Responsibilities

• Communicate and coordinate with factory teams to ensure continuous supply of products, meeting quality and delivery standards.
• Resolve any vendor line-stopping issues.
• Driving forward our Lean culture by implementing consignment, Kanban, just-in-time, postponement, and other materials strategies to reduce inventory while maintaining inventory availability.
• Develop action plans and countermeasures with schedulers, development, and factory teams for inventory control.
• Work closely with the Strategic Sourcing Team to ensure low-cost regional sourcing, supplier assessment & management.
• Participate and initiate continuous improvement using appropriate FBS (Fortive Business System) tools.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the New Product Introduction team to ensure the successful launch of new products from engineering design to production in the factory.
• Establish and maintain standard work and / or consistent training in the materials team.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or similar
• Proven track record in tackling complex problems related to inventory control
• Must be proficient in Excel
• Self-starter who seeks out ways to improve processes before being asked
• Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, metric-driven environment
• 1-4 years of progressive experience in planning, purchasing, and inventory control within a lean manufacturing environment.
• Good time management and organizational skills
• The ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects at once.
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Last updated : 2024-05-17