Materials Planner

Lear; Farwell (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lear Corporation in Michigan is seeking a Materials Planner to manage raw materials, production scheduling, and inventory control for the plant. This role requires coordinating with suppliers and internal teams to maintain steady material flow and minimize downtime.

You will work within the Materials team to ensure accurate KPI tracking, timely shipments, and efficient use of SAP/AS400 systems, with a strong emphasis on cost control and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and extensive maintenance/supervisory experience in foam manufacturing.
• Experience with polyurethane foam processing.
• Knowledge of budgets and financial statements.
• Understanding of ISO14001/TS16949 Quality Management System.
• Lock Out/Tag Out safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Direct and control raw materials flow for the plant under limited supervision.
• Support movement of raw/finished materials, storage, scheduling and inventory control.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels and prevent expedited inventories.
• Monitor SAP/AS400 transactions, invoicing and material movements.
• Coordinate supplier shipments and ensure on-time arrivals.
• Review accruals with shipments monthly.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Sales, Quality, Manufacturing and Suppliers.
• Support Kaizen savings projects to improve supply chain efficiency.
• Standardize 5S in work units to ensure a safe workplace.

Skills

Inventory management

Supply chain coordination

Process improvement

Kaizen

Education

Associate's degree in a related field

Five years' experience in maintenance and supervisory experience in a foam manufacturing environment

Tools

SAP

AS400

Job description

Lear For You

We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams. We foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. What we are trying to say is we want to be more for you.

We are your path to a better career, a better future, and a better you.

Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, flawlessly manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we are one of the World's Most Admired Companies.

Our teams are the secret to our success. They are empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we all understand that we must work together to win.

Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

We're Lear For You.

Lear For You

We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you.

A path to a better career. A better future.

Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we're named one of the World's Most Admired Companies.

They're the secret to our success-empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together.

Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

Job Description

As a member of the Materials team, the Materials Planner will be responsible for, under limited supervision, directing and controlling raw materials for the plant. Provides support to all engaged in the movement of raw or finished materials, storage, production scheduling, and inventory control activities. Help control, measure, and regulate efficient inventory levels of materials and finished goods.

The Role

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Ensure the analysis and correct submission of requirements in time to all suppliers based on the client's requirements.
• Follow-up to suppliers, shipments, issuance of documents, arrival of material and entry of the same.
• Comply with KPI's (Inventory Level, Excess and Obsolete, 0 Expedited Cost, etc.).
• Monitor capture, invoicing, and general movement tasks in the SAP system.
• Ensure the arrival of maintenance materials on time to the plant, avoiding line stoppages.
• Monitor the arrival of transports, including their occupancy, frequency, and others for the correct tracking of material.
• Inventory management of productive materials, ensuring that an optimal level of inventory is maintained, avoiding expedited inventories.
• Coordination of supplier shipments ensuring optimal supply.
• Review the accruals received against shipments from suppliers at least once a month.
• Define and monitor engineering, change breakpoints, and work hand in hand with the areas involved (Engineering, Sales, Quality, Manufacturing, Suppliers and Systems).
• Work together with the Cycle Counting Supervisor to ensure the reliability of physical inventories vs. system.
• Supplier performance management to enforce operational requirements such as on-time shipments, shipments, ASN's, expedited, etc.
• Monitor capture, invoicing, and general movement tasks in the SAP/AS400 system.
• Review the Plant/Logistics PFEP according to the required frequency and ensure that the requested information is corrected together with the people in charge of PFEP administration.
• Ensure there are no exceptions in collaboration with accounts payable and finance.
• Generate QNs to suppliers according to the logistical failures that may occur in the process reported by the materials team.
• Follow-up of virtual operations in coordination with Finance, AP, and Customs.
• Participate in the quality and environmental system according to the scope of the position.
• Participate in Kaizen savings projects to make the supply chain more efficient and better.
• Standardize 5's in each work unit, through established programs, to guarantee a safe and healthy workplace.

Your Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a related field or five years' experience in maintenance and supervisory experience in a foam manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Polyurethane foam processing.
• Working knowledge of budgets and financial statements.
• Background with manufacturing methods, process improvement programs and procedures required.
• Quality Management System Overview ISO14001/TS16949.
• Right-to-Know/Hazardous Communication.
• Lock Out/Tag Out Affected/Authorized as appropriate.
• TDI Hazards.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit-based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.

Lear Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workplace.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.