.Who We Are:At Avnet, relationships matter. We are a global, FORTUNE ® 500 technology distributor and solutions company that delivers design, supply chain and logistics expertise to customers at every stage of a product's lifecycle. Our employees have a front row seat to the latest innovations shaping the world we live in and the future we share. We're driven to help our customers around the world succeed and we do so by earning the trust of some of the biggest names in technology.Working at Avnet means being a part of a global team. We work collaboratively and with integrity, doing business the right way. For more than a century, we have partnered together to help our customers, suppliers and teammates realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Experience what's next at Avnet!Job Summary: Plans, schedules and coordinates the movement of resources through the production cycle.Principal Responsibilities:- Transforms specific customer requirements into engineering and production plans, with input requirements to ensure success.- Assists in the preparation and planning of production schedules to expedite and coordinate the movement of parts/products through various operations.- Develops and maintains inventory strategies to minimize inventory while maximizing flexibility for lead-time and customer demand.- Responsible for coordinating and managing quarterly inventory and returns to suppliers, as well as setting up and coordinating new product releases.- Optimizes production schedule through effective planning and level loading based on workload and manpower availability.- Coordinates time-lines along with resource requirements for all projects and first time production runs.- Establishes and provides ramp-up modeling including resource on-boarding schedules.- Delivers and negotiates master production schedule to assure schedule achievability.- Delivers production output plans by means of production reporting methods.- Works closely with sales and materials groups in an effort to align order with resource availability.- Drives specific scheduling within all logistics operations, including warehousing, engineering, production, depot repair and transportation, in order to meet expectations.- Monitors customer output to forecast, and works with stakeholders to re-set expectations and drive forecast completion through use of (overtime, other teams' resources).- Addresses all logistics exceptions throughout the process, driving resolution and acting as primary internal and external communicator on the specifics and any impact to delivery.- Other duties as assigned.Job Level Specifications:- Thorough knowledge of principles, theories and concepts in area of discipline. Competent in all job functions and has general understanding of the industry practices, techniques and standards.- Develops solutions for a variety of situations and works on projects requiring evaluation and analysis
