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Lead, plan and implement cost reduction projects as designated from the Supply Chain Manager. Act as the contract manufacturer liaison to lead the End-of-Life (EOL) reviews and replacement recommendations when notified by purchasing or engineering of such issues on legacy models and/or components and current in production units and/or components.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze cost reduction ideas; prioritize in a sequence of most to least beneficial to the overall business when looking at the total cost of ownership.
• Develop schedules and action plans to clearly identify all tasks and timelines to implement a cost reduction or EOL component replacement project.
• Implement operational solutions and business processes which align the objectives of the position with the businesss objectives utilizing appropriate tools and technologies.
• Develop, maintain and communicate project plans. Keep the projects on-time, on-specification and on-budget.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, Service and Document Control as required to effectively implement both costs down projects and EOL component changes utilizing action plans and regularly scheduled meetings with those affected by the project.
• Maintain an active listing of active and potential cost down projects as well as conduct quarterly brainstorming meetings to add new ideas to the potential project listing.
• Create and maintain an EOL component log that is reviewed with the operational and engineering management team monthly. This log should include the following information: Critical part description/number, Reason for designation as EOL, Current options/comments, Actions planned, Responsible person, estimated date of completion, Priority, Product family, Model, Quantity available until run-out, estimated run-out date, other info as deemed appropriate.