Materials Planner

Benteler • Grand Rapids, MI

82d

About The Position

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities-at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain / Operations or Engineering, advanced education preferred
• Minimum 2 years management of customer portals
• SAP experience a plus
• 5 years of experience in automotive

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the SC cost calculation of new projects/products (Process 'Acquire & Quote') / (K1)
• Develops and implements detailed concepts along the entire value chain for Process 'Develop & Launch' and Process 'Make & Deliver' including ongoing optimization (K2 and K3)
• Process mapping (value stream) costs of: transport, containers, warehousing and inventory capital commitment
• Supply Chain transparency; stock and container posting procedures in SAP incl. respective SC master data and SAP parameters
• Develops layout plans ensuring lean material flow
• Identifies bottle necks, tracks the respective supply chains and initiates countermeasures
• Supports plants and customer lines to handle urgent planning requests
• Supports the standardization and optimization of planning tools, Logistics equipment's (container, shelves, label, internal transport vehicle, line feeding ..) and processes
• Supports the implementation of lean elements such as KanBan, internal milk run and supermarket in the plants
• Material supply to the production line, line feeding, material replenishment
• Prepares SC data and quotation documents for negotiations with service providers; collects and tracks contract conditions (e.g. transit lead times, prices, service ..)
• Defines standard regulations for containers; in some cases: develops and tests special containers
• Optimizes the packaging at JIS and components plants
• Provides support to all activities assigned by the direct supervisor.

Benefits

• 401(k) Match
• Dental
• Development
• Educational Assistance
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Health Savings Accounts
• Holidays
• Life & Disability
• Medical
• Training
• Vacation
• Vision
• Wealth Management Support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees