Specialist, JIS Material Planner

Scout Motors • Blythewood, SC

14h • $35,000 - $45,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is reviving an iconic American brand, electrifying and digitizing it with American innovation. The company respects the past and future, communities, work and play, and its customers. Scout Motors empowers its teams to innovate, seeking visionary leaders, knowledgeable doers, and passionate go-getters. Joining Scout Motors means shaping the future of transportation and making history.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience in automotive production and logistics (e.g., inbound/outbound logistics, supplier management, container management, JIT/JIS)
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, logistics or related fields. Master’s degree is a plus. An equivalent amount of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience in automotive logistics supplier management focused on JIS Processes desirable
• Strong technical skills in networking, hardware, and software systems as well as process design
• Excellent problem-solving skills and communication skills
• Ability to independently work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• High attendance to travel
• Valid driver's license required.
• Passport required.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaboration in developing, designing, and implementing planning concepts and projects for the JIS Disposition.
• Supporting suppliers in necessary JIS processes such as transportation, infrastructure, packaging, scheduling, and equipment to ensure a cost-optimal and reliable supply chain of the parts.
• Initiating, coordinating, and enforcing appropriate measures for all activities of the JIT process (e.g., parts lists, disposition releases and their advance information, security circulations).
• Early identification of potential risks in the supply chain. Active development and cross-departmental alignment and follow-up of countermeasures as part of the bottleneck control, including checking the parts inventory.
• Clarification and sustainable elimination of problems of the JIT process (e.g., coordination and responsible monitoring of the accuracy and stability of IT processes).
• Identifying, processing, and maintaining data for part inventory management and control, as well as processing complaints and initiating inventories, including the examination of the capacities of the JIT suppliers in coordination with the requirements of the operational production program.
• Establishing ongoing, constructive, and cooperative communication with the suppliers.
• Developing, editing, monitoring, and optimizing the material flow and delivery program and the production programs with the JIT suppliers.
• Assumption of special tasks corresponding to the skills and duties of the job holder.
• This role is carried out responsibly in factual cooperative collaboration with supervisors, employees, and involved and affected departments - in compliance with existing guidelines, standards, and regulations.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Pay Transparency
• Annual performance bonus program

What This Job Offers

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