Ford Motor Company

Materials Replenishment Coordinator

Ford Motor Company$86K — $144K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma/GED required
  • 2 or more years of materials/supply chain experience
  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision
  • Strong analytical skills and quick decision-making capability
  • Ability to interface effectively with plant personnel at all levels

Responsibilities

  • Update smart and SKS systems for engineering changes
  • Coordinate inbound tire shipments and resolve misuse issues
  • Train the department on material replenishment investigations
  • Approve new users and access level changes in the smart system
  • Establish minimum/maximum parts on kaizen racks

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans
  • Retirement savings options
  • Paid time off and flexible working hours
  • Tuition assistance
  • Employee discounts and perks
Full Job Description
Job Description

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.

Responsibilities

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.


Qualifications

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


You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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1903
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