Materials Management (El Lencero)

Introduction

A Career at HARMAN Automotive: We’re a global, multi‑disciplinary team that puts innovative technology to work and transforms tomorrow.

About the Role

Provides administrative support to the team to ensure the main metrics required—such as the optimization of inventories ensuring coverage of customer requirements and SOPs without incurring excess or obsolescence, the accuracy of the forecast to suppliers based on the MRP demands (SAP), measurement of KPIs by maintaining a scorecard for the team, among others. Ensures the service, effective communication and support to the main internal client. Works hand in hand with the Purchasing Manager to ensure timely delivery of the main reports and assignments.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for ensuring the correct planning releases of purchased parts are sent by the team.
• Responsible for ensuring a safe launch for all new products from the purchasing side.
• Responsible for ensuring the packaging inventory for all FG demands.
• Coordinating the engineering changes by the purchasing side, ensuring close communication with the engineering team.
• Validation and optimization of the inventory levels, preventing shortages, excess or obsolescence.
• Validation and constant update of all purchased parts parameters.
• Balance of the team workloads.
• Tracks the deliverables of the team and keeps the score cards updated coordinately.
• Investigates discrepancies on receipt quantities, missing certifications, packing lists, etc.
• Monitors the supplier performance and action implementation if needed.
• Negotiates with internal customers any problem related to shipments (delivery problems).
• Monitors and ensures compliance with premium freight goals.
• Supervises planners/buyers and materials analysts in function of raw material delivered.
• Ensure SAA and SC requirements are established, implemented and maintained in accordance with ISO 14001 and IATF16949. Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformance relating to products, process quality systems and environmental management system.
• Provide solutions through established communication channels.
• Ensure compliance with the management system ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Execute compliance tasks assigned by the purchasing manager.

What You Need To Be Successful

• Computer proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Strong communication skills coupled with the ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong skills in capacity planning and constraint‑based planning.
• BA, BS or Engineering equivalent with a supply‑chain planning / materials emphasis.
• Advanced English level.
• Knowledge of ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14001.
• +3 years as planner/buyer or in a materials department.
• Customer‑specific requirements (applicable).

Bonus Points if You Have

• Communication skills (oral and written).
• Customer focus.
• Ability to plan and organize.
• Social and group skills.
• Initiative.
• Presentation skills.
• Teamwork skills.
• High sense of urgency.

What Makes You Eligible

• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.
• Be willing to work in an office in Juárez.

What We Offer

• Access to employee discounts on world‑class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.).
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University.
• Competitive wellness benefits.
• "Be Brilliant" employee recognition and rewards program.
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our integral colleagues and customers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.