Materials Analyst

Yanfeng • Bryan, OH

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Materials Analyst is responsible for ensuring the on-time delivery of customer orders and the acquisition of materials. This role involves optimizing freight and inventories, implementing production scheduling, logistics, and inventory control processes to guarantee material availability for uninterrupted production flow according to delivery schedules, while maintaining minimal inventories. The analyst will also select, motivate, train, and ensure the development of a competent department and materials handling staff. They will anticipate and resolve problems with short-term and permanent corrective actions, assist with warehouse layout and execution, and perform daily walks to verify material storage locations. Additionally, the role involves assisting with the management of economical inbound/outbound transportation routes, seeking opportunities for shipment consolidation, milk runs, and warehouse consolidation and distribution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Level Degree in Supply Chain, Business Admin, Finance or similar. Equivalent work experience may also be considered for certain positions.
• 1 -3 Minimum Years of Experience.
• Less Than 1 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).
• Fluency with Reading, Writing, Speaking English.

Nice To Haves

• Proficient in Excel.
• Experience in ERP and MRP system.
• English (Preferred: None)

Responsibilities

• Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders and acquirement of materials.
• Optimize freight and inventories.
• Implement production scheduling, logistics and inventory control processes which ensure the availability of materials for an uninterrupted flow of production in accordance with delivery schedules, while maintaining minimum inventories.
• Select, motivate, train and ensure development of a competent department and materials handling staff.
• Anticipate and resolve problems with short-term and permanent corrective action.
• Assist with warehouse layout and execution.
• Daily walks verifying material is stored in the proper location.
• Assist with the management of the most economical inbound / outbound transportation routes, looking for opportunities to combine shipments, milk runs and warehouse consolidation and distribution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level