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Pre-Production Planner I

Department: TGMO PPCC-SS - 5071

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SUMMARY

Performs functions to ensure timely and quality delivery to all customers for preproduction orders. Communicates and, when necessary, negotiates delivery timing with customer and internal, based upon part availability. Performs functions to maintain control of material management to the expected given levels. Raw material and component ordering, as well as forecasting activities. Ensures all paperwork and documentation completed for shipment. Packages product and stages product for shipment. Ensures proper legal compliance with any hazardous labeling, packing and shipment requirements. Keeps next level of management informed of any problems and/or issues by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Processes all preproduction orders for all customers and TTC via hard copy, EDI, EPNS, or any other customer system. Processing includes:

+ Receipt of order

+ Investigating availability of parts

+ Negotiate with customer with planned ship date

+ Develop and distribute Delivery Schedule Plan

+ Follow up on part availability

+ Coordinate with engineering, project manager, and QE on changes in plan

+ Generates KANBANS and shipping plan

+ Gather and package orders

+ Communicate with customer and internal on shipping results

Plans and establishes preproduction forecast for a defined segment of a manufacturing operation of moderate to high diversification. Planning includes:

+ Monitors material inventories, tracks progress of material receipt, and reviews factors that affect schedules

+ Makes necessary modifications to schedules as approved by higher level employee

+ Issues orders to appropriate departments and suppliers when revisions are made to schedule

+ Works directly with supplier and internal purchasing to resolve delivery problems

+ Uses customer forecast and orders to determine material need and timing

+ Monitors inventory levels to minimum/maximum requirements

Processes drawings and ECI. Processing includes:

+ Receipt of ECI and drawings from TG Japan, TGNA, and customer

+ Organize and very duplicate documents

+ Enter documents into JDE system

+ Distribute documents to necessary departments

+ Follow up on ECI implementation

+ Utilize all customer and internal systems to process and receive information

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook recommended, but not required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

High school diploma plus specialized training equal to two years of college and 3-5 years of experience.

Excel, Word and PowerPoint knowledge preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.