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Production Control Specialist: Volkswagen Group of America

Job ID09-0000008-4305
Company NameVolkswagen Group of America
Job CategoryEngineering; Manufacturing/Operations
LocationChattanooga, TN
Position TypeFull-Time, Employee
Experience2-5 Years Experience
Desired Education LevelBachelor of Arts
Travel AmountUp to 25%
Date PostedSeptember 25, 2009 (Reposted Dec 10)
Volkswagen Group of America
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Title: Production Control Specialist

Organization: Volkswagen Group of America

Reports to: Assistant Manager Program Planning

Education Required: Bachelor degree Desired: Master degree

Location: Chattanooga , TN

Contact: www.vwjobschattanooga.com

Job Description

•To coordinate production order flow from program planning to production control.

•To provide continuous demand/capacity management.

•To develop, improve and monitor performance indicators that act as early warning to ensure a stable production order flow.

•Key User for program planning and demand/capacity management systems

Role Responsibilities

•Proactively prevent disturbances within the production order flow through analysis of order bank, weekly programs, production capacity, supplier capacity and manufacturing processes

•Maintain a leveled and smoothed program

•Develop, improve and monitor KPI’s.

•Introduce operating change

•Coaching and facilitating

Job Requirements

3-5 years in program planning and/or production control.

Skills

•Analytical and conceptual thinking – using logic and reason, creative and strategic

•Communication skills – interpersonal, presentation and written

•Computer savvy – MS office skills, particularly adept at Excel and Access, PowerPoint skill will be needed.

•Integration – joining people, processes or systems

•Influencing and negotiation skills

•Problem solving

•Resource management

Specialized skills, knowledge or certifications unique to this role

Required: Program planning and production control systems

Desired: Systems EPL, FPL, FAVAS, autoBKM

Work flexibility (travel requirements, work schedule, etc.)

Ability to support ~50% travel during 1st year, then 10% in future years.

This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its employees. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its employees regarding job security.



We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.




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