Materials Analyst

Silk Road Technologies Canada; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AUTOKINITON in Greenville, SC is seeking a Materials Planner to join the plant Materials Team. This full-time role focuses on releasing raw materials, maintaining inventory records, and ensuring timely procurement for production. You will monitor supplier delivery performance and support production scheduling with strong organizational and communication skills.

The position offers comprehensive benefits, growth opportunities, and a stable work environment within a respected Tier 1 auto supplier.

Qualifications

• Three to five years’ experience in materials/leadership role.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
• Experience with Material Planning / Releasing.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
• Knowledge / experience with QAD preferred.
• Inventory management, BOM and cycle count experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Release raw materials to suppliers accurately.
• Review coverage reports to ensure material availability for production areas.
• Manage weekly truck schedule.
• Plan and schedule production.
• Maintain raw material inventory receipts and timely entry into the system.
• Monitor delivery performance of raw material suppliers and trucking companies.

Skills

Materials leadership

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Material Planning / Releasing

Inventory management

Tools

Microsoft Office

QAD

Job description

Tracking Code

11170

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

We are AUTOKINITON

AUTOKINITON is a Michigan-based family of automotive companies delivering operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service. We offer 100% vertical integration capabilities such as end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics.

We’re proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe.

To help us drive excellence, you’ll get to:

• Responsible for accurate releasing of raw materials to suppliers.
• Review coverage reports to ensure consistent material availability for production areas.
• Responsible for weekly truck schedule.
• Responsible for production planning and scheduling.
• Responsible for the accurate maintenance of raw material inventory receipts and records and timely entry of receipts into the business system.
• Monitor delivery performance of raw materials suppliers and trucking companies.

This Salary role is a part of our plant Materials Team and reports to the Materials Manager.

Required experience:

• Minimum three to five (5) years’ experience in materials/leadership role.
• Good computer skills.Ability to use Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to assume responsibility. Results focused.
• Understanding/Experience with Material Planning / Releasing.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
• Knowledge / Experience with QAD preferred.
• Inventory Management, BOM and Cycle Count experience preferred.

Working conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the colleague is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, product, or equipment.
• The colleague is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms in repairing fixing, welding, or conducting inspection.
• The colleague must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.

Where you’ll be:

This position is located at our Greenville facility in Fountain Inn, South Carolina offering many community events, resources, programs, and recreational opportunities for you and your family.

Community features:

Competitive Wages and Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with Company contribution match, and 14 paid holidays, including a bridge holiday in December.

Work-Life Balance: Many of our Associates have stayed with us for 25+ years! It takes a good work-life balance to make it that far. We support your personal and professional priorities as they impact your well-being.

Growth Opportunities: Take your career to the next level through tuition reimbursement programs, on-the-job training, learning management systems and advancement opportunities from within our organization.

Learning and Development: We empower all our Associates – from entry-level to senior-level – with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their current roles and beyond at AUTOKINITON.

AUTOKINITON Promotes a dynamic and collaborative work environment for everyone.

AUTOKINITON is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. AUTOKINITON makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit and business needs at the time.