Production Planning Leader

Gentherm; Apodaca; Presencial; MXN 900.000 - 1.300.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Gentherm, a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, is seeking a Production Planning Leader in Mexico. You will supervise procurement planners and ensure raw materials availability aligns with MRP demand to support production schedules.

You will collaborate with suppliers and internal teams, drive on-time delivery, monitor inventory targets, and optimize transportation routing to minimize costs.

Formación

• Professional degree with 8 years in equivalent role.
• Bilingual English/Spanish 100%
• Experience in automotive industry
• Experience dealing with suppliers
• SAP /ERP system knowledge
• Lean Manufacturing basics
• MRP / MPS
• Strong communication skills
• Office proficiency
• English proficiency 90%

Responsabilidades

• Supervise procurement execution per MRP demand and ensure raw materials inventories meet targets.
• Escalate issues in a timely manner to procurement manager and address SAP alerts.
• Inform team of potential shortages and coordinate supplier to production line expediting.
• Oversee weekly releases by procurement planners and ensure on-time transmission to suppliers.
• Ensure suppliers adhere to routing instructions and minimize premium costs.

Conocimientos

Bilingual English/Spanish

SAP/ERP

Lean Manufacturing

MRP/MPS

Strong communication skills

Office

English 90%

Educación

Professional Degree

Herramientas

SAP/ERP system

Descripción del empleo

Your Career. Your Impact. Your Future. At Gentherm, we believe the next big breakthrough begins with you. As a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, we develop advanced systems that deliver meaningful solutions to enhance health, wellness, comfort, and efficiency in everyday life. Our products and innovations are created for you, by you.

Production Planning Leader

IMPACT and OPPORTUNITY

The main function of Supervisor Procurement Planner is to supervise the execution in accordance with MRP demand and guarantee and ensure material is available with the right stock, right transport mode, right time in order to support production plans.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

Supervise the execution of procurement in accordance with MRP demand Ensures raw materials inventories are at agreed targets. Escalates issues in timely manner to procurement manager. Address SAP daily alerts. Inform team members of potential and real shortages of raw materials in advance of incident responsible for expediting coordination from supplier to production line. Supervise Procurement planners send weekly releases that are successfully transmitted to suppliers. Supervise Procurement Planners to Assure suppliers adhere to transportation routing instructions and premium costs are minimized when they occur.

Supervise the execution of Planners to procure in accordance with MRP demand Ensures raw materials inventories are at agreed targets Ensure follow up and final attainment.

Supervise with Procurement planners the follow and execute engineering changes, SOPs and EOPs with master scheduler, Engineering and Quality Department. Communicate ramp up/down plan to suppliers and obtain delivery confirmations.

Alert master scheduler of any error message on mrp exist in the system. Confirm Import/Export department readiness for new materials. Assure new product purchasing documents, SA’s, have been loaded in SAP. Make sures Procurement planners attend monthly SIOPs, communicate supplier delivery and supply risks provide action plans to mitigate issues. Accountable for supplier delivery to 100% on time. Ensures suppliers are held accountable for costs of poor delivery. Motivate suppliers to recognize GTHM as avaluable customer, to understand GTHM needs and technical interfaces. Participate in evaluation of suppliers, assure potential contract, supplier capacity and delivery problems are addressed before they impact Gentherm operations. Assure process PFA approvals in timely manner and charges are communicated to suppliers or customers as applicable. Drive necessary corrective actions to avoid recurring or chronic premium cost issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Professional Degree. Plus 8 years’ experience in equivalent role
• Bilingual English/Spanish 100%
• Experience in automotive industry
• Experience dealing with suppliers.
• SAP /ERP system knowledge
• Lean Manufacturing Basic
• MRP/MPS
• Strong Communication Skills
• Office
• English 90%

With plants in Acuña, Celaya, and Monterrey, we’re strategically positioned in Mexico’s automotive industry and part of a global team shaping the future of mobility.

We value innovative, execution-driven talent and offer a safe, inclusive, and growth-focused workplace where you can develop cutting-edge automotive technologies.

Gentherm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status