Production Control Manager

The Production Control Manager ensures seamless coordination between supply chain activities, material procurement, and production schedules to meet customer demands, quality standards, and delivery timelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Production Planning and Scheduling
? Develop and maintain production schedules to align with customer demand, inventory levels, and capacity constraints.
? Work closely with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to optimize workflow efficiency and resource allocation. Monitor work-in-progress (WIP), identify bottlenecks, and adjust schedules as necessary to ensure on-time delivery. Implement lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity.

Procurement and Supply Chain Management
? Manage the procurement process, ensuring the timely sourcing of raw materials, components, and subcontracted services.
? Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure quality, cost effectiveness, and on-time delivery.
? Collaborate with the supply chain team to negotiate contracts, monitor supplier performance, and implement risk mitigation strategies.
? Optimize inventory levels to balance cost control with production demands.
? Work closely with warehouse and logistics teams to ensure just-in-time (JIT) inventory management.
? Reduce excess stock and minimize waste through effective material flow strategies.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
? Coordinate with engineering, quality, and operations to manage new product introductions (NPI) and engineering changes.Partner with sales and customer service teams to communicate lead times, resolve production delays, and meet customer expectations.
? Lead cross-functional meetings to review production status, constraints, and action plans.

Compliance and Reporting
? Ensure adherence to aerospace industry standards (AS9100, ISO 9001, ITAR, FAA regulations, etc.).
? Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for production efficiency, procurement cost savings, and inventory turnover.
? Prepare reports and present them to senior leadership
? Leads Planners and Buyers
? Performs other related duties as assigned