Product Launch Administrator

The Award Administrator oversees the administration of all New Awards within our ERP environment. You will be responsible for setting product parameters, entering sales orders for First Articles, placing purchase orders with vendors, and ensuring seamless product delivery to customers. Reporting to the Demand Planning Manager within the Operations Department at EQI, success in this position requires extensive collaboration across the organization, especially with EQI's Project Managers, Account Managers, Product Engineers, Quality Specialists/Engineers, and global personnel in Production Control and Logistics. As the main point of contact for daily communication with EQI's internal stakeholders regarding new awards and product launches, your specific duties will include Award Launch administration (New Awards/PPAP/FAI & ECNs), Part Record Set Ups, Parameter entries, Customer Part Cross Reference entries, Set up of Supplier price list and supplier part, Set up of Customer price list, Sales order entry of customer purchase order, PO Entry and issuance to vendors for samples/first articles/tooling/services, Non-Standard Shipping request set ups, Vendor Status Approvals/maintenance, Process workflows for assigned tasks within our project workplan, providing reports or data to the team, providing general administrative support to project managers, facilitating communications between project team and stakeholders, maintaining tracking system for ensuring task completion, managing and maintaining purchase order due dates to align with the project/vendors, and providing shipment tracking details to the project team. In addition to the above responsibilities, you will be involved in the development of reports for various departments pertaining to new awards, maintaining accurate and organized project files and records, ensuring compliance with project documentation standards, and performing other duties as assigned by the Lead or Manager. Your role will be crucial in streamlining the award administration process and ensuring efficient communication and coordination among various stakeholders for successful project execution.,