Automotive Materials & Inventory Coordinator

Flex-N-Gate LLC.; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex-N-Gate LLC. in Detroit seeks a Materials Coordinator to manage steel suppliers and plan inbound materials, packaging, and delivery appointments to support manufacturing and shipping needs.

The role requires 2+ years in automotive, strong inventory and data management, ERP proficiency, and teamwork with the Materials Manager. On-call duties after hours and familiarity with PPAP, TS16949, ISO14001 are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in purchasing, metallurgy, or supply chain.
• Minimum 2 years in the automotive industry.
• 2 years Inventory control experience.
• Experience with steel specs.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written).
• Proficiency with database applications and administration systems, specifically Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work effectively alone and prioritize.
• Motivated, service and team-oriented with attention to detail.
• Enthusiasm for challenge and new initiatives.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Supervisory and interpersonal skills are required.
• Troubleshooting ability is required.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated good internal customer service skills.
• Detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all incoming logistics planning with suppliers, as applicable.
• Inventory expert, working with ERP systems to troubleshoot inventory discrepancies and monitor inventory accuracy.
• General knowledge of PPAP, TS16949, ISO14001, MSDS, CTPAT and Health & Safety requirements.
• On-call from the plant by cell phone after hours.
• Issue firm and forecast releases to vendors on an ongoing basis for all production related items (i.e. Steel, Aluminum, Packaging, sub-suppliers and Outside services).
• Coordinate receiving schedules to ensure a smooth flow of incoming products.
• Maintain minimum inventory levels and monitor for accuracy regularly with cycle counts.
• Work as a team with Manufacturing to designate storage locations for all Steel and Aluminum. Maintain Maps and charts for plant level reference.
• Verify receipt data entry from Receivers and monitor FIFO of raw materials throughout the plant.
• May assist in training of Receivers on receiving into CMS and other databases, as required.
• CMS database-Purchasing and Inventory expert. Troubleshooting inventory discrepancies, understanding transactions in inventory database and root cause analysis.
• Ensure current Material Certs for items purchased are on file at all times.
• Coordinate various outbound shipments related to vendors/production (i.e. Scrap processor, returnable containers; materials for out of house tryouts).
• Report monthly Supplier Performance and summarize for QOS reporting.
• Work with Quality Supervisors on supplier quality issues. (Ensure that production is protected)
• Work with Engineering on all engineering changes.
• Keep up to date with system changes and training requirements related to job duties.
• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.00005.
• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Quality Management System (QMS) as stated in CQAM.00001 – Corporate Quality Manual.

Skills

Inventory management

ERP systems

MS Office

English communication

Analytical thinking

Team leadership

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in purchasing/logistics/supply chain

Tools

CMS

Database applications

MS Excel

Job description

Flex-N-Gate LLC. in Detroit seeks a Materials Coordinator to manage steel suppliers and plan inbound materials, packaging, and delivery appointments to support manufacturing and shipping needs.

The role requires 2+ years in automotive, strong inventory and data management, ERP proficiency, and teamwork with the Materials Manager. On-call duties after hours and familiarity with PPAP, TS16949, ISO14001 are expected.