Logistics Specialist (Material Planning) Jr.

Overview

Logistics Specialist (Material Planning) Jr. — Location Tlajomulco, Jalisco.

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With around 36,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2024.

Your Tasks

Job Objective : Checking complex requirement notices regarding the quantities, dates and descriptions with the support of the system in clearly defined contexts. Planning, controlling and monitoring complex deliveries of a comprehensive range of purchased parts according to requirements and schedule.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Material Planning: Checking complex requirement notices regarding the quantities, dates and descriptions with the support of the system.
• Define and guarantee economical order quantities according to given planning rules.
• Update logistics material master data, taking into account defined targets (e.g., safety stock level) for purchased parts in agreement with internal posts.
• Check safety stock levels, batch sizes, lead times and correct stored data.
• Maintain responsibility for stock levels of a complex parts spectrum.
• Involve in optimization of the supply chain within the context of departmental specifications.
• Carry out complex stock management for a restricted area of responsibility.
• Participate in or conduct coordination meetings with internal posts.
• Plan, control and monitor complex deliveries of a comprehensive range of purchased parts according to requirements and schedule.
• Control and monitor component allocation for external production, considering the required quantity and time.
• Serve as central contact person for material planning processes and logistical supplier management in the plant.
• Execute training measures and knowledge transfer of standardized material planning processes to the purchase parts planner and supervisors in the plant.
• Create regular analyses of material master data, incl. stock values and stock ranges, and implement corrections according to standard specifications.
• Measure and monitor progress to achieve targets.
• Provide first-level support for the purchase parts planner in the plant.
• Trigger orders and deadline inquiries.
• Monitor delivery dates (deadline follow-up, guarantee); involve internal posts responsible and escalate in difficult deadline situations if necessary.
• Prepare complex solution measures in the event of supply bottlenecks in cooperation with internal posts, suppliers and supervisors as needed.
• Check incoming order confirmations, clarify differences in agreement with internal posts and supplier.
• Coordinate complex on-schedule provision of parts and/or materials between suppliers and internal posts; monitor provision, consumption and return of provided parts for external production where appropriate.
• Process the incoming goods journal, clarify excess deliveries or schedule changes, and initiate logistic escalation if necessary.
• Set up and permanently monitor supplier consignment stores in the system.
• Prepare and conduct logistics-supplier meetings regarding deadline and quantity problems; participate in supplier evaluations.
• Process differences in invoices (quantity differences) on the accounts payable side.
• Monitor Kanban control loops, determine necessary master and movement data to achieve prescribed availability at low stock levels.
• Take over planning responsibility for items before SOP.
• Participate in projects concerning process changes, sourcing committees and ensure implementation according to derived measures.
• Monitor and be responsible for stocktaking of materials provided by suppliers.
• Provide training and support of the purchase parts planner to fulfill required tasks according to work routines.
• Provide first-level support for the purchase parts planner in the plant and serve as central contact for material planning processes and logistics supplier management.
• Run regular analyses and, if necessary, corrections of scheduling relevant master data for procurement of materials.
• Analyze potential for optimization in procurement processes and initiate realization following standard processes.
• Support the project team in the I2P phase regarding material planning processes.
• Specify and implement system-based change requests, including requirement gathering, gap analysis, testing, user training and application documentation.
• Document and configure material planning related SAP modules to meet business requirements.

Project Management

• Support the management of logistics projects from technical and organizational perspectives, including rollout and sustainable implementation of corporate standard processes.
• Define, plan, coordinate and monitor tasks within project teams using defined methods and systems.
• Prepare and further develop concepts for improving recording, analysis, modeling, presentation and management of process-related data.
• Support negotiations of general logistics conditions with suppliers, service providers and customers (e.g., JIT/JIS processes, turnaround periods, packaging).

Your Qualifications

• English advanced.
• ERP (SAP) knowledge.
• Excel knowledge.

Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply, because the further development of our employees is important to us and opens up opportunities in our company.

FORVIA HELLA promotes diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all interested parties regardless of background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

Please send your application via our career portal, stating salary requirements and earliest possible start date, with the reference number req17596.

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