MATERIALS PLANNING ANALYST III

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

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.

What your background should look like:

Educational Degree Industrial Engineer
At least 3 years of experience within the area of Material Requirement Planning

Special Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills
Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills
Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task
Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
Fluent in English both written and spoken

Job Responsabilities

Responsible for production planning, scheduling and inventory control by using SAP. Interface closely with Production and all plant support groups to ensure activities are defined accurately and executed effectively.
Partner with production to develop a Production plan or HEIJUNKA that meets customer service requirements while maintaining minimum inventory and optimal manufacturing cost.
Monitor the production output on daily basis and make sure it meets the plan and highlight any discrepancies.
Creates and releases Production 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.
Manage daily MRP exception reports for Finished Goods while optimizing on-hand inventory and meeting service requirements.
Advises on availability date of finished products to Customer Service teams. Confirms all unconfirmed customer orders in SAP.
Leads continuous improvement activity, individually and with teams to impact planning KPIs.
Reduce Past dues, Manage Pull-ins and drive improvement actions
Review and manage long and short-term equipment and labor capacities for assigned resources using OEE information to ensure that capacities are updated and accurate and that run sizes are minimal and appropriate
Participation in weekly/monthly Production Meetings to review and agree production requirements
Perform with minimal costs of premium freight to ship out finished products to meet customer requirements. Use of express shipments should be approved by plant supply chain manager in case of delays caused by internal reason
Highlight component delivery issues to Tactical Buyer to ensure components are available to support the production schedule, expediting / de-expediting as appropriate Align with the Tactical buyer on material risk and opportunities.
Manage inventory levels in order to maximize inventory turns for FG and ensure appropriate levels of production materials: FG Excess inventory, Disposition for Write off Report
Work with QA to ensure timely release of finished goods & WIPs, coordinating and scheduling reworks as necessary
Support Quality System, Customer and Corporate audits with special focus on Production Planning.
Support NPI deployment
Analysis & maintenance of all production planning related reports, files & documents including Plant & Product Performance
Highlight BOM / Routing errors when encountered and follow up until resolved with Manufacturing Engineering

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

Location:

HERMOSILLO SONORA, SON, MX, 83118

City: HERMOSILLO SONORA

State: SON

Country/Region: MX

Travel: None

Requisition ID: 137711

Alternative Locations:

Function: Manufacturing