BOM Engineer

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Company Overview

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 39 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation

Position overview:

Lear Corporation are currently recruiting for a BOM Engineer

You will be in charge of  coordinating the maintenance of all part number / part revision releases (relevant to allocated programs), key data tables and associated data element assignments, as appropriate, in Lear’s PLM system and Part Management Application (SQL database or Excel application) whilst crucially supporting program, launch, commercial and change management functions as necessary throughout the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain every part revision in the engineering BOM module for the full program lifecycle including
• Entering and maintaining all necessary parameters by part revision
• Maintaining accurate part revision assignment to all necessary data elements such as program, model year, build phases, colors, complex commodities, coding features etc
• Accurately maintain the master color, commodity/sub-commodity, complex commodity, and coding / attribute modules within the PMA Database Application.
• Import all customer part number / revision change data files (Support Plans) into the SQL Database via the tools provided and make any manual entries as necessary to ensure data integrity

• Customer part release alignment and data validation
• Develop a rapport with the customer

• Utilizing results provided by the PMA Database or Excel Application organize regular timely reviews with the customer
• For early engineering and pre-launch builds, identify and report all order specification (SDV) file issues / queries to the customer and where necessary make manual amendments within the PMA database application (SQL or Excel) to correct the errors in order to produce accurate Lear determined order content to enable reliable data analysis.
• Constantly review and either verify or disprove the customer product definition via the appropriate customer contacts.
• Apply corrections to enable manual amendments to the SDV data in PMA database application.
• Run part and colour alignment checks and data validation utilizing the PMA database or Excel application tools, evaluate results and react accordingly to resolve issues in a timely manner
• Maintain the containment module by part revisions for pre-launch builds within the PMA Database Application.
• Develop a rapport with all stakeholder functions to ensure feedback is encouraged, reviewed, and processed appropriately. Cultivate a collaborative relationship to enable optimal response to issues and acquisition of support when required.
• Support the program, launch, change and commercial departments in all aspects relating to the engineering BOM, part and color alignment, data validation and change throughout the product lifecycle.

 Key skills and Qualifications:

• Good working knowledge of Excel and using Databases
• Handling, manipulating, interrogating, analyzing and reporting complex data using Excel or databases
• Managing multiple data packages simultaneously
• Data entry of substantial data packages
• Dealing with external companies / expediting external activities to meet project timescales
• Managing programs of work
• Working to clearly defined timescales / delivering to project gateways
• Working with complex product structures in an engineering environment and determining valid build configurations for end products

Why Lear

We offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places its people first.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary,
• Competitive social perks
• Access to Learning and development opportunities
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Meaningful work that makes a difference in the world