Jiwoo Son
Austin
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Reliability and adaptability are strengths, enabling swift learning and application of new skills. Commitment to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth. Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, facilitating quick adaptation to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth for valuable impact.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Planning Manager- Head of GFTX Vehicle Planning (Model Y, Cybertruck)
TESLA INC
Austin, TX
08.2021 - Current
- Direct report to GFTX Factory leader, manage factory KPI across vehicle launch and ramp plan, strategic objectives for business demands
- Represent Tesla HQ, Gigafactory Texas Vehicle Planning
- Drive Giga Texas S&OP, and drive weekly executive alignment across vehicle program, supply chain, and factory leadership
- Highlight business risks including capacity ramps, supply chain liabilities (E&O, D&D, expedites etc), and production allocation strategy
- Established Production Planning at Gigafactory Texas during commissioning, launch and ramp to SOP for MY and Cybertruck
- The Production Control and Planning team at GFTX across vehicle and powertrain programs is responsible for 24/7 KPI execution across NPI, Production and MFE teams, to ensure hourly/daily business targets
- Team engages in capacity planning, supply chain readiness (MRP fidelity), data visualization and bridging of surface build plan risks
- Establish factory planning, process execution automation systems
- Automated vehicle value stream, including purchased and fabricated goods, fulfilling resource allocation, variant control and automated critical escalations
- Key projects include automated paint batch trigger points, body cutover triggers, GA batch monitors and Andons (manufacturing system alert monitor), WIP discrepancy attenuation, FX factory production calendar and hourly dashboard deployments
Staff Production Planner- GFNV, Fremont, GFTX - M3Y Battery, MY Launch Team
TESLA INC
01.2020 - 08.2021
- Coordinated local powertrain production in supporting goods to support cross-factory global powertrain ramp, with minimal cost and logistic impact to both businesses at Fremont, Giga Shanghai, and Giga Nevada
- Established coordinated processes to ramp and launch new battery variant for Model Y vehicle launch
- Drove battery capacity and demand optimization, represent production for vehicle demand planning at S&OP through cell variant transition
Senior Production Planner – Gigafactory Nevada
TESLA INC
12.2018 - 01.2020
- Established roadmap, guide and schedule production ramp of Tesla core battery production from initial launch to sustained 7,000/week rate
Production Planner – Gigafactory Nevada
TESLA INC
10.2017 - 12.2018
- Model 3 Powertrain Launch team – Coordinated launch of Model 3 Battery production line ramp and sustainability through critical production data analysis, supply chain and project management through ‘Production Hell’
Production Control Assistant Manager
HYUNDAI MOBIS
West Point, GA
03.2014 - 10.2017
- Managed PC Specification Control and Production Planning Team- Lead Material Requirement Planning, New Product Introduction and Engineering Change Orders, and program planning for seven modules of 3 new MY (Model Year) project launches, 3 MY Buildout, and 2 pilot project vehicles launch preparation
- Piloted and bridge overhaul of MES Broadcast Implementation and Management for PC - Poke Yoke, Automation, feedback check system, internal fail-safe, and OEM verification
- Achieved 90% error reduction within first two months of implementation
- Launched FIFO and Downtime Mitigation Lean Six Sigma Project as Project lead with projected savings of $100K ~$150K within first year, pending implementation
- Prioritize continuous process improvement, benchmarking between sister MOBIS Alabama and Mexico Plant
- Planned Production forecast and Material Requirements Planning management utilizing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES and Master Data management
- Controlled BOM of all module parts in portfolio by maintenance and ownership of vehicle Master Parts list of over 4,000 Parts and specifications, Engineering-BOM analysis, MRP, Production MES data
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC05-2011
Skills
- Effective communication techniques
- Change management
- Production scheduling
- Scheduling and coordination
- Resource allocation expertise
- Advanced scheduling techniques
- Strategic Decision-making
- Business continuity planning
Certification
- Six Sigma Certification
- Executive Education - University of Texas McCombs School of Business
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Korean
Full Professional
Timeline
Production Planning Manager- Head of GFTX Vehicle Planning (Model Y, Cybertruck)
TESLA INC
08.2021 - Current
Staff Production Planner- GFNV, Fremont, GFTX - M3Y Battery, MY Launch Team
TESLA INC
01.2020 - 08.2021
Senior Production Planner – Gigafactory Nevada
TESLA INC
12.2018 - 01.2020
Production Planner – Gigafactory Nevada
TESLA INC
10.2017 - 12.2018
Production Control Assistant Manager
HYUNDAI MOBIS
03.2014 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
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