Material Planning and Control Specialist

Textron•Troy, MI

About The Position

Kautex is a global Tier One automotive supplier with more than 30 plants in 13 countries. The company develops and manufactures plastic fuel systems and other mobility solutions, including battery enclosures and autonomous cleaning systems, as well as industrial packaging and cast camshafts. Kautex describes its workplace as focused on career growth, talent development, equal opportunity, sustainability, and teamwork. The Material Planning and Control Specialist manages customer-facing planning activities, production scheduling, and component planning. The role coordinates customer forecasts and requirements, maintains production and inventory plans, and works with suppliers and carriers to ensure component deliveries. It also handles supply and demand recovery actions, engineering changes, inventory accuracy, and related compliance requirements. The position must comply with OSHA and Textron health and safety standards, as well as ISO 14001, TS 16949, and IATF 16949 standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a relevant supply chain discipline.
Deep understanding of logistics processes, trends, and interrelationships.
At least 1 year of automotive supply chain or materials management experience, or at least 3 years of comparable experience in another industry.
Good presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary customer contact and manage customer interfaces, forecasts, call-offs, JIS processing, demand fluctuations, requirements, portals, and scorecards.
Coordinate engineering changes.
Create production schedules that account for personnel, machines, and materials; maintain target inventory levels; escalate schedule deviations and additional overtime needs; and incorporate engineering changes into schedules.
Plan components using SAP MRP software and maintain SAP parameters such as lead times and safety stock.
Distribute supplier shipment requirements based on SAP demands and manage component inventory levels and obsolete parts.
Create and maintain bills of materials (BOMs).
Follow up with suppliers and carriers to ensure shipments and deliveries meet schedules.
Develop recovery plans to address supply and demand issues, and arrange and follow up on expedited freight.
Monitor component receipts and inventory accuracy, and take corrective actions as needed.
Issue BCAQs for supplier issues.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Comply with OSHA and Textron health and safety standards, as well as ISO 14001, TS 16949, and IATF 16949 standards.