SUMMARY:
New vacancy is available for a Pre-Series Analyst in the Logistics Department – Production, for our client in the Automotive Industry based in Kariega.
POSITION INFO:
Ensure part readiness, availability, and supply for local, CKD, and direct purchase components, supporting pre-series milestones, CP8 sign-off, and smooth handover to series production.
Duties:
- Coordinating and leading a cross divisional commodity meeting to action risks/problems.
- Managing special component orders to secure the optimal introduction of changes into production to prevent volume loss, quality issues, or on-costs.
- Ensuring that call-off demands are correctly reflected at the supplier and that Quality and Engineering approval is complete before hand-over to CKD and Local material control.
- Managing pre-series stock levels by initiating the removal / scrapping /reordering of components based on pre-series build corridor and input from Engineering, Quality and Production/Pilot Hall to prevent overstock or incorrect HW/SW level in stock base.
- Monitor pre-series vehicle requests on COPS to ensure timeous SCE breakdowns are in line with an accurate BOM for sourcing parts in MY and new models introductions.
- Compile picking lists of pre-series vehicles and co-ordinate dunnage meetings prior to vehicle builds.
- Compiling and maintaining the pre-series database w.r.t component readiness, tracing and availability for the pre-series build milestones collecting information from various sources. (SV orders, ProCKD, CX, WEBEDI, PROMON, Aekos, Deviations)
- Evaluating the impact of Aekos and essential Running Changes on the Pre-series Bill of Material and approve accordingly with recommended introduction dates.
- Manipulating the Single car explosion to implement temporary changes (Aekos/deviations) by determining appropriate usage PR, colour and trim combinations as well as effective period.
- Investigating and sourcing components for ad-hoc queries to ensure the accuracy of the bill of Material.
Requirements:- Degree or Diploma in Industrial, Electrical, Electronic Engineering, Production Management, Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Commerce, Logistics, Transport, Information Technology/ Systems, or Data Science.
Experience:- At least 3 years’ experience gained within the automotive industry in a Logistics environment.
- Project Management Experience.
Essential:- Have analytical skills with an innovate approach to problem – solving.
- Computer literate, Microsoft Office Package (Word; Excel & PowerPoint) SAP, Power BI
- Understanding of RPA (Robotic Process Automation).
- Sound interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently (self-motivated).
- Ability to prepare and present reports and presentations to management.
