What’s the job?
Production Planning and scheduling for raw materials and sourced products: 40%
• Develop procurement plans of key raw materials to meet production demands and working capital targets
• Daily, weekly, monthly, review of existing and future raw material requirements
• Collect and review for accuracy monthly forecast projections of glass mat and key raw materials
• Maintain raw material planning data to best utilize our planning system
• Create Raw Material reviews w plant RM planners for all GCP sites (WP, FP)
• Provide raw material allocation between facilities when needed • Develop and optimize transportation plans for key raw materials- as needed
• Ensure that RM delivery schedules support monthly production volumes
· Working with the production plants, ensure that raw materials cover production schedules are being delivered to meet requirements and properly communicate availability dates or interruptions
· Identify and report Slow Moving and Obsolete materials at the plants and work with RM planners to turn inventory.
· Create Raw Material annual KPIs, review Raw Material Inventory targets report for all GCP/CBE (WP and FP) plants
· Attend the following meetings; Service Advantage & Shipment update, Scheduling Communication, Weekly RM Supply review, Weekly Staff Meeting, and GCP S&OP and RM S&OP reviews and meetings.
Forecast specified raw materials and sourced products: 20%
• Working with the purchasing and manufacturing departments, monitor and plan the usage of the key raw materials and sourced products
• Provides quarterly vendor forecasts and annual Raw Material budget information and plans
• Performs annual Raw Material Inventory counts with the plants
Process Monitoring and Management: 20%
• Create and participate in weekly raw material meetings
• Manage the GCP/CBE plants raw materials
• Monitor plants raw material inventory levels to ensure they meet all production requirements
• Alert necessary team members and vendors to issues • Create and monitor sourced items inventory reports, managing purchased finished goods service levels. Alert purchasing to risk situations and requirements.
Project and process improvement activities: 10%
Process Improvement, Six Sigma, SAP Super User Responsibility: 10%