Supply Chain Scheduler

Valeo•Highland Park, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Valeo is a global tech company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility industry. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision is to invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are a leader in our businesses and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies. This role is responsible for managing inventory levels of raw materials and components, ensuring Master Production Schedule (MPS) achievement, and defining actions for inventory reduction. The Supply Chain Scheduler will also measure and improve supplier service rates, plan raw material and component requirements, validate and send forecasts to suppliers, and ensure timely material arrivals. This position involves identifying and resolving blocking points, attending logistics/purchasing meetings, proposing action plans for material shortages, and supporting the implementation of supply chain improvement tools and methods. The role also includes defining inbound transportation plans, supporting inventory counting, alerting sales in case of crisis, meeting with suppliers regularly, proposing logistics protocols, and ensuring coverage for the position during absences.

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 and 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.