Logistics & Planning Specialist

Logistics Specialist (Material Plan.) II – FORVIA HELLA, a part of the FORVIA Group (Faurecia + FORVIA). The company is an international automotive supplier with a broad service and product portfolio, active worldwide, and a focus on high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. This role involves material planning and logistics coordination within the plant.

A Material Planning

• Defining and guaranteeing economical order quantities according to given planning rules
• Updating logistics material master data, taking into account defined targets (e.g. safety stock level) for purchased parts in agreement with internal posts
• Checking safety stock levels, batch sizes, lead times and correcting the stored data
• Involvement in the optimization of the supply chain within the context of departmental specifications
• Planning, controlling and monitoring complex deliveries of a comprehensive range of purchased parts according to requirements and schedule
• Controlling and monitoring component allocation for external production, considering the required quantity and time
• Central contact person for material planning processes and logístical supplier management in the plant
• Execution of training measures and knowledge transfer of standardized material planning processes to the purchase parts planner and supervisors in the plant
• Creation of regular analyzes of material master data, incl. Measurement and monitoring to achieve targets
• Monitoring delivery dates (deadline follow-up, guarantee), involving the internal posts responsible. Processing the incoming goods journal, clarification in the event of excess deliveries or changes in schedule, whether value data or return, initiating logistic escalation if necessary
• System-related set-up and permanent monitoring of supplier consignment stores
• Preparing and carrying out logistics-supplier meetings with regard to deadline and quantity problems, as well as involvement in respective supplier evaluations
• Processing differences in invoices (quantity differences) on the accounts payable side
• determining all the necessary master and movement data with the aim of realizing the prescribed availability at low stock levels
• Involvement in projects concerning process changes, participating in sourcing committees and guaranteeing implementation according to the derived measures
• Monitoring and being responsible for the stocktaking of the materials provided by suppliers
• Training and support of the purchase parts planner to fulfill the required tasks according to work routines
• First level support for purchase parts planner in plant and central contact for material planning processes and logistics supplier management
• Regular analyzes and, if necessary, corrections of scheduling relevant master data for the procurement of materials
• Analyze potential for optimization in procurement processes and start the realization by taking into account the standard processes
• Support the project team in