Specialist - Production Control

Specialist – Production Control

Company: AISIN World Corp. of America

Location: Laredo, TX Region

This position will function to support the North American production control and supply chain operations, with a preference for candidates based in the Laredo, TX area for periodic visits to nearby logistics warehouses. The position manages order and inventory processes, supports production planning, and drives standardization across plants.

The role requires a bilingual (English/Spanish) professional with strong production control experience and the ability to collaborate across U.S. and Mexico teams. Occasional travel to Mexico is required.

Position Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:

• Understand Customer Requirements
• Perform Order and Inventory management operations
• Coordinate, lead, and evaluate North American Production Control standardization activities
• Create training documents and train local North American Plants (NAPs)
• Develop and issue summary reports/schedules for activities performed
• Duties will require interaction with Customers, AISIN Facilities, and Suppliers

Required Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Must be Bi-Lingual, English and Spanish. Fluent, business level communication abilities - writing, reading, and speaking.
• Production Control background in the following fields:
• Program Launch and ECI Management
• Master Data Management
• Sales, Production, and Component Planning
• Inventory Management
• Logistics and Material Handling Operations

Beneficial Skills and Experience:

• Microsoft Office primarily EXCEL
• ORACLE
• FUTURE3 / POWER8

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree is preferred or 5 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain Management.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 10-35 %.
• Ability to travel internationally is required (Frequent trips to Mexico).
• Must be willing and available to travel to such locations and with such frequency as is necessary and desirable to meet business needs.

Work Environment Requirements

• With reasonable accommodation:
• Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
• Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.

Attendance/Work Hour Requirements

• Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
• Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.