This position plans and coordinates supplier launch preparation activities, focusing on preproduction schedule development, product design release, tooling and equipment development and installation, and trial management. This position also coordinates engineering change implementation during new program launch, and during mass production as necessary.
Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties
1. Develop internal master schedule by coordinating with cross functional team to include
company and supplier team members. Ensure that the team is updated promptly as
program develops and as changes to the program are made against customer demands and/or
requirements.
2. Communicate customer deliverables (finished goods) quantity and due date to the program
team. Insure that the appropriate supplier team member hosts build meeting, attendance is
self-discretion. Ultimately responsible for on time shipment to meet customer program
milestones. Also, responsible for monitoring and controlling pre-production orders to insure on
time shipment. In both cases, negotiate with the customer as needed to reach mutually agreed
upon ship date.
3. Responsible for tracking program team open issues log and leading project team to ensure
timely resolution, including monitoring and actively controlling significant program activities to
maintain program objectives.
4. Lead monthly, new program review team meetings and delegate secondary meetings where
necessary.
5. Monitor and manage component design change implementation during new program launch
(including drawing change control), and testing in order to meet customer timing. Negotiate
change implementation schedules with the customer and supplier that result in no obsolete
inventory.
Other Responsibilities and Duties
1. Prepare regular reports to management on all pre-production activities.
2. Prepare, record and distribute meeting minutes and other information required to
maintain open communications between internal program team members and suppliers
(both internal and external), regarding program status and issues.
3. Conduct customer presentations on supply base readiness, as requested by customer.
4. Update executives on the status of the program (as pertains to suppliers), through
meetings and/or reports, including tracking and reporting to senior management changes to
the program which impact the business quality, cost, delivery.
5. Collect information from others internally, plant or Tier II on resolutions of issues to
prepare for customer required update meetings.
6. Track program quality progress and ensure initiation of APQP and program meets APQP
and quality targets.
7. Maintain customer systems including web-based systems as necessary to obtain program
information and support customer launch requirements.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business related field with minimum 5 years’ experience.
- Manufacturing experience preferred.
Certificates, Licensees, Registrations:
- Program Management Professional certification preferred
