TE Connectivity's Materials Planning Teams are responsible for the plans, schedules, and monitoring of the movement of material through the production cycle. They determine quantity and order date for materials to meet production or engineering schedules, initiate purchase or production requisitions compliant with supply agreements, and develop the schedule to be used in the production facility based on forecasts and historical analysis. The Team develops specifications for new contract orders as well as forecasts and plans for labor requirements. They provide timely and accurate input on supplier performance and may be asked to participate in higher level supplier performance reviews with the strategic sourcing team. They also monitor cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.
Tasks and Responsibilities
• Responsible for Material planning, scheduling and inventory control by using SAP.
• Interface closely with supplier and all plant support groups to ensure activities are defined accurately and executed effectively.
• Partner with production to develop a Production plan that meets customer service requirements while maintaining minimum inventory and optimal manufacturing cost.
• Monitor the delivery plan on daily basis and make sure it meets the plan and highlight any discrepancies.
• Creates and releases purchase orders with awareness of customer request dates, component and capacity availability, and any other resource issues needed to support on time delivery to internal and external customers.
• Advises on availability date of finished products to Customer Service teams.
• Place purchase order with suppliers in response to actively support business requirements and follows up on the deliveries and schedules.
• Maintain appropriate material master data in SAP (MRP Views).
• Maintains additional requirement and order data in support of performance reporting and operational financial planning.
• Forecast Raw Material and components to Tactical Buyer (ultimate point of need: suppliers)
• Highlight BOM / Routing errors when encountered and follow up until resolved with Manufacturing Engineering
• Work with QA to ensure timely release of finished goods & WIPs, coordinating and scheduling reworks as necessary
• Degree in Business Administration / Supply Chain Management.
• Minimum 1-2 years of work experience in a Supplier Planning & Supply Chain
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Self-organized, structured/methodical, takes initiative.
• Strong customer focus.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Excellent SAP & Process Knowledge.
• High knowledge of networking in TE, if possible, but no pre-requisite
• Good experience in SAP is a must