REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor Degree and experience in Materials Management, Logistics, and/ or Supply Chain
Excellent computer skills and thorough knowledge of MRP, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel
An understanding of both the automotive and commercial vehicle industries is preferred
Proficient in the use of eBusiness tools and MS Office suite
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience in assembly, machining, and forging operations preferred
Detail-oriented, proactive in anticipating requirements and able to work efficiently with minimal direction in a sometimes high-pressure environment
Skilled in composing written correspondence and preparing presentations for senior management
Successfully interacts with a dispersed leadership team and others across functions and sites
Proactive, detail-oriented and have excellent organization, planning and follow-through skills
Committed to tasks and skilled at identifying and solving a variety of problems of broad scope and complexity with little to no supervision.
Able to work flexible hours
Periodic travel is required
RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop and implement a sale, inventory, and operations planning process for all assigned plants (SIOP)
Cross-functional reviews of customer demand (market intelligence and customer release)
Ensure long-horizon forecast is extended to all suppliers (52-week forecast)
Collect and update internal and external capacity information (plant efficiency and company committed capacity)
Develop and execute strategies and action plans to address gaps between demand and capacity (how to fulfil forecasted demand)
Control and reduce logistics costs
Improve utilization of planned trucks (weekly planning of next week required trucks)
Improve cube or weight utilization of inbound trailers
Reduce and minimize utilization of premium trucks including team trucks (major focus on reducing team trucks between Mexico and the USA)
Improve internal supply chain and materials flow between the company's plants (utilize Value Stream Mapping)
Work in a cross-functional team to optimize the freight and warehouse network, tying in forecast and order management logic
Protection of supply
Manage the company's internal and external escalation process within the light axle plants (daily materials manager calls)
Develop a strong materials and logistics team (daily calls and interaction between plants)
Escalate potential supply issues to purchasing if required
Allocate parts between the company's plants if required
Ensure suppliers are updating the required information in the supplier portal
Manage all material alarms in One Network
Inventory management
Develop and implement standard material replenishment processes (Kanban and Min-Max, etc.)
Implement standard inventory forecasting and planning tools
Recommend ERP parameter updates and develop standards
Drive inventory accuracy through PFEP and cycle count programs
Develop and execute corporate materials policies and processes within all assigned plants
Develop and implement corporate materials policies and processes
Support execution of Engineering change implementation
Other duties as assigned
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