What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials and Production Control Manager position at Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA?
POSITION / TITLE : Materials and Production Control Manager
DEPARTMENT : Materials
REPORTS TO : General Manager
REVISION DATE : 12 / 5 / 2024
POSITION SUMMARY :
Manage day to day fulfillment of purchased materials, production planning, scheduling, and material flow. Works to achieve material levels to support production, delivery dates, and plant optimization. Leads team with handling, controlling, and coordinating of raw and manufactured materials.
RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES :
- Collaborate with other managers and departments to determine supply needs.
- Maintain optimum inventory levels to meet customer requirements and minimize costs.
- Evaluate deliveries, shipments, and product levels to anticipate inventory problems and shortages.
- Work with the engineering department to make sure prints are latest revisions and driving correct materials.
- Establish and maintain proper information flow internally.
- Assist in identifying problems and helping to improve processes.
- Schedule and coordinate deliveries of supply material
- Function as the company purchasing agent for direct and indirect materials.
- Purchase raw materials and supplies through MRP to support production requirements.
- Ensure supplier detail in MRP is updated (contacts, lead time, pricing, minimum order quantities, etc.)
- Oversee evaluation of supplier performance
- Work with suppliers to address Quality, Cost, Delivery, or other specific issues.
- Resolve material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions.
- Create and monitor production schedules based on customer, due date, size of orders and availability of components.
- Prepare and distribute schedules and press documents needed for production.
- Enter daily production information into MRP system.
- Adjust schedules as needed based on change in demand, efficiency issues, quality issues, etc.
- Provide quick responses to production issues.
- Interact daily with Production staff to improve scheduling issues.
- Utilize MRP to generate reports such as daily shortage report, Supplier Quality, Cost, Delivery Performances, and others as needed.
- Run MRP daily to review and maintain production work
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
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