Material Scheduler

Dana Canada Corp.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana Canada Corp. is seeking a focused Supply Chain Planner to coordinate purchase schedules and production plans for prototype orders. You will liaise with suppliers, monitor on-time delivery and program changes, and manage inbound materials to meet KPI targets.

The role requires strong IT skills, experience with SAP, and the ability to communicate across all levels within the organization and with suppliers. Occasional after-hours work may be required to secure critical parts.

Qualifications

• Previous, relevant supply chain experience ideally in a Tier 1 automotive environment.
• Ability to work under pressure within a team environment.
• Comprehensive IT skills including spreadsheets, E‑mail and SAP.
• Ability to communicate to all levels in both this and supplier organizations.
• Experience of managing supply situations and overseeing supplier improvement action plans.
• Occasional requirements to work outside of core hours to secure parts for production lines.

Responsibilities

• Control issue of purchase schedules and production plans aligned with manufacturing plans on prototype orders.
• Communicate critical supplier information including on-time delivery performance, shutdown dates and program changes.
• Control inbound materials from suppliers using ASNs, usage data and stock levels.
• Maintain stock levels within KPI targets to avoid shortages and excess inventory.
• Support Production Planners, Operations Management and internal customers by ensuring material availability and organizing freight as required.
• Work to continuously improve scheduling, production planning and supplier delivery processes.
• Manage supplier relationships and key performance indicators.
• Ensure balanced stock depletion when programs end and maintain supply to completion.
• Collaborate to maximize productivity, efficiency and cost reductions.
• Own assigned tasks and responsibilities end-to-end.

Skills

Supply chain planning

SAP

Excel/IT skills

Team communication

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Job Duties and Responsibilities

• To control the issue of purchase schedules and production plans aligned with manufacturing plans on prototype orders
• To communicate to supplier's key information including on-time delivery performance, shutdown dates and significant Program changes.
• To control inbound materials from suppliers using ASNs, usage data and stock levels
• Maintain stock levels within KPI targets avoiding shortages and excess inventory and premium freight.
• Support Production Planners, Operations Management and other internal customers by ensuring material availability for new projects and organizing freight as required
• Work using a continuous improvement approach and develop improvements to the Scheduling, Production Planning and Supplier Delivery process.
• Manage suppliers building working relationships and key measurable
• Ensure balanced stock depletion when programs end, maintaining supply to completion avoiding excess obsolete stock.
• Work with team members to maximize productivity and efficiency and cost reductions.
• Full Ownership of tasks and responsibilities.

Education and Qualifications

• Due to the fast-paced nature of this role, candidates must have previous, relevant Supply Chain experience ideally in a Tier 1 automotive environment.
• Ability to work under pressure within a team environment.
• Comprehensive IT skills essential including spreadsheets, E-mail and SAP.
• Ability to communicate to all levels in both this and supplier organizations
• Experience of managing supply situations and overseeing supplier improvement action plans
• Occasional requirements to work outside of core hours to secure parts for the production lines.

Teamwork

• Work interdependently and work towards both personal and team goal and understand these goals are accomplished best by mutual support
• Take ownership towards their role in the group.
• Achieving individual and team targets.
• Be respectful and listen to colleagues' views.
• Able to build trust and engage others.
• Can build or contribute to an inclusive team environment.

Results

• Acts with initiative and urgency.
• Shows the ability to adapt to change and shows continuous improvement
• Focused on delivery of quality of work
• Responsible for the delivery of targets.

Problem solving

• Able to demonstrate good problem solving, good decision making and sound judgment.
• Shows a high degree of intellectual rigor during problem solving.

Development

• Demonstrates ability to self-develop.
• Shows evidence of continuous learning.

Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity.