Industrialization Planner

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Product Lifecycle Management Planner (also known as an Industrialization Planner) is a critical resource on all new product development and product phase-out teams across Rockwell's businesses, ensuring that all material requirements for prototypes, pilots, and production startup are managed. You will work with product management during important product lifecycle changes, including series changes, large-scale product redesigns, and end of life. You will have a broad background in all aspects of planning, including procurement, production control, inventory management, product phase-out, and launching new products.

You will be reporting to the Industrialization Planning Lead.

Essential Job Functions:

• Determine stocking strategies, should the new product be stocked or built to order at Available-For-Customer (AFC) date. Responsible for component and finished goods inventory levels both at time of product launch and at product discontinuation.
• Ensure the RFQ process with SSO/Purchasing is getting responses promptly and frequently review material lists of critical components necessary to maintain the new product release schedules.
• Lead discussions with the Master Scheduler/Finished Goods Planner and plant Production Control Analysts to review inventory planning parameters required to launch a product and maintain its supply chain health during initial production ramp-up or product phase-out.
• Coordinate the material requirements, purchase orders, and inventory plans to support all prototypes and pilot builds and acceleration into steady state operations (Post AFC), ensuring material availability for all pilots and prototypes to support the product development timeline. This will include managing material availability by setting and monitoring SAP exceptions, actual component usage, and following up with suppliers on parts and materials needed to support operations.
• Coordinate the Pre/Post AFC master schedule which includes working with the Master Scheduler/Finished Goods Planner to comprehend the monthly production of safety stock or targeted finished goods inventories.
• Create, modifying, and maintaining realistic material, manufacturing, and procurement strategies for new product introduction and phase-out projects of diverse scope.
• You will support for End-Of-Life material planning activities for product discontinuation to minimize inventory impact due to obsolescence. This requires a high level of materials project management since this may include manually monitoring inventory levels outside of the materials system.

Basic Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Operations/Manufacturing Engineering/Supply Chain or equivalent relevant experience.
• Requires 5 years of related experience (i.e., Production and Inventory Control, Operations, Purchasing, or Manufacturing Engineering).

What we offer:

• Personal and Familiar Medical Insurance.
• Pension Plan.
• Saving Fund.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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