Job Description

Temporary Pre-Series Analyst position in the Logistics Department - Production. +/- 2 year contract.

• To ensure part readiness for the full scope of local, CKD and direct purchase components to support the milestones in model years and new vehicle projects.
• To ensure part availability and supply of local, CKD and direct purchase components to support the pre-series build milestones in model year and new vehicle projects.
• To ensure that all systems, processes and documents are in place for the CP8 sign-off of all pre-series units.
• To ensure that all systems/processes are in place for 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.

Qualifications:

• 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 needed:

• 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.

Added Advantage:

• German language
• Knowledge of the specific Group systems

• TEVON system including the reporting tool PROMON.
• COPS system
• ProCKD
• AVON

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