1. Procurement & Demand Execution
Plan and release Purchase Orders (POs) and delivery schedules to suppliers based on MRP runs and CBT/electronic Kanban (EKAN) triggers.
Prioritize and expedite materials across demand classifications: Emergency Purchase Orders (EPO), Vehicle Off Road (VOR), Initial Batch (IB), and regular service fill-rate requirements.
Revisit, maintain, and update Material Master parameters (lead times, safety stocks, lot sizes, reorder points, and procurement types) in the ERP system (e.g., SAP/QAD) to guarantee planning accuracy.
2. Supplier Expediting & Relationship Management
Conduct rigorous daily/weekly follow-ups with suppliers; conduct on-site supplier visits to audit capacity, inspect work-in-progress, and unblock bottlenecks during critical supply pinches.
Track, evaluate, and publish Supplier On-Time In-Full (OTIF) delivery performance metrics.
Issue Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) for supply failures, review recovery schedules, and ensure closure of corrective/preventive action plans.
3. Inter-Departmental Coordination & Engineering Changes
Interface with Aftermarket Parts, Service Engineering, Quality (QAD), and Central Procurement (CP) to execute Engineering Change Orders (ECO) and Engineering Change Requests (ECR).
Manage phase-in / phase-out (PIPO) of parts to prevent both stock-outs and obsolete inventory.
Liaise with manufacturing plant logistics and warehouse teams to execute inter-plant transfers (stock transfer orders) for VOR emergencies, premium-priced components, or unallocated service spares.
4. Commercial & Logistics Alignment
Partner with Central Procurement and Finance to clear administrative and commercial bottlenecks, including Split of Business (SOB) allocations, open PO revisions, price variances, and payment holds.
Coordinate inbound transportation, vehicle planning, milk-run routes, and the turnaround cycle of returnable packaging/totes between suppliers and plants.
5. Inventory Governance & Operational Excellence
Maintain inventory levels strictly within target Days of Inventory (DOI) and min-max norms to minimize working capital exposure without compromising fill rates.
Implement and monitor Daily Work Management (DWM) practices, daily tier boards, and visual tracking metrics.
Lead and support Kaizen, value engineering, productivity enhancement, and logistics cost-reduction projects across the aftermarket supply chain.