The Material Program Management role is responsible for facilitating material delivery schedules, maintain inventory accuracy, and actively coordinating with end customer on material planning requirements
Responsibility- Stay on top of project's material status: Manage material and delivery schedules to ensure materials will come on time and avoid line-down situations
- Look for all possibility ways to solve the material shortage - Spot market, brokers, suppliers or coordinate with Customer to resolve the shortage.
- Work with suppliers to resolve the material shortage
- Actively contact the client providing the material status.
- PB material shortage report for updated providers.
- Negotiate quotations with brokers to obtain the best possible pricing with a reasonable lead time
- Provide quotations of raw materials to end customer and monitor the logistics process to ensure that shipments will be ready and delivered on-time
- Solve the incoming shipment material issues such as quality issues, RMA requests, etc.
- Material repair coordination either on or off site.
- Material returns credit memo tracker.
- Coordinate with Incoming Quality Assurance dept. to resolve material discrepancies (EX. Missing drawing, unknown lot/date codes, & missing components)
- Consistently follow up with customs brokers by providing necessary documentation, signatures, approvals, and codes to avoid logistical delays of material shipments
- Ensure that RMAs are processed correctly by the supplier and monitoring when the credit or replacement materials will arrive
- Actively communicate with internal PE to ensure BOM is up to date and accurate
- Work with receiving department to resolve receiving discrepancies to prevent delay
- Synchronize with internal CFT (PM, WH, & Production teams) on material status to align with production build plans, inform CFT which builds are CTB and which are not
- Manage and assist buyers in regard to expediting materials, requesting samples, and managing PO issues.
- Working with Suppliers and Nvidia for alternated parts suggestions.
Qualification- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Minimum 1-2 years of professional experience in supply chain or OEM management
- Experience in using SAP or any related ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning System) is a plus
- Must have strong written comprehension and verbal communication skills
- Fluency in Mandarin is a plus
- Proficient in computer literacy and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel)
Pay rate: $35/h - $43/h
Shift: Day
Fully onsite M-F
Status: Non-Exempt
