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FM Industries•Fremont, CA

38d•$75,000 - $95,000

About The Position

FM Industries is a premier manufacturing solutions provider specializing in build to print, precision machined components, anodizing, and engineered thermal spray coatings. We provide customers with leading-edge support from prototype to production, offering an environment that encourages and rewards performance with ample room for growth.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Operations preferred with 3-5 years of related work experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
Must be reliable and have excellent attendance.
Experience utilizing an ERP/MRP system, Epicor Vantage, or SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

Planning, organizing, and controlling the flow of production parts to support the scheduling of orders and services for established and scheduled customer commitments.
Receiving and responding to customer inquiries.
Communicating potential schedule impacts and escalating issues to the internal Business Manager.
Working closely with internal departments such as manufacturing, procurement, materials, engineering, quality, and the Business Manager to ensure timely communication of lead times, schedule impacts and changes, and material shortages.
Processing timely release of shop orders in quantities that support upper-level demand.
Defining, monitoring, and adjusting planning as conditions in the processes or demand stream change.
Generating and responding to various ERP/MRP reporting to ensure intact schedules and priorities are properly defined for the shop floor, procurement, business manager, etc.
Maintaining weekly/monthly production schedule and executing subsequent MRP cycles where applicable to support desired schedules.
Providing professional customer service by responding to customer inquiries, communicating change orders and schedule impacts, and escalating potential issues to the Business Manager.