Global Logistics & Production Planner

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Florence (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bosch is seeking a Production Planning professional in Florence, KY to manage supplier coordination, master scheduling, and SAP-based planning across domestic and international suppliers. You will drive MPS processes, monitor inventory accuracy, and collaborate with planners and logistics to meet production targets.

The role requires coordinating with production, aftersales, and customer-facing teams to ensure timely supply, accurate BOMs, and optimized material flow, with a focus on

Responsibilities

• Provide a master schedule to production by line and by product
• Daily communication with planners to avoid any supplier shortage
• Trouble shoot SAP issues as necessary
• Work with aftersales for demands and relay build needs to Production Scheduler
• Ensure the master schedule is loaded into SAP properly, accurately and timely fashion, running the MPS so that supplier schedules can be distributed
• Lead production meeting reporting for assigned BU
• Track productions performance to the master schedule and take corrective actions as required
• Responsible for maintaining finished goods inventory levels at target and inventory accuracy
• Establish daily production planning in line with cost effective runs mutually accepted plan
• Trouble shoot SAP issues as necessary
• Release material against blanket purchase orders (Domestic and International Suppliers) to support production schedule as well as pass-thru business. Communicate schedule updates with suppliers on a regular basis.
• Responsible for the management of inventory levels, schedules and availability of selected item, either manufactured or purchased, to meet production levels.
• Track Supplier delivery performance and follow up on past due suppliers. Drive corrective action with all late suppliers.
• Communicate information as required to departments and personnel within the company.
• Work to drive out root causes of inventory inaccuracy, with the goal of improving overall system reliability.
• Manage part shortage report on daily basis and report as necessary in production meeting.
• Follow-up and expedite materials as needed to meet customer requirements
• Reduce excess inventory to increase inventory turns.
• Work with the logistics coordinator to reduce freight costs.
• Planners are responsible for proposing process improvements and the generation or management of key reports and metrics.

Job description

Bosch is seeking a Production Planning professional in Florence, KY to manage supplier coordination, master scheduling, and SAP-based planning across domestic and international suppliers. You will drive MPS processes, monitor inventory accuracy, and collaborate with planners and logistics to meet production targets.

The role requires coordinating with production, aftersales, and customer-facing teams to ensure timely supply, accurate BOMs, and optimized material flow, with a focus on