Materials Analyst

Logistics – Material Planning & Supplier Management Specialist

Work directly with the key suppliers to drive resolution on material supply issues.

Schedule, contact and expedite parts from suppliers, internal work centers, sister plants, third party logistics representatives, and subcontract suppliers; develop and implement contingency plans when necessary and keep management informed of actions being taken.

Expedite operations that delay delivery schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions; includes estimating.

Investigate and resolve root cause issues creating material shortages in order to reduce/eliminate risk to production targets.

Monitor and manage constrained material and problem suppliers. Perform allocation activity as needed for constrained material.

Coordinate with Purchasing teams to resolve material availability issues to prevent impact on production and shipment targets.

Support plants and suppliers in the investigation of alternative solutions to resolve material shortages and understanding impact.

Gather requirements from the plants and use the available systems to provide centralized reports on priorities and run without dates.

Analyze production requirements and capacity data, perform mathematical calculations to determine optimum inventory and budget targets are met.

Revise planning based on changes coming from both dependent and independent demands as well as from inventory adjustments and Bills of Material corrections; resolve and process open rejection orders.