Position Title: Prototype Planner

Duration: Contract

Location:Whitley

Duties:

• All shipping collections for prototype parts are on time using the most cost efficient transport mode
• Negotiate delivery dates with suppliers to support multiple prototype production builds for all new Client products and battery production
• Support the Clients' engineering exporting material to suppliers to supply assemblies in line with the Clients' prototype build requirements
• Negotiate production slots with internal Tool Rooms and 3D printing operations within the Client, in line with the prototype build requirements
• Visit key Client suppliers to review delivery performance and opportunities to establish and improve supplier performance / relationship in line with the Clients' Customer Love principles
• Understand and adopt the Clients' Agile philosophies and raise and overcome obstacles blocking on time supply from the Clients' supply base
• Present programme delivery status to senior management in various Client forums
• Ideally a background in managing a portfolio of suppliers and if it includes prototype requirements that would also be advantageous.
• Previous knowledge of booking transport is useful but the Client do have a separate transport team that arrange the transport of the finished parts.
• It is really about a can do attitude, being tenacious and have the confidence to escalate issues to senior levels at suppliers with full support from supervisor.

Skills:

• Ability to work under pressure
• Negotiation skills
• Presentation skills
• Excel / Word / PowerPoint