About Us:

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. has helped customers Move The World Forward for more than 100 years as a technology-driven forklift manufacturer. In addition to being a forklift manufacturer, we are also a total solutions provider offering scalable products and services from material handling and automation to extensive fleet support.

About the role:

Development and implementation of purchasing policies and inventory management principles ensuring MRP component data integrity meeting cost effective and timely availability of components to support production requirements. Management of engineering orders and new product introductions implementations

Development and management of team goal metric's and departmental processes documentation. Development of leadership and team building skills.

What you will do:

• MRP interpretation, release of POs to assigned suppliers, and communication of supplier feedback with respect to material delivery timing, quantity, expedites, and past due status to appropriate parties. Ensure an uninterrupted material flow for assigned commodity/suppliers in support of the Master Production Schedule. Update database and MRP systems to ensure data integrity.


• Management of component availability in regard to:
  
  
  
  • Manufacturing shortages
  
  
  • New Product Introduction
  
  
  • Engineering Order implementation
  
  
  
  


• Develop and manage departmental targets in regard to:
  
  
  
  • Purchase Order Management (past due PO's)
  
  
  • Supplier delivery performance (pick up date, fill rate, apply rate, delivery date)
  
  
  • Inventory levels ($/weeks/turns), safety stock ($), and exposure to obsolescence ($)
  
  
  
  


• Continuously survey assigned commodities/suppliers for changes to their business plans that may affect the timing of deliveries and capacity availability


• Work with suppliers to create recovery plans and formally elevate issues to the proper level of management to accomplish problem resolution


• Work closely with Production Control, Manufacturing, and Material Control/Receiving to ensure inventory record accuracy by requesting cycle counts, performing top-level Bill of Materials analysis, and developing plans to prevent the recurrence of problems.


• Attend meetings as required and as needed to support effective and efficient communication between departments

When & Where:

• 5% travel


• Full onsite presence is required


• Normal work hours