Volume Planning Specialist (Manufacturing Chief Engineering)

The Planning Specialist is responsible for planning and providing Manufacturing volume scenarios for Assembly plants.

These duties include:

• Updating plant calendars based on current production schedules loaded into the PRA37 database
• Creating calendar proposals based on program volume changes, potentially increasing or decreasing
• Deep understanding of the production calendars for each Assembly Plant, and the most efficient ways to react to demand changes (contractual requirements, cost ramifications, etc.)
• Responsible for tracking plant performance, gathering plan volume from ODIMS and comparing it with actual production reported in Blue Book, plants daily I-status also is tracked via Blue Book
• Developing leadership presentations and/or proposals for current year plus one
• Working with Supply Chain, MLM, Plant Production, and various other groups to assure proposals and plans are feasible and the most cost-effective way for manufacturing to operate in the current year
• During each Program launch he/she will be responsible for updating the standard launch performance tracker, which is sent to senior leadership daily, gathering both plan and actual build counts as well as the quality KPI's.
• Occasional overtime required
• End of Month, End of Quarter, and End of Half will be critical to support flexible working hours to assure reports and information are completed on time

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience
• General understanding of how an assembly plant operates
• Vehicle Status as it moves through Body-in-White (BIW), Paint, General Assembly (GA) and I-status
• High skill level in Excel (Google Sheets) and PowerPoint (Google Slides) is required
• Creative thinker required to streamline reports and minimize data entry
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes with a focus on Body in White (BIW), Paint, General Assembly, Quality
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office PowerPoint (Google Slides) and Excel (Google Sheets)
• Strong organizational/project management skills
• Self-Motivated and able to successfully achieve results under time pressure

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data analytics, manufacturing related field
• Power Bi, Qlik sense, Power Apps
• Advanced analytical tools, AI tools