Project Coordinator (Material Control)

Sumitomo Electric Group•El Paso, TX

About The Position

The Project Coordinator at Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. coordinates and procures raw materials for wire harness mass production and prototype events, balancing inventory and preventing production line shutdowns. The role supports assigned programs through all launch stages, including new vehicle follow-up and prototype ordering for trials and production startups. It also manages DOI and obsolescence risks, coordinates component implementation and phase-out dates, and serves as a liaison across internal departments, manufacturing plants, customers, and suppliers. The position may require domestic and international travel to manufacturing sites.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Three to five years of progressive career experience.
Effective analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
Negotiating skills.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of warehouse operations to understand material flow and support problem solving.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and work to deadlines.
Ability to facilitate and coordinate OEM production phases, including tool trials, pre-production, and mass production.
Ability to identify supplier delivery issues promptly and develop structured recovery plans, including increased supplier meetings, recovery plans, and escalation when needed.
Positive attitude and team-oriented personality.
Some domestic and international travel required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and procure mass-production and prototype raw materials while balancing physical inventory and preventing line shutdowns.
Review, release, and interpret forecasts for assigned vendors.
Review backorders and issue Supplier Delivery Non Conformance and Payment Deduction Notices to vendors.
Facilitate early launches of assigned programs and follow up on new model vehicles.
Place prototype orders for trials and mass-production startups.
Inform production plants of material arrivals and potential production problems.
Generate forecast, inventory, obsolescence-control, downtime, and other reports as needed.
Maintain and reduce budgeted DOI and potential obsolescence for assigned programs.
Provide component implementation dates to the design section for ECN/CCR changes and coordinate the phase-out of old components.
Create phase-out letters to suppliers to prevent obsolescence.
Liaise among customer OEMs, division program management, procurement, engineering, production planning, material control, and other internal departments.
Facilitate and coordinate OEM production phases, including tool trials, pre-production, and mass production.
Prepare raw material using IPS simulation of bills of materials for each platform ahead of saleable prototype events.
Travel to manufacturing sites as needed to support communication and streamline production phases.
Monitor and support Material Planners with purchase order issuance, backorders, and purchase order confirmation status.
Assign carriers such as FedEx, UPS, and DHL when expediting, and track shipments to prevent plant downtime.
Perform other duties as needed.