Principal Supply Chain Manufacturing Specialist / Sr Principal Supply Chain Manufacturing Specialist

Responsible for the successful scheduling, production control and manufacture of products; adding value through moving, separating, forming, machining and chemical processes. Ensures manufacture of stock products to fulfill customer requirements. Ensures manufacture of custom-engineered products that are designed, developed and manufactured in response to a specific customer request or contract. Manages, develops or carries-out production rules, production performance, information, materials, equipment and facilities, and regulatory compliance.

Essential Functions:

• Provide status and visibility on ACC schedule performance to internal customers, Manufacturing leadership, Program Integrated Process Team leadership, and GM Internal Suppliers leadership.
• Break shop floor constraints impacting schedule performance by coordinating with other ACC support teams such as Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling, etc…
• Coordinate and communicate overtime requirements with all support organizations and Manufacturing.
• Utilizing an understanding of program schedule requirements, establish shop priorities and communicate them to Composites Center Production Control teammates for coordination with Production supervisors.
• Coordinate with Assembly Line Integration on schedule delays/part shortages to provide ECD’s for ACC parts.
• Interact with shop floor personnel to ensure product is located in its’ correct work center and/or physically move said product.
• Provide feedback to Buy Integration on buy part shortages causing impacts to ACC production operations.
• Perform SAP/MES reconciliation on parts and requirements to ensure proper alignment to master schedule.
• Perform requirement analyses to identify necessary ICMT’s to mitigate schedule impacts.
• Facilitate and lead meetings to drive constraint resolution.

Basic Qualifications (Principal Supply Chain Manufacturing Specialist):

• Bachelor's degree with 6 years of experience, Master's degree with 4 years of experience, or a high school diploma/equivalent with 10 years of experience. Experience must be in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, logistics, or another relevant field.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite with an emphasis on Excel and Power Point.
• Experience with SAP and/or similar ERP systems
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOD Secret Clearance and a Program Special Access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need (after starting).

Basic Qualifications (Sr Principal Supply Chain Manufacturing Specialist):

• Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience, Master's degree with 8 years of experience, or a high school diploma/equivalent with 14 years of experience. Experience must be in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, logistics, or another relevant field.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite with an emphasis on Excel and Power Point.
• Experience with SAP and/or similar ERP systems
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOD Secret Clearance and a Program Special Access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need (after starting).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DOD Secret Clearance
• Knowledge of Manufacturing and Supply Chain processes strongly preferred.
• Experience in SAP (MES) (or related)
• Materials management experience
• Production control experiences
• Experience in manufacturing environment
• Customer service
• Lead experience

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