Capacity & Constraints analyst

Candidate Profile

• 3-5 years hands-on experience in Supply Chain/Production Planning/ Capacity Planning

• Strong communication skills to interact with Global cross functional team(written and oral)

• Strong analytical skills

• Good multi-tasking ability

• Demonstrates interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage pressure situations

Education:

Major Responsibilities:

Capacity Planning:

• To work with CPAT (Capacity Planning Activity Team) to determine volume (APW) and mix for new / existing vehicles & power train. Participate in weekly CPAT meetings and contribute on any volume and supplier capacity data requirements
• Provide input to GBS team on the volume and mix for GCP (Global capacity planning) & MCPV (Manufacturing Capacity Planning Volume) to generate part level volume data and perform supplier studies along with Purchasing
• To work with Bill of Material team / IT team to ensure part level volume generated through GCP/MCPV for the vehicle line is in line with requirement
• Work with Purchasing and suppliers to identify the part level shortfall thorough the GCP/MCPV study process and then identify the tooling and lead time required to resolve the shortfall identified
• Represent India in Capacity Planning forums to support capacity studies for globally shared powertrain commodities.
• Lead Short term capacity studies to meet the monthly operating plan by working with Purchase/STA/ MP&L teams/Suppliers
• Validate & analyze the quality of capacity data in GCP & MCPV system.
• Interact with Capacity planning, Purchasing, STA & constraints team to clarify all technical queries of suppliers regarding part release, part volume & sourcing.
• Support monthly programming process in SPCPS system - Supplier capacity update in SPCPS
• Derive supply base supportability for different variants of Vehicle &Power train and support Capacity Planning team accordingly
• Identify issues with wrong part volume generation by understanding Vehicle Line processing, Bill of Material generation and other related concerns to maintain accurate Volume in system
• Create desk procedures and checklists with necessary process flow charts and obtain approval from business team.
• Conduct and support ISO audits for effective controls established in the process.
• Continuous process improvement to enhance value for the organization.

Constraints Management:

• To develop the current status including demand and supply for any constraints reported. Develop constraint commodity summary report and provide supporting data to drive decision, utilizing standard Constraint Management formats and methodologies.
• Work with SCM/ Purchase / STA /Suppliers to identify Interim support plan to meet the current build requirement.
• Work with Sales and Scheduler to find opportunities in managing the demand in case the Interim plan does not meet the current build requirement.
• Develop Management report on the constraints and drive for decision on the next steps based on evaluation of SCM on premium freight / purchasing / STA on any incremental support and Sales in terms of any volume adjustment.
• Represent in Global Constraints forums (GCAC) to support GCAC allocation for shared constraints. Communicate and implement the allocation within India.
• Provide Operation Planning team / Scheduler with availability shared constraints commodities prior to final approval of Production plan.
• Develop allocations plans for the constraints commodities and coordinate with the SCM team and cross functional constraints team to ensure parts are ordered and delivered per agreed allocation.