JOB SUMMARY

As an NPI Supply Planner at Marki Microwave, your primary responsibility is to provide an overall plan that drives seamless operations execution. You will work closely with the Sales& Marketing team to understand and rationalize customer demand, monitor and maintain weekly NPI program schedules, and work with Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to secure resources and capacities that guarantee delivery to committed schedules. You will analyze medium and long-term demand signals, identify bottlenecks. and develop mitigation plans. This position also requires you to support tactical-level planning for New Product Introduction (NPI), Production, and R&D activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create NPI program schedules with internal teams, owns the program schedules by monitoring each phase of the development cycle; phases include NPI build schedules, NPI build plans(work tickets ), Quality and reliability builds, Engineering R&D builds, raw material support, capacity resource planning (RPT w/production lines ).
• Take the lead managing all deliverables according to the program plan: highlighting and working to mitigate potential risks, ensuring all custom R&D/ NPI orders are shipped on time by scheduling materials and collaborating weekly with the cross-functional teams. 

• Coordinate and monitor work ticket releases to support internal and external demand while efficiently utilizing materials and capacity.
• Manage Materials Resource Planning (MRP) to ensure timely availability of materials and lot size efficiencies.
• Own the supply commits to all teams and report to MGMT and teams of delinquencies or program risks. Manages and maintaines weekly Executive Summary on top 20 NPI products.
• Proactively identify material issues impacting product schedules.
• Prepare reports to communicate sales order status, production issues, and inventory analysis.
• Take the lead with Procurement, Logistics, Quality, and Engineering teams to ensure Engineering changes and new product releases are communicated and managed appropriately. 
• Process all orders and demand changes in SAGE. Communicate the program plan's impacts to the planning manager, supply chain, scheduling, and management as needed.
• Supports Sales, Marketing, Quality, and Operations teams in communicating and reconciling customer issues.
• Provide support and direction to the Production Supervisor as needed for all WIP orders to ensure the product is complete and/or shipped per schedule.
• Provide procurement priorities on critical shortages preventing on-time material availability and kit drop. Escalate to cross-functional and management as needed.
• Complete New Product Introduction (NPI) requirements. Review the bill of material structure and suggest needed changes to Engineering to ensure optimal material flow for production build. Manage the Marki Development Gate Release process. 
• Foster a culture of empowerment, collaboration, trust, and respect for all.
• Keep up to date with benchmarking studies and industry best practices for Supply Planning and bring the best to benefit Marki Microwave.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, Engineering or equivalent; and
• At least 5 years experience in an IC manufacturing environment with 3 years in a production or NPI planning role. Experience with planning electromechanical assemblies (hybrid, surface mount, connectorized modules) is highly preferred.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Thorough understanding of IC production and assembly operations with demonstrated production planning, material planning, and scheduling capability.
• Proven experience using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and other resources to effectively prioritize production and optimize material purchases and inventory for production. Experience with Sage ERP is a plus.
• Highly proficient in a Windows environment and with a recent version of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Power BI experience is a plus.
• Highly motivated and results-oriented, capable of driving progress, solving problems, and achieving objectives in a demanding environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to be flexible to changing priorities, deadlines, demands, and assignments as needed.
• Skilled at data analysis (queries, data manipulation, statistics, trending).
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Able to effectively present information, lead NPI program reviews, and respond to questions from management, peers, and customers.
• At least 5 years of project management experience

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Business Acumen: Awareness and knowledge of and insight into the organization’s vision, structure, culture, philosophy, operating principles, values, and code of ethics; ability to apply this understanding appropriately to diverse situations. Knowledge, insight, and understanding of business concepts, tools, and processes needed for making sound decisions in the company’s business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Change: Knowledge of and ability to align the organization’s people and culture with changes in business strategy, organizational structure, technology, and business processes.

• Communication: Successful communication involves five components. Verbal communication refers to your ability to speak clearly and concisely. Nonverbal communication includes the capacity to project positive body language and facial expressions. Written communication refers to your skill in composing text messages, reports, and other documents. Visual communication involves your ability to relay information using pictures and other visual aids. Active listening should also be considered a key communication soft skill because it helps you listen to and actually hear what others say. You need to be able to listen to understand how to best communicate with someone.

• Strategic Thinking: Understands business issues and opportunities and translates or aligns them to a vision, strategy and plans to chart a course of action.

• Teamwork: Collaborate with others to achieve common goals. Build strong, positive working relationships with supervisor and team members/coworkers. Exercise the ability to compromise and be adaptable. 
• Problem-solving / Critical Thinking: Ability to balance the needs of different people in a solution to a problem. Able to meet the needs of different constituents in the solution of a problem. Able to solve problems with multiple criteria that need to be met. Identifies and assesses all potential responses to a problem. 
• Integrity / Work Ethic: Deal with Conflict Properly. Report Unethical Behavior. Be upfront about your short comings. Be willing to do hard work. Take accountability for your actions. Be a team player. Respect others. Don’t abuse your power. Keep morale up.
• Interpersonal Skills: Interpersonal competencies help you interact, communicate, and collaborate with others effectively. Typical examples of interpersonal skills include empathy, active listening, and emotional intelligence