Material Planning/Production Control Manager
Core
Lead and manage customer service and procurement teams to optimize supply chain organization, inventory levels, and production load for an automotive supplier.
Role type
Senior IC Material Planning/Production Control Manager
Builds
Supply chain organization (Pull flow, Kanban, EDI, Milk run), SIOP/MPS processes, transportation plans, and inventory targets.
Domain
Automotive manufacturing and supply chain management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> production planning and inventory control
Required skills
SIOP process management, MPS process management, supply chain optimization, inventory management, customer service rate analysis, logistics coordination, bottleneck identification, SAP data management, corrective action planning
Preferred skills
Experience with Pull flow, Kanban, EDI, Milk run methodologies, stakeholder negotiation with customers and suppliers
Technologies
SAP, SIOP tools, MPS tools
Responsibilities
Lead monthly SIOP and weekly MPS meetings, manage bottlenecks by coordinating with customers and critical resources, optimize resources and inventory levels, coordinate customer logistics for sales forecasts and delivery performance, manage procurement team to meet service rates and inventory targets, define inbound and outbound transportation plans, measure daily service rates and propose action plans to improve service levels
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC