Material Planning Supervisor

Aumovio•Allentown, PA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Supervisor leads a team of Material Planners who evaluate the forecasted demand of the business segments of Commercial Vehicle and Services, Original Equipment Services and Aftermarket and procure the necessary materials to support warehousing and distribution across North America. The Procurement Supervisor is responsible for the overall performance of the material planning department. This includes but is not limited to establishing material planning strategies and processes, monitoring material availability and inventory levels, escalation of material shortages with internal and external suppliers, establishing the production schedule and supporting the organization to achieve common and individual goals of the Business Segments in the Allentown site. The Procurement Supervisor has to display a high degree of communication, coordination, and technical skills to perform their duty. The Procurement Supervisor interacts with suppliers, with other departments in the company, and to a high degree with other Supply Chain Management personnel throughout the Business Area. The Procurement Supervisor reports to the Head of Supply Chain Management within the location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
SAP experience in SAP module Material Management
5 plus years’ experience in Procurement / Material Planning / Material Management
Leadership experience
10% travel domestic and international is required
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Nice To Haves

Masters degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Mgt
Experience in electronic data interchange (EDI)
Experience with PowerBI and data analytics
Experience in the automotive industry, aftermarket or auto distribution
APICS (now ASCM) CPIM / CSCP certification

Responsibilities

Disciplinary responsibility for all Material Planners at the Allentown site.
Determine and organize daily activities and prioritize the tasks to achieve performance goals and support internal and external customer requirements
Monitor KPI’s to measure and manage the performance of the Material Planning Department, including material availability and inventory level for finished goods, buy-resell and component parts; freight cost; communicate to the team; track and monitor achievement to KPIs
Review and analyze the material planning parameters in SAP; recognize material shortages and overages; initiate corrective actions and monitor impact to inventory levels; reduce freight cost.
Lead monthly Volume Review Meetings with Product Management/Sales in order to meet Sales and Inventory targets; coordinate the data input to Trading Demand Planning (TDP) and the monthly forecast
Provide problem solving resources and managing the department
Manage Talent Management process for Procurement Department (goal setting, performance review, succession planning, training)
Coach team members during critical supply issues and escalate within the organization when needed; obtain additional resources required to meet external customer’s expectations
Represent the department in meetings and be a part of the decision-making processes and interaction with all levels of Management within the company and with external business partners
Determine project activities between suppliers and internal departments, e.g. Customer Service, Warehouse, Finance, Sales and assign responsibility to the Material Planners as appropriate/applicable
Collaborate on projects with internal and external business partners in IT for EDI and SAP Material Management
Act as material planner and manage certain supplier accounts as needed
Act as key user for supplier data maintenance, TDP, MRP parameters; responsible for training on changes
Initiate meetings with product management or related departments to ensure current knowledge of products/parts as it relates to the material planning function
Implement Terms & Conditions as negotiated by Purchasing and maintain order lead-times, minimum order quantities and supplier forecast.