Program Coordinator na Kasai North America, Inc

REPORTS TO: Program Manager of OEM

DESCRIPTION: Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify cost savings and or recommend changes, may manage activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead or assist projects from Award to Launch KNA facilities

• Develop Schedules and track for the project from Award letter to launch
• Make draft of development schedule and confirm it with team
• Request each department to work to meet development schedule or customer's request
• Serve as the key Customer contact until launch of project
• Attend and coordinate running rates with customer internal and suppliers
• Ask QA or Engineer and Design to attend and submit report
• Oversee material trial orders and trial shipments to customer
• Lead APQP teams and report directly to Upper management constantly status
• Timely communicates Key issues to Upper Management
• Fills outs or guides completion of OEM customer required documentation until project launch
• Monitor material arrangement team to ship to meet our requirement
• Monitors Cost targets throughout trials and launch with Production, Purchasing and Cost Control Departments
• Ask each department to report progress status by each milestone
• Monitor internal tooling, supplier tooling, and supplier part delivery for pre-launch projects
• Monitor Cost targets throughout trials and launch with other team members
• Must work in a safe manner in compliance with KNA policies and maintain an awareness of danger to themselves and others
• Monitor and track KPI targets for project
• Support the implementation, achievement, and maintenance of the Quality and Environmental Policies and Procedures
• Authorities for an employee are granted by means of work instructions, policies and procedures and or direction provided by management to meet the requirements of the customer

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Science in Business or Engineering related discipline or 3 years Automotive Experience
• 1-3 Years of Experience

SKILLS:

• Experience working with Windows operating system as sell as Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point).
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

OTHER:

Some Travel Required.

Work Environment:

This job operates in an office and manufacturing environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Physical Demands:

The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee may also be required to work in hot temperatures

This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are exclusive standards of the position Incumbents will follow any other instruction, and perform any other related duties, as may be required by their supervisor