Sr. Materials Logistics Specialist

KION GROUP • Grand Rapids, MI

269d • $83,782 - $166,000

About The Position

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $83,782 - $166,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering, or closely related field.
• 5 years' experience as Material Planner, Planner Buyer, Logistics Specialist or related occupation.
• 2 years of experience with material planning process, demand forecasting and inventory management.
• Experience dealing with international suppliers; advanced transactions and reports in SAP; lean six sigma and continuous improvement projects; advanced excel; project-based manufacturing environment; MRP system.
• General knowledge of Supplier Quality (PPAP, Rejects, reworks); Strategic Purchases (Supply, Contracts MOQ); Logistics (Receiving, Material Supply, Cycle Count); and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Resolve category level risk with purchase orders, requisitions, and planned orders that are not processed to ensure that they are scheduled and expedited/de-expedited as needed.
• Support PFEP within the spend by coordinating changes of parameters MOQ, SS, LT, stock nonstock in line with buyer checklist.
• Monitor inventory turns and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure that all air freight is authorized.
• Analysis of obsolete materials.
• Report of shortages against production plan.
• Monitoring supplier capacity.
• Lead weekly supplier calls with critical suppliers.
• Conduct supplier delivery meetings with strategic team to drive OTD improvements and LT reduction.
• Lead 8D, SCAR on poor OTD or quality issues with suppliers in conjunction with procurement department stakeholders like SQE, strategic buyer.
• Carry out coverage and future demand analysis on assigned components or suppliers.

Benefits

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Broadcasting and Content Providers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree