LLP - Planning Specialist

DHL Supply Chain; Fatih; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Ford Otosan is seeking a qualified supply chain engineer to manage the coordination between suppliers and Ford Europe regions for material supply to Ford Otosan factories in Turkey.

The role involves creating action plans with import suppliers, monitoring risks, coordinating with Ford Europe and Ford Global, and preventing disruptions in Tier 1 and Tier N suppliers while optimizing material allocation and production continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Management or Automotive).
• Analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Effective communication and high personal motivation.
• Open to innovations and learning; high persuasion skills.
• Responsible, creative and dynamic teamwork mentality.
• Advanced level of English; MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Playing key role in managing supply chain process between suppliers and Ford Otosan.
• Coordinate with Ford Otosan and Ford Europe departments to source materials from domestic/foreign suppliers.
• Create action plans for import suppliers with capacity constraints with Ford Europe and Ford Global. Manage material allocation for Ford Otosan factories until constraint is resolved.
• Identify supplier related problems that may cause supply disruptions; create action plans and coordinate with relevant departments.
• Analyze risk in Tier 1 and sub-suppliers affected by regional/global risks; create plans to eliminate disruptions.
• Monitor anticipated supplier risks and plan preventive measures in line with company strategies.
• Communicate with suppliers during temporary production increases or mix changes; follow up joint action plans.
• Coordinate with departments to prevent production losses due to supplier issues; escalate as needed.
• Create Emergency Action Plans in critical suppliers during peak periods (e.g., Christmas/Shutdown).

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Motivation

Innovativeness

Persuasion skills

Teamwork

Advanced English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical/Industrial/Management/Automotive)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Analytical thinking and problem solving skills
• Having effective communication skills and high individual motivation
• Open to innovations and learning, high persuasion skills
• Prone to responsible, creative and dynamic teamwork
• Advanced level of English
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office applicationsQualifications:
• Analytical thinking and problem solving skills
• Having effective communication skills and high individual motivation
• Open to innovations and learning, high persuasion skills
• Prone to responsible, creative and dynamic teamwork
• Advanced level of English
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office applications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferably Mechanical Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Management Engineer, Automotive Engineer
• Analytical thinking and problem solving skills
• Having effective communication skills and high individual motivation
• Open to innovations and learning, high persuasion skills
• Prone to responsible, creative and dynamic teamwork
• Advanced level of English
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office applicationsQualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferably Mechanical Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Management Engineer, Automotive Engineer
• Analytical thinking and problem solving skills
• Having effective communication skills and high individual motivation
• Open to innovations and learning, high persuasion skills
• Prone to responsible, creative and dynamic teamwork
• Advanced level of English
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office applications

Job Description

• Playing key role in managing supply chain process between suppliers and Ford Otosan,
• Working in coordination with Ford Otosan and Ford Europe related departments in order to supply the materials used in Ford Otosan manufacturing from domestic / foreign suppliers
• Creating action plans for import suppliers with capacity constraints with Ford Europe and Ford Global. Managing material allocation for Ford Otosan factories until the constraint is resolved.
• Identifying supplier related problems that may cause supply disruptions, creating action plans and measures, ensuring coordination with relevant departments
• Analyzing the risk in Tier 1 suppliers and sub-suppliers affected by a regional or global risks, to create plans to eliminate supply disruptions between Tier 1 and Tier N
• Monitoring the anticipated suppliers risks situation, to plan and implement preventive measures against these risks in line with the company strategies
• In case of temporary production increase or production mix changes, communicating with suppliers and creating and following joint action plans with the relevant departments and suppliers
• Communicating with suppliers who are reported to have a chronic balance to ship by Material Logistics, closely following up with the suppliers until the problem is solved, minimizing the effect of the balance on production, coordinating with the relevant departments
• Preventing supplier related production losses, and to follow up with BD if production loss is in place
• Creating Emergency Action Plans in critical suppliers during periods such as Christmas / Shutdown due to regional and periodic differences