Supply Chain NPI

DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS

The Project Engineer - Industrial Launch is responsible for leading manufacturing launch activities for both TOW (Transfer Of Work) or production transfer programs and new product introductions (NPI) in a new automotive component manufacturing plant. The role manages all industrialization activities from BOM release in SAP through Start of Production (SOP), ensuring manufacturing readiness, quality compliance, and successful project execution.

• Confirm components readiness before every sample build to ensure the success of the build.
• Align physical and system stock number to minimize discrepancies risk by means of Gemba, supply chain and production departments alignment.
• Coordinate with supply chain department to ensure that all components’ orders are placed on time to the suppliers with appropriate lead time.
• Manage customer orders manually before SAP set up.
• Manage project stock area where non mass production components are stored.
• Confirm the remaining stock of components after every build.
• Construct project components database based on products’ BOMs, with the visibility on customer orders, component stocks, SAP readiness, next batch arrival, on time indicators.
• In charge of new packaging management, coordinate with the packaging engineer from receiving packaging requirement to off tool part for the project.
• Monitor SAP set up progress EDI (sales order entry) ->MRP (Material requirement planning)-> MRD (material release document to production and WH) ->SA (scheduling agreement to the suppliers) for every project.
• Support and monitor manual PO with purchasing and supply chain team while SAP is not yet completely set up, or experiencing unexpected delay.
• Coordinate with production team to pack the samples and supply chain team on the shipment.
• Monitor sample shipment and escalate if customs issues are found.
• On time escalate on low stock level or any shortages if necessary.
• Manage design change component cut off stocks to minimize the scrap by monitoring stock level

Qualifications:

• At least 3-5 years of supply chain experience
• Good level of Microsoft Excel, SAP
• Cross functional communication skills.
• Material planning experience.
• Part shortage prevention and awareness.
• Good command of English.
• Familiar with Engineering BOM and Engineering change
• Familiar with Automotive industry especially on E-components management

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