MP&L Manager

MP&L Manager Angstrom-USA - 4.5 Taylor, MI Job Details Full-time $80,000 - $85,000 a year 3 hours ago Benefits 401(k) Vision insurance 401(k) matching Life insurance Qualifications Customer communication Sourcing Teamwork Spreadsheets SAP Materials Management English Research Managing supply chain management teams Manufacturing facility Data interpretation Business Administration Manufacturing Training Business Associate's degree Production scheduling Manufacturing company experience

Full Job Description Job Description:

Material Planning and Logistics (MP&L) Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES

MP&L Manager is responsible for materials planning, scheduling, procurement and final delivery to the customer. Must ensure availability of minimum inventory level of direct materials for production. Review customer schedules well in advance and do production planning/scheduling and achieve 100% delivery performance with customers. Able to support and participate in continuous improvement with respect to cost and delivery. Demonstrate a spirit of teamwork and cooperation to improve overall plant performance. Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely fashion, safely, professionally and efficiently to achieve company's objectives.

• Responsible for materials planning, scheduling, contracting with supplier and making sure the availability of minimum inventory level at any time.
• Liaison with customer's materials department, answering queries on time, achieving 100% delivery performance by coordinating with production department internally.
• Responsible for reviewing customer schedules in advance and doing appropriate planning of materials for production.
• Evaluate customer scheduling and coordinate daily weekly monthly production planning to ensure customer requirements are met
• Evaluate suppliers' performance on a regular basis and initiate actions for continuous improvement.
• Communicate supplier issues promptly to resolve on time
• Organize and do daily meetings with production team to review / discuss / advise changes on customer EDI releases and monitor FG inventory for shipment for 2 consecutive weeks
• Maintaining and reviewing records of inventories, product performance, delivery performance
• Tracking, reporting key functional metrics and taking effective measures to reduce expenses, inventory level, cost reduction and cost avoidance through continuous improvements.
• Conduct physical inventory periodically per company norm, investigate discrepancies and initiate appropriate corrective actions, provide reports to the supervisor
• Establish and maintain FIFO process
• Create and process purchase orders/contracts, scheduling agreements in MRP-SAP
• Communicating schedules/releases/forecasts to the suppliers well in advance
• Manage customs clearance, coordinate with freight forwarding and custom brokers
• Monitor and manage availability of returnable customer dunnage/WIP internal packaging
• Do research on benchmarking on set goals and drive continuous improvements
• Make sure timely update of material receipt and production orders into SAP
• Responsible for taking corrective action on customer delivery issues, packaging issues
• Responsible to achieve departmental objectives / measurable
• Purchasing of MRO items consumables required for production
• Maintain minimum quantity of FG on all products per company norms

QUALIFICATION AND KNOWLEDGE

Bachelor's degree / associate degree in supply chain management, business administration, Procurement & Logistics, Engineering or any other related field

• Proven track record working as MP&L manager in tier1/tier2 manufacturing automotive parts 8 to 12 years working experience including dealing with multinational suppliers Must be able to create BOM, Routing Structure, setting up production orders routings, Scheduling agreements, JIT releases in SAP Experience on handling of automotive OEMs customer communications Familiarity with supply chain process, sourcing and supplier management Interest in market dynamics along with business sense A knack for negotiation and networking Ability to gather and analyze data and to work with figures Solid judgement along with decision making skills and problem-solving skills Strong leadership capabilities Must be a self-starter able to take on projects with very little direction Capable of multi-tasking Experience with Microsoft Excel Excellent written, verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills Strong sense of time management and urgency Must be able to train, assist, lead, direct, instruct and discipline employees • Experience in

IATF-16949

Quality Management System and Internal audits preferred

• Ability to manage, navigate unexpected challenges with a focus to rapidly find solutions

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Sitting, squatting, walking, bending 8 -10 hours per day
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. or more.
• Must be able to work in different weather conditions
• Exposure to production environment

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment when in a production area

Pay:

$80,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Life insurance Vision insurance

Experience:

Manufacturing:

8 years (Required)

Language:

Englist (Required)

Work Location:

In person