Production Control Specialist

SUMMARY                      

This position will be responsible for Purchasing of electronic parts and Inventory control activities within the Production Control Department.                                 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES                       

• Develop and maintain relationship with electronics suppliers and develop controls for supplier activities.                       
• Support Purchasing with distribute part design drawings received from Aisin Seiki in Japan to suppliers as part specifications.                         
• Request quotations from electronic suppliers.                    
• Responsible for electronic parts procurement process with national and international electronic parts suppliers.                             
• Responsible for development and follow-up of component procurement forecast(new launch and/or mass production)                             
• Issue purchase orders for mass production and trial run parts.                       
• Responsible for adjusting existing purchase orders based on demand forecast.                          
• Responsible for Inventory Control including verification of inventory amounts for mass production and trial parts.                    
• Responsible for creating mass production/new launch production schedules                         
• Responsible for creating rampup/rampdown schedules                          
• Responsible for issuing trial production schedule to manufacturing for new trail part runs.                           
• Responsible for implementation of ramp-up plans for all new parts at start of mass production.                             
• Responsible for issuing any engineering change instruction (ECI) and / or design drawing from Aisin Seiki in Japan to AEIL engineers.                            
• Responsible for confirming trial shipment accuracy                      
• Responsible for document control for LOI's, ECI's, 13 week forecasts, and parts quotations within the Production Control Department.                            
• Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards                        
• Will perform all other reasonably related tasks within the Company as required by Management.                    
• Establish monthly, daily, and hourly production schedule.                     

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED                     

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.                            
• Two years of prior applicable experience in Production Control                        
• Electronics experience desired.                      
• Automotive experience desired.                     
• Valid passport for travel required for travel