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In this position... 

The Material Replenishment Coordinator (MRC) is responsible for the flow of materials from various warehouse locations to the production line. Utilizing various programs/software (YMS3, SMART, CMMS, SKS) and tools (MRT's, Call-Buttons) to ensure a seamless material flow from warehouse storage locations (on-site and off-site) to the production line. The MRC also works directly with the ECN Coordinator (Engineering Change), MFE (MPL Manufacturing Engineer), and Production Control Coordinator (Cycle Checker Supervisor); while also serving as a back-fill to the Spec-N-Audit position. 

You'll have... 

• High School Diploma/GED Required

• 2 or more years of materials/Supply Chain experience

• Ability to work independently with limited supervision

• Strong ability to interface with plant hourly and salaried personnel

• Strong analytical skills and quick decision-making capability

• Ability to work additional hours, including nights and weekends, as required.

Even better, you may have...

• Bachelor's Degree 

• Demonstrated experience working with all levels of the organization

• Experience working collaboratively on teams and driving 

• Demonstrated leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

• Experience working in a manufacturing plant environment

• Tenure working in the automotive industry 

• Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook/Access) 

• Knowledge of AutoCAD

• Validated functional expertise in material flow

• Strong understanding of lean material flow strategies & lean manufacturing processes

What you'll do...

ECN Process

• Responsible for updating smart and sks when engineering changes are scheduled.

• Participate in daily/weekly "manage the change" meetings to verify updates are complete.

Production control responsibilities

• Responsible for inbound tire shipments

• Drive resolution in misuse matrix, working closely with production control coordinator, ECN coordinator, and plant PVT (as needed).

• Backfill spec-n-audit position

• Work directly with MFE on market set-ups, packaging, workstation readiness, etc.

• Teach and train department on material replenishment investigations (no-stock, hot-shot resolution, miss-picks, etc)

• Completion of 1 GB project per quarter.

Managing smart system

• Smart requisition approver - new users and access level changes

• Understand levels of accesss to determine which level of access should be approved

• MFE is backup approver

• Adding part numbers to smart (new part numbers and level changes)

• Deleting part numbers from smart (obsolete and discontinued parts)

• Understand usage adjustment factor

• Difference between bom, fixed and solve

• Utilization of teledata handbook to program parts based on specific call-outs.

SKS system

• Adding part numbers to smart

• Working with red viking to manage sks

• Understanding sks if red viking is not available to manage minor concerns

• Reprinting of pick sheets

• Missing parts

• Pick order

MRTS

• Functionality concerns throughout the plant

• Replace when required

• Work with i.t. on required:

  • System updates

  • Restaging

  • PC renewal

• Validate systems working prior to production startups (typically following a shut-down period)

Call buttons

• Initializing/programming call buttons

• Adding call buttons to smart

• Daily report out 

• Call button utilization by crew and zone (Chassis, Trim, Body, etc)

• Mrt response time (daily report out by crew and job)

Small lot delivery

• Establishing min/max for parts on kaizen racks

• Working with MPL PC's and tl's to adjust as needed.

• Ensuring delivery order at cap is accurate

• Management of pick path at CSC to increase efficiency of cap delivery

All metered parts

• Dropzone management

• Utilizing data of part usage to maintain min/max levels at cap "drop zones"

• Management of pick path at NorthPoint to ensure efficient offload and delivery at CAP

Engagement in from/to process and rebalance support

• Engage in implementing rebalances when part moves required

• Update systems (Smart, SKS, CMMS)

Pick sheet print times and schedule (small lot and metered)

• Ensure adherence to pick/delivery schedule

• Work directly with pc's in affected areas to add/reduce/change pick and deliver schedules based on customer demand or daily production targets.

YMS(3) - new, updated, yard management communication tool.

• Yms requisition approver

• Responsible for implementation and updates to yms3

• Responsible for material routing/replenishment from Chicago sequencing center, NorthPoint facility, and various drop lots where material is stored, using YMS3 to coordinate all moves.