Material Availability Analyst

• Ensures availability of inventory for assigned products are satisfied within the allocated time frame.

What You Will Do:

• Serving as focal point for suppliers, following up on requirements to minimize past due schedules.
• Expediting orders and provide promise dates for critical emergency orders.
• Reviewing and acting on schedule releases and follow up for on-time shipments.
• Working with global purchasing buyers and purchasing analyst on problem parts.

What You Have:
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Working Knowledge: Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights. Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs. Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy. Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned. Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level Working Knowledge: Demonstrates experience participating in productive collaborative processes. Under guidance, initiates collaborative meetings. Assists in communicating shared goals with diverse groups and parties. Helps promote collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and levels. Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes.

Problem Solving : Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge: Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives. Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder. Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information. Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution. Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) : Knowledge of the process, issues and considerations for systematically managing distribution of inventory for multiple plants or warehouses; ability to apply related knowledge and experience in real practice.
Level Working Knowledge: Works with real-time inventory software, moving supplies to where needed, when needed. Interprets the impact of bottlenecks and delays on operating costs. Follows processes and applies technologies for items and inventory management. Assists in solving issues related to distribution to meet orders or inventory replenishment requirements. Works with basic distribution requirements planning (DRP) processes and operations.

Logistics Management : Knowledge of logistics and management; ability to follow proper processes and run operations for effective and efficient movement of materials and finished products.
Level Basic Understanding: Explains how improvements in logistics contribute to competitive advantage in the marketplace. Identifies issues and considerations for inbound and outbound logistics. Documents internal and external informative sources or proprietary materials about logistics management. Describes basic logistical processes and sub-processes.

Manufacturing Application Systems : Knowledge of company and industry databases and applications used in a manufacturing environment; ability to operate, maintain and update these systems.
Level Basic Understanding: Explains general flow of information throughout the manufacturing process and the supply chain. Identifies major types of applications and information systems used in manufacturing. Identifies core company, proprietary and public information sources. Describes the type of information maintained in manufacturing application systems and identifies its primary uses and users.

Materials Handling and Management : Knowledge of material handling and management in plants; ability to perform, monitor and improve processes related to storage, transportation and handling of raw and hazardous materials.
Level Basic Understanding: Identifies key issues involved with different types of manufacturing materials. Discusses considerations for physical management of major types of materials. Identifies types of materials used in manufacturing flagship products or components. Describes packaging regulations and locates those specific to the requirements of the situation.

Supplier Management - MFG : Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.
Level Extensive Experience: Facilitates supplier partnering arrangements that share risk and reward. Monitors supplier performance; works to resolve discrepancies between performance and agreements. Develops quality standards and controls for suppliers. Builds and maintains partnerships with multiple and/or large suppliers. Evaluates issues and terminates supplier relationships as appropriate; works with legal departments. Ensures the fulfillment of report and record-keeping requirements.

Additional Information

• Degree or equivalent experience desired
• Willing to work in all shifts: US, UK, AP