NPI Materials Project Management III

The NPI Materials Project Management III position involves forecasting and communicating engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers, providing input to outsourcing decisions, and coordinating demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure. Key responsibilities include forming Materials Core Teams, coordinating product development process deliverables, and sourcing and negotiating with suppliers.

Requirements

• Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers
• Provides input to outsourcing decisions by performing make versus buy analysis
• Coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure
• Forms Materials Core Team and coordinates product development process deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners, and production control
• Collaborates with engineering team to interpret engineering requirements
• Creates, releases and updates new project materials strategy
• Assists in supplier price and delivery negotiations
• Monitors supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost)
• Manages materials change control process
• Meets cost objectives and resolves quality issues
• Generates and publishes Key Process Indicators
• Tracks total landed costs targets
• Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements
• Assists in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering
• Utilizes value analysis on build-to-print components in support of Should Cost analysis
• Actively mediates and partners with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing programs
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Support for employee care at work, at home, or wherever they may go