Position Summary

Lead Local, subcontract and Steel/Resin supply through PSI, forecasts, PO/DO, JIT, inventory, supplier OTD and team management.
Prevent shortages, production interruptions, excess inventory and unnecessary premium freight.

Role and Responsibilities

1) Lead end-to-end Local, subcontract and Steel/Resin PSI and material supply to prevent shortages, production interruptions, excess inventory and unnecessary premium freight.

2) Convert production plans and forecasts into requirements, POs, delivery schedules and JIT call-offs; validate lead times, MOQs, capacity, logistics and safety stock, and align PSI with ERP and supplier schedules.

3) Manage the complete PO cycle, including issuance, revisions, supplier confirmations, open/past-due orders, delivery discrepancies, completion and closure.

4) Oversee Delivery Orders and JIT execution; verify shipping, in-transit status, backup transportation, quantities, delivery windows and final receipt for critical materials.

5) Manage U.S./Mexico suppliers and coordinate cross-border transportation, customs requirements, lead times and delivery schedules with responsible functions.

6) Develop Steel/Resin and other raw-material purchasing strategies; monitor commodity indices, tariffs, duties, freight rates, availability, capacity and cost-reduction opportunities.

7) Coordinate material specifications, supplier qualifications, alternative materials and dual-source development with Engineering and Quality; support testing, validation and approval of changes.

8) Set supplier KPIs for OTD, delivery-window compliance, quantity accuracy, quality, responsiveness, capacity and cost; lead supplier reviews, audits, recovery meetings and corrective-action closure.

9) Establish contingency and recovery plans for late/partial deliveries, border delays, logistics disruptions, raw-material shortages and demand increases.

10) Set inventory, safety-stock, min/max and inventory-days targets; control raw material, components, WIP, excess, slow-moving, obsolete and aging stock to improve turns and working capital.

11) Manage forecast/engineering changes, model transitions and EOL; coordinate consumption or disposition plans, investigate inventory discrepancies, and reduce scrap/write-offs with clear financial exposure and recovery actions.

12) Lead, coach and develop buyers/material-management staff; assign categories, suppliers, responsibilities and targets, and manage workload, performance, training, succession and absence/PTO backup coverage.

13) Conduct daily shortage-risk and weekly PSI, open-PO, OTD, forecast and aging reviews; maintain root causes, countermeasures, owners and due dates, and support urgent production issues outside normal hours when required.

14) Collect, validate and submit weekly, monthly and ad hoc HQ/management reports; develop annual/long-term supply, capacity, localization and risk plans, improve processes/systems, support audits and close assigned follow-ups.

15) All other duties as assigned.

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Skills and Qualifications

1. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, Logistics or a related field, or equivalent education and relevant experience.

2. Experience: 8~10+ years in direct-material purchasing, plant materials management, production planning, procurement or supply-chain operations; at least 3 years of people-management/team-leadership experience.

3. Knowledge: PSI/MRP, forecasts, POs, Delivery Orders/JIT, supplier scheduling/OTD, inventory and Steel/Resin/subcontract materials; supplier performance, capacity, shortage prevention and recovery planning.

4. Skills: SAP or comparable ERP/MRP; advanced Excel/PowerPoint; analysis, organization, leadership, decisions and problem-solving; ability to manage urgent production issues; excellent written/verbal English.

5. Preferred: U.S./Mexico suppliers/material flows; steel/resin indices, conversion costs and supply risks; tariffs, customs, Incoterms and cross-border logistics; high-volume appliance/electronics manufacturing; Korean-English bilingual capability.

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