01Overview
Career Area: Supply Chain and Logistics
Role Definition
Schedules, plans and oversees material procurement, production and delivery processes.
Responsibilities
- Participates in scheduling production and delivery processes in accordance with current productivity and cost efficiency standards.
- Develops and executes material planning for a product line to ensure that all material requirements for assigned programs are met within the allocated time frame.
- Organizes the flow of materials within the manufacturing unit and the transferring of materials to and from the inventory or warehouse.
- Generates forecasts and manages replenishment planning for parts and materials to ensure specified service levels are met.
Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired
Skill Descriptors
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Level Basic Understanding:
- Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.
- Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.
- Names decision makers in own setting and cites examples of past decisions.
- Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.
- Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP): Knowledge of the process, issues and considerations for systematically managing distribution of inventory for multiple plants or warehouses; ability to apply related knowledge and experience in real practice.
- Level Basic Understanding:
- Explains basic measurements of operational distribution performance.
- Describes common bottlenecks and delays in distributions.
- Describes the role of a distribution center in the supply chain.
- Describes the basic process of moving materials or goods.
- Internal Resource Coordination: Knowledge of the techniques, tools and applic .
