Production Planning Supervisor

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Job Summary

Job Description

• To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Production Planning Supervisor located in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
• Reporting to the Production Manager, this role involves the responsibility to being in charge of helping materials and production functions.

What a typical day looks like

• Guides order processing activities for major customer units.
• Advises non-exempt associates regarding day-to-day priority of customer requests.
• Serves as advanced interface with customer for escalations of order dedications, order expedites, and problem resolution.
• Monitors and proactively addresses issues that impact performance to dedicated ship date (CSD), turnaround time, reply time, and inventory goals.
• Coordinates and manages high-visibility and/or important customer programs. May include initial customer or product startup initiatives or large customer programs.
• Coordinates with Master Scheduler to manage product life cycle and related materials availability issues.
• Drives process improvements inside and outside the area of Order Management.
• Plans, schedules, coordinates and approves product release to the production planning systems based on material and capacity availability.
• Provides input to management, reschedules, and /or interfaces with customer program management, master scheduling, customers and production control to reschedule production in the event of design changes, labor and material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruption.
• May also hold up inventory control, supply chain management, material planning, and scheduling
• Manages the activities of his subordinates
• Guides and coordinates the supply of raw materials to the corresponding destinations.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team

BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience

• NPI experience
• Advanced english level.
• Experience in similar position in metals/ manufacturing environment.
• Experience within assemblies’ components.
• Preferrable knowledge in metals.
• Experience in product lifecycle systems (Agile)
• Experience in the use of Floor shop systems.
• Knowledge in reading Bill of Materials (BOMs).
• Knowledge in assembly processes (End to End).
• Experience in BAAN system (SAP).

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide

• Competitive Salary.
• Life & Medical insurance.
• Christmas Bonus.
• Food Coupons.
• Saving Fund.

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Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Required Skills

Optional Skills

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