Manage pipeline inventory to support customer requirements through analysis, planning, ordering, continual monitoring and occasional intervention while minimizing any extraordinary expenses associated with these steps.
- Manage Inventory Pipeline
- Issue timely orders to manufacturing in the approved format with approved ordering parameters
- Order and maintain inventory at target to reduce inventory cost
- Strive for 100% delivery to the customer: with input from multiple internal departments, manufacturing and the customer, ensure customer coverage with the lowest cost option initiating management-approved premium freight if essential
- Coordinate incoming timing with internal departments
- Analyze and report delivery performance
- Manage Premium Freight Order
- Utilize appropriate processes and systems to log and order premium freight
- Coordinate transportation requirements between multiple Yazaki groups and the customer
- Determine cost responsibility based on agreements or negotiations with manufacturing or the customer
- Manage Obsolescence / Balance Out
- Order for zero obsolescence
- Keep manufacturing on-point for minimal obsolescence as customer demand changes
- Determine cost responsibility based on agreements or negotiations with manufacturing or the customer
- Process customer claims and scrap quickly to minimize obsolescence and carrying costs
- Act as the liaison for both the customer and manufacturing
- Ensure timely responses to their communication
- Assist customer with delivery issues
- Support engineering changes with manufacturing and the customer
- Inform customer of any impact to delivery or their build in a timely manner including support plans, commitment timing, recovery timing and root cause as required
- Manage part registration in applicable system ensuring the system is ready to receive EDI and transmit orders to manufacturing
- Manage late requests from the customer
- Represent Production Control at customer and manufacturing meetings
- Utilize customer systems as necessary
- Complete required reports and metrics
- Understand when escalation is required and appropriately initiate it
- May monitor manufacturing’s output to plan for each Trial Event, updating the carline team on order status
- May support specific prototype / preproduction meetings (e.g. component procurement / shortage and Supplier Readiness)
- May coordinate shipment timing and special requirements with Distribution
- May coordinate component consignments with manufacturing and the supplier
- May process customer orders in applicable system as necessary
- Support long-range and short-term group forecasts, goals, objectives, and priorities
- Support other projects, tasks, and/or duties as assigned
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Degree Requirements:
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Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management, or related field or equivalent experience preferred
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Certification Requirements:
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Unique to Sr. Material Planner: APICS classes or certification preferred
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Previous Experience:
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Required minimum years of experience in Supply Chain or related field
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Preferred years of experience in Supply chain and project management or related field
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Travel Requirements:
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Both domestic and international travel could be required between Yazaki facilities and to customer and manufacturing sites
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Language:
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English is required for all Material Planners. Spanish is required if a planner directly interacts with customers in Mexico.
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Software:
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SAP, Success Factors and Microsoft Suite
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On Call Requirements:
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During customer production hours including overtime, weekend hours and holidays. Extended work hours occasionally required to meet with parties in different time zones.
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Physical Requirements:
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Office position – primarily sedentary
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