Degree or Diploma in Industrial, Electrical, Electronic Engineering, Production Management, Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Commerce, Logistics, Transport, Information Technology/ Systems, or Data Science
Minimum of 3 years’ experience gained within the automotive industry in a Logistics environment
Have analytical skills with an innovative approach to problem-solving
Computer literate, Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), SAP, Power BI
Understanding of Robotic Process Automation
Sound interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently (self-motivated)
Ability to prepare and present reports and presentations to management
Key Performance Areas:
Ensure part readiness for the full scope of local and direct purchase components to support the milestones in model years and new vehicle projects
Ensure part availability and supply of local and direct purchase components to support the vehicle build milestones in model year and new vehicle projects
Ensure that all systems, processes and documents are in place for the sign-off of all pre-vehicle units
Ensure that all systems/processes are in place for handover to series production
Coordinate and lead a cross divisional commodity meeting to action risks/problems
Manage special component orders to secure the optimal introduction of changes into production to prevent volume loss, quality issues, or on-costs
Ensure that call-off demands are correctly reflected at the supplier and that Quality and Engineering approval is complete before hand-over
Manage vehicle stock levels by initiating the removal/scrapping/reordering of components based on vehicle build corridor and input from Engineering, Quality and Production to prevent overstock or incorrect level in stock base
Monitor vehicle requests to ensure timeous breakdowns are in line with an accurate BOM for sourcing parts and new models introductions
Compile picking lists of pre-series vehicles and coordinate dunnage meetings prior to vehicle builds
Compile and maintain the pre-series database with regards to component readiness, tracing and availability for the pre-series build milestones collecting information from various sources
Manipulate the single car explosion to implement temporary changes by determining appropriate usage PR, colour and trim combinations as well as effective period
Investigate and source components for ad-hoc queries to ensure the accuracy of the Bill of Material