Production Planning Specialist L1

Yazaki North America; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 34,706 - 52,059; Full time

Job summary

Yazaki North America is seeking a Production Planning Specialist L1 at their Tanger Plant. The role involves analyzing customer forecasts, creating schedules, and ensuring efficient production planning while monitoring stock levels.

Qualifications include a BAC+5 in Management, Logistics, or Engineering with at least 18 months of experience in logistics. Candidates must also possess strong communication and functional skills, with the ability to work in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

• 18 months in current position or freshly graduated.
• Experience in logistics position.
• Good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive and analyze customer forecast weekly and match with plant capacity.
• Create short term schedule based on customer forecast.
• Ensure correct upload of long term forecast in SAP.
• Elaborate weekly MPS with multidisciplinary team.
• Monitor stock levels in CSC and Plant.
• Daily accountability meetings to ensure achievement of planning.
• Report weekly delivery situation.

Skills

Functional Knowledge & Skills

Communication

Ownership

Ability to work in fast and demanding environment

Education

BAC+5 Management, Logistics, Engineering or similar

Job description

Join Yazaki. Connect to the future.

Country: Morocco (MA)

City: Tangier

Worksite / Location: Tanger Plant

Job Function: EDS_Logistics

Job Discipline

Job Family: Operational Logistics (PL)

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family‑owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Production Planning Specialist L1 in our plant in Tanger Plant.

Qualifications

• Level of studies: BAC+5 Management, Logistics, Engineering or similar
• Experience: 18 Months in current position
• Languages: freshly graduated or no more than 1 year experience in logistics position
• Soft skills: Functional Knowledge & Skills , Communication , Ownership and Ability to work in fast and demanding environment

Key Responsibilities

• Receive and analyze customer forecast on a weekly basis and match this with plant capacity
• Create short term schedule in accordance with customer forecast and priority
• Ensure correct upload of long term forecast in SAP for RM ordering purposeEnsure daily contact with customer or CSC to discuss coverage, shortage risk, Transit information, Trucks ETA
• Elaborate the weekly MPS with multidisciplinary team in accordance with customer forecast and plan the adequate action to satisfy the customer volume
• Monitor the stock level in both CSC and Plant according to the defined concept, and monitor backlog situation in case of KSK concept
• Daily accountability meeting with production to ensure achievement of planning and discuss priority and constraint
• Ensure weekly reporting of delivery situation

At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.