Your Job
General Description:
Execute orders for DSS Virtual Plant (3128). Manage the changes in suppliers’ delivery times to ensure that the order can be delivered on time and in the required quantities according to the factory’s needs. Be able to anticipate supply risk and report to superiors in a timely manner. Proactively seek to optimize the Lead-time and CRD improvement.
Order Management:
•On daily basis, runs MRP to generate PR in SAP.
•Convert the new internal PO to purchasing order twice a week at least (every Tue & Thu). Every PO number is independent. Verify any schedule change and take necessary actions for the adjustment according to LT and supplier commitment.
•Buyers shall get purchasing manager approval before release PO to non-preferred vendor when material shortage or any other special requirement.
•Buyer shall review PO quantity vs scale price, and proactively consider the most cost effective way for PO releasing.
•If PO cancellation due to demand change, shall collect related WIP information, and report report excess quantities and value to CSR/Planner.
•After PO acknowledged by suppliers, buyers shall follow up shipments to assure the on-time delivery.
•Buyer needs to maintain the shortage list on regular basis according to the supply status. Be able to timely escalate shortages and supply gap timely.
Lead Time:
•Regularly review supplier Lead Time based on Product Segmentation (MTS, ATO, and MTO) as well as the current Plant Capacity Situation. Be the voice of the customer on disparities between given lead time and published lead time, help drive the right focus with the plant.
•Proactively seek Lead time reduction with suppliers
•Lead the Lead time reduction projects.
Capacity Monitor
•Support planning supervisor and MPE to collect and review supplier capacity on monthly basis
Account payable issue
•Buyer is the *** contact when supplier raising the AP issue for PO. Be able to work out with supplier and AP to define the problem, time escalate to relative team for support if needed
Timely close AP issue message in SAP
Supplier scorecard
•Buyer owns scorecard “Delivery” section.
•Buyer shall score supplier delivery performance on monthly basis. Work with supplier to define the proper improvement actions, follow up on the improvement action closure timely.
•Continuously drive supplier performance improvement to give positive influence to plant CRD/MPD KPI and improve customer satisfaction
Reporting: Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action (RCCA)
•Delivery performance to Customer Request Date and Molex Promise Date
Support planning supervisor on plant KPI Reporting including but not limited to backlog, OPO,What Will Put You Ahead
Bulleted list of preferred qualifications; Optional section
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