In this role you will drive to improve supplier OTD%, OTP%, Material Availability by reducing Overdue and Late POs, and be responsible for overall PO management. The Fulfillment Engineer will drive to maintain on-hand inventory to levels consistent with business objectives, coordinate defective material returns to suppliers, and reduce premium transportation costs.
In this role you will :
- Plan, direct, and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in purchasing and distributing raw materials, finished goods, equipment, and supplies for production and plant operations
- Plan, direct, and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in scheduling of materials from suppliers
- Direct and formulate procedures and policies to improve an On-Time-Delivery
- Troubleshoot materials availability problems with production and take corrective action
- Consult with engineering and production supervision regarding materials requirements, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes
- Work to control inventory levels, cycle time, machine loads, and other aspects as required to meet schedules
- Interface between customer and shops for prioritization of shop load to meet customer demands
- Interface with suppliers and purchasing / quality organization to assure realistic and timely delivery, meet plant schedule requirements
- Effectively communicate to external sources status of materials and forecast any possible impact to production
- Determine measurement systems to be used, inventory levels, schedules, and appropriate system changes
- Provide training on material procedures and processes to suppliers.