Specialist, Materials Planning/Sched

Yazaki North America; La Vergne (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Yazaki North America is seeking a Sr. Material Planner in La Vergne, TN to manage the inventory pipeline, place orders, and minimize obsolescence while coordinating with multiple internal teams and the customer. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain Management or related field, and APICS certification is preferred.

Travel to facilities may be required. Ideal candidates will have experience in supply chain or related fields, knowledge of SAP and ERP systems, and strong

Qualifications

• Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management, or related field or equivalent experience preferred
• Unique to Sr. Material Planner: APICS classes or certification preferred
• Previous experience required in Supply Chain or related field
• Preferred experience in supply chain and project management or related field (0–3 years)

Responsibilities

• Manage Inventory Pipeline and order to target inventory levels; ensure on-time delivery to customers
• Coordinate premium freight orders and align transportation with customer and manufacturing
• Monitor obsolescence and balance carrying costs; minimize obsolete stock
• Act as liaison between customer and manufacturing; communicate delivery impacts and recovery timing
• Register parts in systems to receive EDI and transmit orders; support forecast activities
• Represent Production Control at customer and internal meetings
• Support long-range and short-term group goals and other duties as assigned

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management, or related field

Tools

SAP

SuccessFactors

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions. Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer in the world, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 83-year history. Today, we're on the lookout for energetic people with the potential to perform, as well as the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.

Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer in the world, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 83-year history. Today, we're on the lookout for energetic people with the potential to perform, as well as the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.

Location: La Vergne, TN

Position Summary

Manage pipeline inventory to support customer requirements through analysis, planning, ordering, continual monitoring and occasional intervention while minimizing any extraordinary expenses associated with these steps.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage Inventory Pipeline
  • Issue timely orders to manufacturing in the approved format with approved ordering parameters
  • Order and maintain inventory at target to reduce inventory cost
  • Strive for 100% delivery to the customer: with input from multiple internal departments, manufacturing and the customer, ensure customer coverage with the lowest cost option initiating management-approved premium freight if essential
  • Coordinate incoming timing with internal departments
  • Analyze and report delivery performance
• Manage Premium Freight Order
  • Utilize appropriate processes and systems to log and order premium freight
  • Coordinate transportation requirements between multiple Yazaki groups and the customer
  • Determine cost responsibility based on agreements or negotiations with manufacturing or the customer
• Manage Obsolescence / Balance Out
  • Order for zero obsolescence
  • Keep manufacturing on-point for minimal obsolescence as customer demand changes
  • Determine cost responsibility based on agreements or negotiations with manufacturing or the customer
  • Process customer claims and scrap quickly to minimize obsolescence and carrying costs
• Act as the liaison for both the customer and manufacturing
  • Ensure timely responses to their communication
  • Assist customer with delivery issues
  • Support engineering changes with manufacturing and the customer
• Inform customer of any impact to delivery or their build in a timely manner including support plans, commitment timing, recovery timing and root cause as required
• Manage part registration in applicable system ensuring the system is ready to receive EDI and transmit orders to manufacturing
• Manage late requests from the customer
• Represent Production Control at customer and manufacturing meetings
• Utilize customer systems as necessary
• Complete required reports and metrics
• Understand when escalation is required and appropriately initiate it
• May monitor manufacturing’s output to plan for each Trial Event, updating the carline team on order status
• May support specific prototype / preproduction meetings (e.g. component procurement / shortage and Supplier Readiness)
• May coordinate shipment timing and special requirements with Distribution
• May coordinate component consignments with manufacturing and the supplier
• May process customer orders in applicable system as necessary
• Support long-range and short-term group forecasts, goals, objectives, and priorities
• Support other projects, tasks, and/or duties as assigned

Requirements

Degree Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management, or related field or equivalent experience preferred

Certification Requirements

Unique to Sr. Material Planner: APICS classes or certification preferred

Previous Experience

Required minimum years of experience in Supply Chain or related field

• None

Preferred years of experience in Supply chain and project management or related field

• 0 – 3 years

Travel Requirements

Both domestic and international travel could be required between Yazaki facilities and to customer and manufacturing sites

Language

English is required for all Material Planners. Spanish is required if a planner directly interacts with customers in Mexico.

Software

SAP, Success Factors and Microsoft Suite

On Call Requirements

During customer production hours including overtime, weekend hours and holidays. Extended work hours occasionally required to meet with parties in different time zones.

Physical Requirements

Office position – primarily sedentary

We are currently not offering a relocation package.

Candidates must reside in the Tennessee area.

Yazaki is a global leader in the research, development and delivery of vehicle power and data solutions.

Yazaki works with virtually every major auto manufacturer in the world, and we've strived to maintain strategic and stable growth throughout our 83-year history. Today, we're on the lookout for energetic people with the potential to perform, as well as the ability to strengthen - and thrive in - the positive work environment we pride ourselves on.

Location: La Vergne, TN