Delivery Expediting

Delivery Expediting Support Seeking an Aerospace/Defence Delivery Assurance Specialist part-time (10 hours or so per week) for 5 months in Enterprise, AL.

Responsibilities

• Our customer is seeking a Delivery Assurance Specialist to be their eyes and ears at their supplier in Enterprise, AL.
• They require support in pushing their supplier to ensure their build is kept on target for March delivery.
• Working with both the customer and supplier to prevent or at least highlight any possible delays and risks and work to resolve these.
• It's anticipated that the project will begin with a week or so on-site for orientation and relationship development, before visits reduce to once or twice a week depending on the program developments.
• Delivery Assurance Specialist must have the ability to manage order backlog and develop/maintain a capacity planning process to ensure appropriate resources and materials are available to meet customers’ requirements.
• Develop and communicate weekly and daily manufacturing schedules to ensure on-time delivery.
• Manage details of production schedule to maximise productivity of manufacturing and shipping departments.
• Resolve scheduling conflicts and prioritise customer requirements.
• Identify and implement appropriate planning, management and control strategies for production, material requirements, inventory levels and the shop floor.
• Ability to create and maintain Work In Process (WIP) reports in Excel.
• Statusing/expediting of parts through manufacturing cycle.
• Help with Quality or Engineering issues between both parties.
• Communicate status to stakeholders
• Lean / ACE, lead change/improvement

Requirements

• The candidate will be responsible for being the customer's "eyes and ears." Qualifications Experience desired: 5 years experience in a Supply Chain / Quality / Operations environment

Preferred

• Product knowledge of Radar and electronic assemblies favoured.
• Aerospace and or Defence background preferred Strong communication skills