Brian Zimmer
Senior Material Planner at Tesla
- Role
- Senior Material Planner at Tesla
- Location
- Buffalo, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brian Zimmer
I am a supply chain professional with 17+ years experience in supply planning, product…
Experience
Senior Material Planner
Aug 2019 — Present · Buffalo/Niagara, NY, US
Plan materials for various products manufactured for use in the Supercharger network. Minimize line down time by maintaining stock of material from suppliers at optimal safety stock levels- Set safety stock levels based on cost and complication of the supply chain- Collaborate with suppliers to solve supply issues- Lead supplier meetings with focus on tier 2 and tier 3 supplier risk and mitigations- Stay on top of supplier backlogs and past due goods receipt issues- Work with Production Control team to help root cause inventory in accuracy issues- Plan for a new line start-up, working with engineering, global supply managers, production, and warehousing to get new materials in for SOP-Analyze and communicate material risks to cross-functional leaders at Tesla
Education
Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Bachelor of Science - BS
1997 — 2001
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