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This position has several levels of responsibility – Supply base, Materials and Production planning. As a NPI Supply planner, you will be responsible for quoting new custom parts with prototype and production suppliers, some being overseas. As a NPI Material Planner you will be responsible for material deliverables to build new product, ensuring a timely material pipeline for products that span from Prototype through Production release. Lastly, as a NPI Manufacturing Planner, you will be responsible for planning works orders, many multi-level, through our prototype and preproduction builds, which includes managing deviations and engineering change on the product.
Job Responsibility:
Planning management of multi-level, large part count Bills of Materials for highly complex electro-mechanical products
Working globally with contract manufacturers and suppliers to establish a sourcing strategy, quoting for both short-term prototype turns and long-term production costs
Material planning, requisitioning material, and resolving critical material shortages on new product
Collaborating with Engineering and Operations teams on product structure to assess assembly “make versus buy”
Releasing work orders, monitoring manufacturing builds and reporting to development and management team on Production Job status
Ability to work on cross-functional teams and to communicate with all levels of management
Coordinating with suppliers on RMAs/rework of product from either quality issues or Engineering Change notices
Responsible for Planning transfer from Teradyne to contract manufacturers
Assessing Lead Time Profiles for product and recommending risk buys for forecasted demand
Ability to find creative ways to resolve problems using project management skills
Recognizing when problems must be escalated is a critical skill
Executing purchase requisitions and purchase orders for prototype parts through our MRP system
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree required
8+ years of experience with electro-mechanical products
Prior experience planning and buying within an MRP/ERP system is a must
Excellent knowledge of spreadsheets, pivot tables, and formulas in Excel
Ability to succeed in a highly agile environment that requires attention to detail while maintaining a broad scope of vision to implement sourcing/planning change
Candidates must be able to work independently
Skilled with presentation software and database tools are helpful
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills are a necessity
A team player that has a high level of flexibility, and will work toward common goals inter-departmentally and cross-functionally
Nominal travel is a possibility (10%)
Demonstrated proactive planning and leadership skills as well as a proven ability to envision and implement change (problem identification and solution recommendation, and implementation)
What we offer:
Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more
This job is eligible for discretionary bonus(es) based on financial performance