*responsibilities*
- participate in a daily production meeting to provide information on the status of the material and customer orders shipping dates.
- monitor capacities and product line delivery performance and daily throughputs.
- work to align original acknowledge and promise dates with customer request dates.
- update forecasts as needed based on demand input and design changes.
- manage fob orders schedule to meet dates and generate revenue within the month.
- coordinate rg (returned goods) revision and usage to minimize inventory impact and/or scrap.
- review capacity by work-center and rebalance load to optimize customer service.
- manage wip inventory levels by adjusting the manufacturing schedules to avoid potential excess, obsolescence and shortages.
- oversee inventory policy through abcd classification and use of proper planning parameters.
- adjust forecasts and planning parameters as required including safety stocks, reorder points, minimum orders etc.
in adherence with vertiv guidelines.
- participate in cost savings efforts.
- review and release manufacturing orders for sub-assemblies and finished goods using inventory information and production rates.
- review and execute mrp exception messages report to manage its portfolio.
- coordinate engineering changes and product phase in and phase out.
- provide product availability and daily coordination of information between production, purchasing, sales, shipping, and engineering as required.generates daily, weekly, monthly metric reports.
- *qualifications*
- 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, materials management or material planning function.
- fluency in english and spanish required (read, write and speak).
- experience in an industrial, high mix job shop environment
- proficient in spreadsheets, ms office.
- hands on experience with calculating safety stocks, reorder points (min/max) and forecasting and inventory turns.
- outstanding verbal and written communication skills and ability to work at different levels of the organization
- desirable experience using mrp or enterprise systems in planning or production control.self-starter.
ability to solve problems, take responsibility and deliver results with a spirit of innovation and a strong commitment to excellence.
- *education and certifications*
- bs is business administration, or related field, (preferred apics or cpm certification)