Material Control Planner II

Logistics El Paso, Texas


Description

Position at Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.

SEWS—El Paso Customer Service Center (Eastside)
Job Title Material Control Planner II 
Receive the PO from GPP Plants and issue PO to the supplier. Follow-up with the suppliers for PO confirmation. Support Honda Supply Parts physical check, working with RM operation team. Once all material are ready, ship them to our contracted warehouse for material export. Make sure all material are delivered to our warehouse on time to meet GPP Plants requested date
Job Duties and Responsibilities
  • Receive PO from GPP Plants and release weekly purchase orders to assigned vendor base as required. And also, working with Honda DSPS planner & RM operation team, support the Honda supply parts' physical check as needed.
  • Review, release and interpret forecast information to assigned vendor base. Review backorders and issuance of Supplier Delivery Non Conformance and Payment Deduction Notice to Vendor base.
  • Follow up of new model vehicles and placement of prototype orders for trial and mass production startups. Follow up of build out models and keeping obsolescence to zero or minimum quantities also required.
  • Inform Plants of material arrivals and advise of any potential problems there production can encounter. Generation of forecast report, inventory report, obsolescence control, downtime and others are needed.
  • Manage KPI points (Air Freight, Backorders, and Obsolescence) and minimize abnormal cost.
  • Assigning of carriers (Trancy, Yusen, Kintetsu) when expediting. Tracking and follow up of shipments is required to avoid downtime at Plants.
  • Flexible work schedule due to GPP Plants' hours of operation as needed.
  • Travel to suppliers are needed for communication and streamlining of the various preparation phases. This may be required anywhere from 0-5 days per week, depending on the needs of the company.
  • Problem Solving Techniques to include Kaizen Focus. Other duties are needed.
  • Other duties are needed.
Qualifications
  • Working of knowledge of MS Office such as word, excel and power point programs.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or 3 - 5 years’ experience in a related field.
  • Knowledge of supply chain management required in order to understand material flow and problem solving.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and work with deadlines.
  • Positive attitude and team personality.
  • Some travel required. (Domestic and International)
 
About Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. (SEWS) is part of the Sumitomo family of companies, a 400 year old brand with a reputation for quality and reliability.  With the support of facilities throughout North America, SEWS has been delivering innovative solutions to automakers for over 30 years, and is a leading supplier of electrical distribution systems, components and electronics.  SEWS is committed to technical development worldwide and with a global network of resources, is able to deliver a truly competitive advantage to each of our customers.  Our associates are what drive Sumitomo’s continued growth, which is why we proudly offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, 401(k) with match, tuition benefits, paid holidays and vacation.
To learn more about us, please visit www.sewsus.com.
About the Sumitomo Electric Group
Since the founding of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. in 1897 with copper wire production, we have developed many new technologies and products through innovative R&D activities based on Sumitomo Electric manufacturing technologies for electric wires and power cables.  With more than 350 subsidiaries worldwide, we continue to introduce a wide variety of products that fulfill the expectations of society, in five business fields: Automotive, Information & Communications, Electronics, Environment & Energy, and Industrial Materials.  We are a Fortune global 500 company. 
 
To learn more about Sumitomo Electric Group, please visit http://global-sei.com.
 
 
**Interested Candidates Should Submit Cover Letter and Salary History When Applying.** 
 
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V