Logistics Specialist - Command Center

Bosch Group•Florence, KY

About The Position

The Logistics Specialist – Command Center manages supplier communications and logistics planning to support production, customer demand, and pre-production programs. The role tracks supplier outputs and capacity, maintains production and supplier schedules in SAP, monitors inventory and supplier delivery performance, and coordinates with planners, production, purchasing, logistics, shipping, sales, and customers. The position also supports customer scheduling and order management, manages pre-production parts and program logistics milestones, and works to improve inventory accuracy, reduce excess inventory, and minimize premium freight.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or alternative four-year program in Business, Logistics, or an associated field.
Previous planning experience, specifically in customer/supplier relations and production line planning.
Basic language skills.
Extensive mathematical skills for data management.
Strong ability to make independent decisions that may be complex in nature.
Intermediate computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Skills and knowledge of SAP and other software packages, such as Axalant and Test Software.
Interpersonal skills to communicate with coworkers and personnel at all organizational levels.
Ability to work in an office environment, including sitting or standing for most of the day.
Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull material infrequently.
U.S. work authorization; future sponsorship for work authorization is not available.
Successful completion of a drug screen and background check before the start date.

Nice To Haves

Previous purchasing experience.
Power BI experience.

Responsibilities

Provide production with a master schedule by line and product, and establish daily production planning for cost-effective runs.
Communicate with planners and suppliers to prevent shortages; track supplier capacity, delivery performance, past-due items, and corrective actions.
Load and maintain master schedules in SAP, run the MPS, and troubleshoot SAP issues.
Lead production meeting reporting for the assigned business unit; track performance against the master schedule and take corrective action.
Maintain finished-goods inventory targets and accuracy; manage inventory levels, part availability, and shortage reporting.
Release materials against blanket purchase orders for domestic and international suppliers, including support for production and pass-through business.
Follow up and expedite materials to meet customer requirements, reduce excess inventory, improve inventory turns, and minimize premium freight.
Work with the logistics coordinator to reduce freight costs and propose process improvements and key reports or metrics.
Monitor daily incoming EDI and customer orders; analyze releases and forecasts for short- and long-term changes and significant demand fluctuations.
Set up new customer scheduling agreements and part numbers, compare customer demand with contracted capacity, and alert stakeholders when demand exceeds MCR.
Develop customer relationships, respond promptly to customer material-planning requests, and follow customer-specific work instructions.
Coordinate with shipping to meet customer requirements; arrange customer expedites and communicate with transportation companies to prevent transit delays.
Maintain customer systems, including Covisint, DDL, Smart, and Supply Power, and negotiate customer premium expenses resulting from order changes.
Receive customer purchase orders for pre-production parts, analyze customer deviations, and plan finished-goods pre-production in line with program timelines.
Release pre-production parts to suppliers where there is no scheduling agreement, and ensure supplier availability and accurate in-house inventory.
Establish material lead times and delivery targets; complete logistics checklists for program gates and report logistics progress to management.
Coordinate packaging definitions, line-side layouts, and customer receiving needs with relevant departments.
Perform required SAP transactions, establish cost-effective shipment methods, and communicate supplier expectations and shipment guidelines.
Develop program ramp-up plans for suppliers, travel to suppliers as needed, and hand off part responsibilities to production planners.
Serve as a liaison to external departments for pre-production activities.