**Job Description Summary**: Coordinate and expedite the flow of materials (from suppliers and also within departments) according to production schedules.
Plan and schedule material/production needs.
Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline.
Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.
The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.
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**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute policy/strategy.
May include support roles with specialized technical field of knowledge; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills.
- Manage master planning, material processes and systems, prepare and update production schedules and purchasing needs.
Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs.
Optimize inventory and process improvements.
- Uses some judgment and has some ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles.
Uses technical experience and analytical thinking.
Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.
- Basic understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
Good understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
- May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework.
Resolves issues in situations that require good technical knowledge and judgment within established procedures.
Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined instructions/parameters.
- A job at this level requires good interpersonal skills and may be required to lead a junior team.
For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE.
Explains technical information to others.
**Required Qualifications**
- For roles outside of the USA- This role requires basic experience in the Manufacturing & Production Process and Equipment.
Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
- At least 2 years of relevant experiance in manufacturing team
- Significant knowledge on SAP tool and related codes
- Microsoft office package including ACCESS
**Desired Characteristics**
- Strong oral and written communication skills in italian and English
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Problem solving approach
**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No