Materials Analyst

Yanfeng • Romulus, MI

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About The Position

The Materials Analyst helps ensure customer orders are delivered on time and materials are acquired to support production. The role implements production scheduling, logistics, and inventory control processes that keep materials available for uninterrupted production while maintaining minimum inventory. It also works to optimize freight and inventories, support warehouse layout and execution, and identify economical inbound and outbound transportation options. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. The role requires compliance with applicable quality, environmental health and safety, product safety, compliance, information security, and company policy requirements. The employee must be able to work additional hours or overtime as needed, maintain predictable attendance, multitask, and work professionally with customers, suppliers, vendors, and colleagues. Travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants, may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, or a similar area; equivalent work experience may be considered for certain positions.
• 1–3 years of minimum experience.
• Less than 1 year of minimum experience within the automotive industry.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants that may require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Fluency in English reading, writing, and speaking.
• Ability to multitask and interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers, and vendors, and cooperate with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance and arrive on time at the designated or assigned location.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in Excel.
• Experience with ERP and MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders and acquisition of materials.
• Optimize freight and inventories.
• Implement production scheduling, logistics, and inventory control processes that support uninterrupted production in accordance with delivery schedules while maintaining minimum inventories.
• Select, motivate, train, and support the development of materials handling staff.
• Anticipate and resolve problems using short-term and permanent corrective actions.
• Assist with warehouse layout and execution.
• Conduct daily walks to verify that materials are stored in the proper locations.
• Assist with managing economical inbound and outbound transportation routes, identifying opportunities to combine shipments, use milk runs, and consolidate and distribute through warehouses.
• Understand, apply, and meet function-related quality, EHS, product safety, compliance, and information security requirements.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.
• Work additional hours or overtime as needed or assigned to complete duties on time.
• Maintain predictable, regular attendance and be ready to work at the assigned location.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription coverage.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision coverage.
• HSA and flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) with 6% matching contributions and immediate 100% vesting.
• Company-paid life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Wellness and discount programs.
• Development programs, continuous learning, mentorship, and volunteerism.

What This Job Offers

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