Experience

Denel SAAB, Johannesbourg

• South Africa
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Material Requirements Planning (NPI Controller)

  • Apr 2009 - Present

  NPI Controller i.e. Overseer of all new project Production ControllersLiaison with Design, Process Planners, Procurement and Project Managers on new projects with regards to: prioritization and sequence of drawing availability and process planning i.a.w. schedulesassistance with queries and demand inconsistenciesanalysis of materials and hardware required and safety stocks identifiedData accuracy analysis - lead times, Planner identification, make-or-buy etcMonitoring of shortagesMonitoring of planned order start datesMonitoring of 'part-on-hold' status and reason codes e.g. NC programming required, Awaiting tooling or shortagesLiaison with buyer regarding Sub-con parts and schedulesLiaison with Schedulers (PAC team) regarding feedback from shop floorReporting of planned order status - totals, quantities late, reasons etc usually in the form of S-curves and tables and responsible persons/departmentsReporting of WIP - ageing, identifying bottlenecks and parts ageing at work centers, acquisition of recovery plans and new expected completion dates (transparency tools, work-to-lists, hot lists)Prioritizing of WIP i.a.w. completion dates, lead times, scrappage, machine downtimeMonitoring of tracking codesProject Manager of NPI Process Creation of Sales Forecasts on MPSMonitoring and closure of Sales Forecasts on MPSReleasing of requisitions and nodesPart number MRP runs Key User on Denelsaab MPC system - QMUZIKTools and Activities: Qmuzik; Excel; MS Word; MS Outlook.



Denel Saab Aerostructures

• Team leader

  • Mar 2008 - Mar 2009

  Appointment to New Product Introduction (NPI) team leader i.e. Airbus project, Facility upgrade project, Agusta Nigeria project, Bird strike test project and Certification test partsProject Manager of NPI Process Creation of Sales Forecasts on MPSMonitoring and closure of Sales Forecasts on MPSReleasing of requisitions and nodesPart number MRP runs Key User on Denelsaab MPC system - QMUZIKData changes/corrections on Part Masters Tools and Activities: Qmuzik; Excel; MS Word; MS Outlook; MS Access.

• Production Controller

  • Jan 2005 - Feb 2008

  Production Controller on A400M Projects and Rooivalk Program (Composite, detailed and assembled parts)Team player in Composites team resulting in achievement of ATP - Airbus approval to proceed Works order requisition releasing.Exposure to MPSExposure to TOC through the use of Concerto system.Experience in Project Industrialization Phase and New Product IntroductionProduction Controller on the Rooivalk program since March 2005 - June 2007 (Detail Parts and Assemblies).Completed the Basics of Material Requirements Planning course from June - July 2005 with 92%.