Center (Eastside)
Job Title   Project Coordinator Coordinate and procure mass production and prototype raw material (saleable events) required for wire harness business, while balancing physical inventory and preventing line shutdown. Facilitate early launch of assigned program(s) at all different stages. Follow up of new model vehicles and placement of prototype orders for trial and mass production startups. Maintain and reduce budgeted DOI and potential obsolescence for assigned program.

Provide implementation dates for new components on ECN/CCR to design section to start up a new component and phasing out old components to avoid obsolescence. Will need to communicate with most areas within organization such as (Purchasing, QA, Logistics, Accounting, Business Planning, Design, Finish Goods, CSC, Production Control, Plant Materials Staff/Management, and HR) as required. Additionally, will have an active role in communicating with all suppliers in support of Material Planners and SEWS Material Control.

Job Duties and Responsibilities Coordinate and procure mass production and prototype raw material (saleable events) required for wire harness business, while balancing physical inventory and preventing line shutdown

Review, release, and interpret forecast information to assigned vendor base. Review of backorders and issuance of Supplier Delivery Non Conformance and Payment Deduction Notice to vendor base.

Facilitate early launch of assigned program(s) at all different stages. Follow up of new model vehicles and placement of prototype orders for trial and mass production start ups.

Inform production plants of material arrivals and or advise of any potential problems there production can encounter. Generation of forecast report, inventory report, obsolescence control, downtime, and others as needed.

Maintain and reduce budgeted DOI and potential obsolescence for assigned program. Provide implementation dates for new components on ECN/CCR to design section to start up a new component and phasing out old components to avoid obsolescence. Responsible to create Phase Out Letters to Suppliers to prevent obsolescence.

Work as a liaison between, customer OEM, division program management, procurement, engineering, production planning, material control among other internal departments.

Actively facilitate and coordinate all OEM's production phases to include tool trial, pre production and mass Production. Prepare raw material by means of IPS simulation of the bill of materials for each platform in advance of saleable prototype events.

Travel to manufacturing sites as needed for communication and streamlining of the various production phases.

Closely monitor and supervise Material Planners in review of PO issuance, backorders and Purchase order confirmation status as needed. Assigning of carriers (Fedex/UPS/DHL) when expediting. Tracking and follow up of shipments is required to avoid downtime er duties as needed.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree Experience (Total Career not just SEWS): 3-5 years progressive experience

Effective analytical, written, oral communication, negotiating skills are a must. Working knowledge of MS Office such as word, excel, and PowerPoint programs.

Knowledge of warehouse operations required in order to understand material flow and problem solving . Ability to handle multiple tasks and work with deadlines. Be able to facilitate and coordinate all OEM's production phases to include tool trial, pre production and mass Production. Capable to identify supplier delivery issues on a timely manner and develop structure plan for supplier to get back on track, this could consist on…