Materials Planner (High Volume Manufacturing)

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Company

Qualcomm Semiconductor Limited

Job Area

Operations Group, Operations Group > Planner

Job Summary

General Summary:

1- Track and manage tactical supplier execution for components in support of strategy driven by Sourcing team located in San Diego.

2- Monitor buffer and Inventory levels and execute to balance inventory levels.

3- Validate supplier reports and processes.

Manage Component supply for indirect procurement within QTI’s pass-through-price or consignment business model. Support planning teams as material supply focal point in managing demand pull-ins, demand upside, quality issues, and supplier stops. Recommendation of materials purchases based on Demand, Supply, Qualified sourcing paths, and defined Supplier business strategy. Validate system inputs and outputs to ensure data and planning integrity, collaborate with Sourcing Team to maintain accuracy of key product attributes. Recommend, implement and track Qualcomm owned buffer at SATs, third party warehouse or materials suppliers. Drive strategy taking into consideration product life cycle, portfolio aggregation within mfg. process, raw materials commonality, demand scale and volatility. Execute the plans to meet the strategic decisions and production requirements. Approve MOQ purchase requests and manage component transfers to balance inventories. Monitor aging supplies and recommend consumption, transfer, or disposition to minimize E&O. Responsible for managing the 12mo forecast, sent by direct buy source to component suppliers. Analyse and consolidate reports sent directly to QTI for overall supply line loading and ability to maintain minimum lead times on demand and upsides. Track and validate supplier reports in support of weekly and monthly processes. Responsible for developing and tracking supplier KPIs and ensuring suppliers adhere to reporting processes. Attend regular meetings with cross functional teams for NPI to HVM transition. Develop strong relationships with the QCT SAT Planners and drive continuous supplier performance improvement.

Skills

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• High proficiency in large data handling and excellent attention to detail.
• Robust process skills.
• Strong organizational skills, with flexibility of understand and jointly manage a variety of projects.
• Proficiency using:
• Oracle or similar ERP system
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Microsoft Office Suite (Access/Project)
• Experience with Agile software is a plus.
  

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Business Administration or related field plus 3~5 years of material, production planning/scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment. Preferred planning experience in an Engineering environment and especially on commodities such as substrates or components. Experience in MRP systems such as Oracle, planning systems such as Rapid Response and constraint-based planning concepts. Experience in reprioritizing suppliers to meet programmed deliverables. Advanced Excel experience and effective data interpretation and analysis.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently transports between offices, buildings, and campuses up to ½ mile.
• Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 5 lbs.
• Performs required tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting).
• Monitors and utilizes computers and test equipment for more than 6 hours a day.
• Continuous communication which includes the comprehension of information with colleagues, customers, and vendors both in person and remotely.
  
  

General Summary

Minimum Qualifications:

Plans, schedules, and monitors the movement of materials through the workflow process to meet build schedules in accordance with budgets. Analyzes and anticipates project material requirements to ensure required materials are properly forecasted and driven. Manages the MRP system to ensure production cycle goals are met, including providing shortage reports, navigating deviations, and suggesting alternative build plans in alignment with changing business and supply factors. Communicates on-time delivery, delays, and/or changing priorities to all stakeholders.

The Responsibilities Of This Role Include

• Works independently with little supervision.
• Decisions are moderate in nature. Errors are detected and corrected with relatively minor financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships. May require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may have limited knowledge of the subject in question. Role may require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.
• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department. Erroneous decisions, failure to achieve results may cause delays in schedules and result in the re-allocation of some resources.
• Most tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.
• Creativity is needed to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.
• Deductive problem solving is required to solve moderately complex problems; most problems have defined processes of diagnosis/detection; some limited data analysis may be required.
• Incumbent’s input may be solicited during strategic planning period.
  
  

The Responsibilities Of This Role Do Not Include

• Does not provide supervision to others.
• Has no influence over key organizational decisions.
  
  

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Plans, schedules, and monitors the movement of materials through the workflow process with minimal oversight to meet deadlines for projects using knowledge of planning parameters, purchase orders, supplier and inventory management, and MRP systems.
• Conducts and shares analyses and capacity forecasting with little oversight to understand material requirements and long-term demand, and resolve supply issues, based on knowledge of the product (e.g., production fabrication requirements).
• Inputs and maintains manufacturing requirements and item attributes from a Bill of Materials in MRP systems to drive materials for mid-scale projects with minimal guidance.
• Evaluates material impacts and shares recommendations for material disposition (i.e., use until depleted, scrap, or use as alternate), in collaboration with various functions (e.g., Finance, Supply Chain).
• Revises manufacturing orders (e.g., material availability, factory order requirements) based on design changes, manufacturing issues, and shifts in priorities; provides this information to team to inform build plan changes/alternatives.
• Executes and helps develop build plans by releasing material requirements for the entire project/production cycle of a given product or product line.
• Addresses, resolves, and documents deviations (e.g., engineering change requests or unexpected part shortages) with some guidance. Creates and provides shortage reports to team and manager.
• Gathers information from multiple sources and conducts analyses in order to identify, troubleshoot, document, and resolve issues.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams (e.g., Engineering, Program Management, and Business Operations) to understand requirements, budgets, and goals.
• Makes sound, ethical, and timely decisions for one’s area of work with limited guidance.
• Manages individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with some supervision.
  
  

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