Obsolescence Analyst - Center of Excellence

Analyst - CoE Obsolescence

Process ownership:

• Program Balance Management for the upcoming Balance out programs for the Ford Plants in North America and ensure all key activities are completed before Job Lost
• Identify Potential Obsolescence Parts from the respective balance out plants and pro-actively work on salvaging the parts to reduce obsolescence risk
• Single point of contact for Supplier claim to ensure end to end process of supplier claims within policy

Balance out Study:

1. Aligned with CP, ensure that the Balance out study kicked-off 24/12 months prior to JL with all CFT to detect critical issues and steer through the team for resolution

2. Lead the End-to-End process including all the significant activities to ensure the smooth phase out of the model

3. Monitor the progress of the phase out activities through structured meetings till the Job Last

4. Publish the Management report outs of the overall Balance Out status for a program

5. Track all BO actions in the defined BO charter 

 

In-Plant Obsolescence

6. Ensure all Obsolete & potentially obsolete stocks arising out of Balance outs, PDLs & running Engineering changes are reviewed with Global commodity engineers (LVEA), PD/PVT, Suppliers, STA, Purchase, FCSD and Plant MP&L teams to identify opportunities of salvage by means of re-work/re-export/re-use in models across Ford in all regions.

7. Identify all obsolete & potentially obsolete materials arising due to Engineering Changes & Model phase out. Review with CFT (Commodity Engineers, Suppliers, Service division ) to identify opportunities to salvage ( re-work, re-export, re-use, return )

8. Proactively engage with 

   1. Manufacturing plants ahead of implementation curve/Balance out dates to understand any potential opportunities to use stocks before implementation of change.

   2. Launch & New model program teams to arrive at opportunities to re-use obsolete stocks for upcoming prototype builds.

   3. Sales Planning & Plant material planning teams to arrive at right volume lock plan for all future balance out programs, ten months prior. Obtain approval in Sales & Production control forums. 

9. Engage with Plant Material Planning to arrive at potential obsolescence estimates arising due to various reasons & obtain approvals.

10. In event of re-export, work together with Customs, Network logistics function, packaging & Finance teams to arrive at transfer price and for physical execution of shipment.

11. As value-add, analyze the root cause of high value parts turning potentially obsolete & aim to fix the issues at the origin

12. Drive physical disposition on timely basis and write off obsolete inventory as per Finance manual.

 

Supplier Obsolescence

13. Derive Ford liability portion of Supplier obsolescence claims in line with Ford obsolescence policy guidelines & ensure payment within the agreed lead time

14. All supplier claims need to be checked for salvaging & only the final liable qty is paid to suppliers.

15. Train all suppliers in Obsolescence tool & the Supplier Obsolescence Policy

 

 Metrics

16. To ensure status “GREEN” for all key deliverable in BO studies

17. To ensure the total year provisions + scrap do not exceed the budget approved for each of the markets

18. Run daily / weekly reports from system tools to identify parts that are in Obsolete status & ensure compliance to guidelines

19. Compliance to Scrap cost avoidance target for the region & individual plants

Education                    :          B.E. or Equivallent. MBA preferred

Professional Exposure:  

3 yrs + experience in any of the following:  Supply Chain Management (Preferred), Pre-Production Management (PPM), Supplier Constraint Mgt., Capacity Planning or Purchasing in Manufacturing/Engineering industry. 

Special Knowledge or skill required: 

1. Knowledge in ERP system, Program cycle management, Bill of Materials, Engineering Changes, Balance Out process are highly required.
2. Supply chain & high-level Engineering change process knowledge is a must.
3. Good Data Analytics & data crunching is a must.
4. Working with Cross functional teams and under challenging situation to take lead 

5. Require to have digital tool knowledge like PowerBi, PowerApps, Power Query, RPA, AI/ML are preferred

    

6. Automotive product knowledge is an added advantage 

 

Position Grade: SG05 to SG06

Working shift timing: 12.30pm to 10pm

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Level