The NPI Buyer-Planner is responsible for all activities related to NPI materials management. This includes procurement of materials for assigned NPI programs, reviewing the delivery forecasts, planning and validating material availability including day-to-day communication with management team. The NPI Buyer-Planner is considered the subject matter expert in NPI purchasing and planning and is accountable for ensuring kit completion and a key contributor for capacity and monthly revenue planning process.
Responsibilities:
- Planning of all NPI work orders according to demand and customer orders.
- Analyze and regularly communicate clear to build status for NPI orders to program manager and other stakeholders including verification of piece parts and subassembly availability.
- Participate in daily/weekly production meetings and brings the material availability to table.
- Plan materials and build plan for new product (NPI) introductions from R&D to volume manufacturing.
- Reviews backlog to determine materials shortages and capacity requirements to provide commitments feedback to customer.
- Effectively communicate material requirements and project timelines and milestones to internal and external suppliers to reduce and eliminate material shortages.
- Collaborate with other departments and influence decision making to speed NPI materials processes in support of NPI program timelines.
- Drive solutions to reduce and eliminate any delays and roadblocks to meet target ship dates.
- Performs scheduling functions involved with Managing Work orders, coordinating products and materials movement through the manufacturing processes to completion and on time shipment.
- Set up routings in SAP and prepare and print production orders and pick lists.
- Assist in planning PO placement for volume and strategic parts using SAP.
- Generate regular status reports of assigned programs and other management reports as required.
- Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.