Specialist, Materials Planning

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.

• 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
• 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

Degree Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management, or related field or equivalent experience preferred

Certification Requirements:

Unique to Sr. Material Planner: APICS classes or certification preferred

Previous

Experience:

Required minimum years of experience in Supply Chain or related field

• None

Preferred years of experience in Supply chain and project management or related field

• 0 – 3 years

Travel Requirements:

Both domestic and international travel could be required between Yazaki facilities and to customer and manufacturing sites

Language:

English is required for all Material Planners. Spanish is required if a planner directly interacts with customers in Mexico.

Software:

SAP, Success Factors and Microsoft Suite

On Call Requirements:

During customer production hours including overtime, weekend hours and holidays. Extended work hours occasionally required to meet with parties in different time zones.

Physical Requirements:

Office position – primarily sedentary

We are currently not offering a relocation package.

Candidates must reside in the Tennessee area.

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