Materials Planner

LEAR CORPORATION; Michigan; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

LEAR CORPORATION is hiring a Materials Planner in Michigan to direct and control raw materials for the plant. This role includes responsibilities such as inventory management, supplier coordination, and ensuring timely delivery of materials to avoid production delays.

Ideal candidates should possess an associate's degree or equivalent experience in a foam manufacturing environment and have knowledge of budgets as well as financial statements. The position also requires experience in quality management systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with Polyurethane foam processing is required.
• Working knowledge of budgets and financial statements is essential.
• Background with manufacturing methods and process improvement programs needed.

Responsibilities

• Direct and control raw materials for the plant under limited supervision.
• Monitor capture, invoicing, and general movement tasks in the SAP system.
• Coordinate supplier shipments ensuring optimal supply.

Skills

Experience with Polyurethane foam processing

Working knowledge of budgets and financial statements

Background with manufacturing methods

Quality Management System Overview ISO14001/TS16949

Education

Associate’s degree in a related field or five years’ experience

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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.
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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. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. 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.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. 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.