Strategic Supply Planner — MRP & Supplier Coordination

Astemo Ltd.; Monroe (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Astemo Ltd. is seeking an experienced supply chain planner in Georgia to own supplier scheduling agreements, monitor MRP-driven releases, and translate customer demand into supplier requirements.

The role involves using ERP/MRP systems, managing PCNL documentation, and leading supplier performance initiatives. You will work in a manufacturing environment, coordinating with suppliers and internal teams to hit inventory KPIs and ensure on-time delivery with quality compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business, Logistics, or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 5 years in supplier or materials planning within automotive or comparably regulated manufacturing.
• Hands-on MRP experience within an ERP system, including net requirement review and release generation.
• Direct experience creating and maintaining supplier scheduling agreements and processing PCNL documents.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling Agreements: Own and maintain scheduling agreements for an assigned supplier portfolio, issuing weekly and daily releases that reflect current MRP-driven requirements.
• MRP-Driven Replenishment: Review MRP output daily to convert net requirements into supplier releases, targeting zero missed release cycles.
• Customer Demand Translation: Monitor upstream customer demand and order changes and cascade updated requirements to suppliers within 24 hours of a material demand shift.
• Inbound Delivery Monitoring: Use SAP S/4HANA to monitor inbound delivery against the planned production schedule, pulling forward, delaying, or cancelling purchase orders as needed to hit inventory KPIs.
• PCNL Administration: Initiate, track, and close out Production/Purchase Change Notice-Letters with suppliers, ensuring engineering and quality sign-off is documented before implementation.
• Supplier Risk Management: Maintain a supplier risk register, run weekly capacity and shortage checks with key suppliers, and elevate at-risk parts a minimum of 5 business days before impact.
• Freight and Logistics: Manage freight partners and resolve inbound logistics issues, logging and reporting expedited freight costs monthly.
• Supplier Performance: Track and report supplier on-time delivery and quality performance monthly, driving corrective action for suppliers below target.

Skills

MRP experience

ERP systems

Supplier scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business, Logistics, or equivalent experience

Job description

Astemo Ltd. is seeking an experienced supply chain planner in Georgia to own supplier scheduling agreements, monitor MRP-driven releases, and translate customer demand into supplier requirements.

The role involves using ERP/MRP systems, managing PCNL documentation, and leading supplier performance initiatives. You will work in a manufacturing environment, coordinating with suppliers and internal teams to hit inventory KPIs and ensure on-time delivery with quality compliance.