Supply Chain Scheduler

Valeo•Highland Park, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Valeo is a global tech company focused on reinventing mobility through innovative solutions for greener, safer, and smarter transportation. As a Supply Chain Scheduler, you will be responsible for managing inventory levels of raw materials and components, ensuring the achievement of the Master Production Schedule (MPS), and proposing preventative actions for material availability. You will define and lead initiatives for inventory reduction, measure and improve supplier service rates, and plan raw material and component requirements based on sales, inventory, and operations planning. Your role involves validating and sending forecasts to suppliers, monitoring daily material arrivals, and ensuring timely shipments. You will also identify and resolve blocking points, attend logistics/purchasing meetings, and support the implementation of supply chain improvement tools and methods. Additionally, you will define inbound transportation plans, support inventory counting accuracy, and alert sales in case of crises. Regular communication with suppliers, proposing logistics protocols, and ensuring supplier account coverage during absences are key aspects of this position.

Requirements

Technical Bachelor’s of Science degree
3+ years of experience with Supply Chain and/or Logistics
At least 1 year of experience in Supply Chain and/or Logistics at a high speed manufacturing plant
Experience with Google or Microsoft Administrative applications
Experience with Just-In-Sequence Systems
Experience with SAP

Responsibilities

In charge of the inventory level of his raw materials and components families
Follow up the MPS achievement and propose preventative actions regarding material availability to ensure MPS realization
Responsible for setting up proper raw materials and components inventory levels
Define and lead actions connected with inventory reductions with his components families
Measure the Supplier Service Rate – SSR - for each supplier
Propose action plans to improve the service level
Follow up and report daily the inventory level of his raw material and components families
Make sure that the materials and components are available to meet the complete customer demand
Plan the raw materials and components requirement based upon Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning and Master Production Schedule and anticipate potential impacts with suppliers and with production
Validate and send on a weekly basis forecasts to the suppliers
Make sure that raw materials and components are available to meet customer demand
Follow up daily the material arrivals according to firm orders and make sure suppliers ship parts on time according to firm orders
On a regular basis, communicate complete, precise & reliable information to the Supplier contacts
Adapt the chosen method of communication to the level of the Supplier contact
Adapt the frequency to the situation (preventative, curative, crisis)
Identify blocking points and plan appropriate quick actions to solve them
Attend Logistics/Purchasing meetings and follow up related action plans
In charge of proposing the action plan in case of material shortages with Team support and communication the action plan to the Customer
Support the implementation with the appropriate departments (APU, Logistics, Purchasing, VPS) tools and methods in order to improve the supply chain organization like Pull flow, Kanban, EDI, Milk run
Define with the External flow analyst the inbound transportation plans
Support actively the inventory counting and propose actions to maintain accuracy of inventory in cooperation with the ERP and inventory control analyst
Alert sales in the event of a crisis (Customer or internal), to define priorities with the Customer & internally (management, VS for the aftermarket), follow the evolution of any associated action plans
If necessary, escalate
Meet the Suppliers contacts on a regular basis (once a year for major Suppliers)
Propose logistics protocol with suppliers in co-operation with External flow analyst and Purchasing
Make sure that there is a backup for each Suppliers & train the backup on the way to manage the Suppliers’ account
Ensure that during holidays the position is covered & that both suppliers and internal customers are notified in advance of the absence and informed of the person that will be temporarily managing the Suppliers’ account