Material Analyst - Electronics

Magna International•Holly, MI

About The Position

The Material Analyst oversees supplier planning through EDI, email, meetings, and other channels. The role coordinates with other departments to support proper delivery, quality, reliability, and cost consistency, and resolves issues involving supplier delivery schedules, raw materials, and inventory. The analyst develops or supports strategies and solutions to improve cost levels, maintain stable sources of supply, and achieve high commodity quality. The role also participates in continuous improvement, tracks supplier performance, and works with suppliers to improve quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and support. Other duties may be performed in support of business objectives. The position analyzes and updates SAP planning data, coordinates material availability and inbound schedules, and works with production, scheduling, customer administration, purchasing, engineering, program management, and manufacturing to meet customer and program requirements. It also maintains part and master data in SAP, monitors supplier performance, supports certification conformance, manages inbound freight and expedites, and cross-trains on other commodities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business or a related field, including materials experience.
At least 1–2 years of SAP planning experience.
Strong leadership and team facilitation skills to develop strategies, plan and lead, and manage and coordinate assignment timing.
Excellent organizational skills, including establishing priorities, identifying and setting goals, and meeting deadlines.
Experience in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment and ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities.
Proven experience working with cross-functional teams to complete daily tasks and projects.
Effective communication skills for collaborating with team members, supervisors, and other employees.
Knowledge or experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
Strong problem-solving skills to identify and troubleshoot issues.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of purchasing.

Responsibilities

Oversee supplier planning through EDI, email, meetings, and other channels.
Coordinate activities with other departments to ensure proper delivery, quality, reliability, and cost consistency.
Resolve conflicts involving supplier delivery schedules, raw materials, and inventory.
Develop or assist with strategies and solutions to improve costs, stabilize sources of supply, and support commodity quality.
Participate in continuous improvement activities and track supplier performance, working with suppliers to improve quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and support.
Analyze and update SAP planning data and support inventory reductions.
Work with the master scheduler and production to meet customer requirements on time.
Negotiate release changes within lead times to achieve DOH KPIs.
Coordinate availability of unique material for production to support PPAP build timing.
Review and reconcile COGI errors and implement corrective actions after root-cause analysis.
Participate in cross-functional teams with Engineering, Purchasing, Program Management, and Manufacturing to meet program objectives.
Direct and monitor the supply base to maintain minimum inventory levels.
Participate in Commodity Global Teams to optimize supplier performance and minimize obsolescence.
Develop supplier partnerships to ensure conformance to Magna objectives.
Work with the Master Scheduler and Customer Admin to manage variances in the inbound supply schedule.
Maintain part numbers and master data in SAP.
Monitor supplier performance and hold suppliers accountable for non-compliance events.
Support ISO/TS certification conformance.
Manage inbound supplier freight and expedites, and maintain a premium freight log for inbound shipments.
Cross-train on other Material Analyst commodities.
Perform other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.