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Analyst – Material Planner Pre-Series

Analyst – Material Planner Pre-Series

CompanyScout Motors
LocationColumbia, SC, USA
Salary$80000 – $90000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelEntry Level/New Grad, Junior

Requirements

  • 0-2 years of professional experience in logistics or production environment in the automotive industry
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • Proven experience in the field of scheduling or pre series logistics would be an advantage
  • Proven experience in digitalization of processes would be an advantage
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage complexity
  • Collaborative team-player with interpersonal skills able to work at different hierarchical level of the company
  • Understanding of Production environment and affinity to work with complex IT-Systems

Responsibilities

  • Monitoring and checking of the gross and demand calculations taking into account any short-term changes in the production program
  • Monitoring of deliveries/dates according to delivery schedule in coordination with all parties involved (suppliers, freight forwarders and warehouses)
  • Checking the sub-/overstocks on the basis of the available IT systems
  • Independent definition and maintenance of the relevant master data and pre-series parameters
  • Ensuring supplier information for model maintenance and projects with regard to pre-series part delivery dates
  • Ensuring part availability from external and internal suppliers for new project start-ups (VFF, PVS, 0 series, SOP), model years / maintenance and ongoing change projects
  • Supporting of special measures with suppliers, freight forwarders and production in the event of supply problems, transport losses and damage as well as supplier failures
  • Supporting of program readiness (initial sample target dates)
  • Communication with suppliers and internal departments for the use of new parts stands and scheduling
  • Organization and supporting of parts provision for pre-series vehicles
  • Phase-out and start-up control during model maintenance in close cooperation with the Technical Change Service
  • Cross-divisional communication, e.g. with Quality management, technical development, suppliers, bill of materials, assembly or technical office regarding the implementation of the planned change requests, change controls and model maintenance points
  • Participation in standard appointments for the development of the resource planning of parts and changes

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree preferred.