Coordinator Supply Chain Management & Administration

Coordinator Supply Chain Management & Administration

Yazaki’s EMEA Headquarters in Lummen coordinates complex operations across EMEA, ensuring dependable support and long-term value for customers.

We are looking for a Coordinator Supply Chain Management & Administration to join our team.

At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone, which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.

• Share expertise, analyses and insights to facilitate decision‑making and problem solving for the management.
• Report and analyze the performance of the SCM & Administration department, and make suggestions for improvements.
• Assure that all tools and data are available so that the department can achieve its overall planned objectives and departmental goals:
  • Ensure that overall supplier and customer delivery performances are met.
  • Ensure that overall customer satisfaction can be achieved, conduct the yearly customer survey, and define proper actions for improved satisfaction.
  • Control and support an efficient logistics supply chain.
  • Stock control, obsolete and excess, premium reporting.
• Analytical process reporting and parameter system control settings.
• Minimize stock, excess & obsolete: take the appropriate actions to meet deadlines and objectives:
  • Coordinate DRP/MRP planning and processing of action messages within the department.
  • Avoid excess & obsolete stock and sell created stock to other customers.
  • Define responsibility for the created stock and issue or negotiate claims supported with required proofs and calculations.
• Calculate cost impact due to material shortages and backlog suppliers, and actively follow up on cost recovery initiatives.
• Prepare waterfall analysis to define supplier liability, check agreed yearly volume with the commodity buyer/demand & capacity planning team to determine if the supplier is delayed; review potential recovery with the customer.
• Minimize stock and premium freight risk; update orders to suppliers at least once a week to meet current requirements.
• Data management:
  Update essential system planning data and align with Central Functions and Supply Management.
• Participate in the resolution of operational problems.
• Continuously implement process improvement projects within the department.
• Define new processes and procedures and optimize current processes in line with ISO/TS16949.
• Participate in various projects within the department and from other departments: be a key logistic team member in meetings with Supply Management, central functions, warehousing and traffic group, management, suppliers, customers, to realize improvements.
• Maintain and improve existing working relationships and communications, coordinating with other internal and external stakeholders.
• Complete special projects and assignments as requested.
• Support benchmark activities to reduce costs.
• Update and implement ISO/TS 16949 procedures and processes within the group.
• Coordinate various activities within the SCM & Administration department in line with the Department Manager’s guidelines.
• Provide operational support to supply chain management and administration, including EDI problems.
• Support, analyze, and provide calculations in case of delivery crisis.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Logistics.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Economics, or Logistics.
• General end‑to‑end knowledge of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Warehouse operations.
• Strong knowledge of MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system functionality.
• Experience working with ERP systems (preferably SAP).
• Decisive and able to grasp new concepts quickly.
• Detail‑oriented with a sense of urgency on assigned tasks.
• A desire to improve existing processes and work in an autonomous environment.
• Fluent in English.
• Proactive mindset and ability to work independently.

• 1 day remote working per week.
• 17.5 additional leave days (ADV days).
• Flexible working hours.
• Hospitalization insurance: employee contribution of EUR 2.50 per month, with coverage available for the whole family.
• Company laptop and mobile phone.
• Cafeteria plan: tailor your benefits (bike lease, multimedia, and many more).

Location: Oudsbergen (Lummen).

Job Function: ECS Logistics.

Job Family: Operational Logistics.