Duties:Cross Functional reviews of customer demand (Market Intelligence and Customer Release)Ensure long horiz...

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7 months ago

Assistant Materials Planner & Logistics Manager

Duties:

  • Cross Functional reviews of customer demand (Market Intelligence and Customer Release)
  • Ensure long horizon forecast is extended to all suppliers (52 week Forecast)
  • Collect and Update Internal and External Capacity information (Plant Efficiency and Dana Committed capacity)
  • Develop and Execute Strategies and action plans to address gaps between Demand and Capacity (How to fulfill forecasted demand)
  • Improve utilization of planned trucks (Weekly planning of next weeks required trucks)
  • Improve cube or weight utilization of inbound trailers
  • Reduce and minimize utilization of Premium trucks including team trucks (Major focus on reducing team trucks

    between Mexico & US)

  • Improve internal supply chain and materials flow between company plants (Utilize Value Stream Mapping)

    - Work in a cross functional team to optimize our freight and warehouse network, tying in forecast and order

    management logic

  • Manage Company Internal and External Escalation Process within Light Axle Plants (Daily Materials Manager Calls)
  • Develop a strong Materials and Logistics Team (Daily calls and interaction between plants)
  • Escalate potential supply issues to Purchasing if required
  • Allocate parts between Dana plants if required
  • Ensure suppliers are updating required information in the Supplier Portal
  • Manage all material alarms in One Network
  • Develop and Implement Standard Material Replenishment processes (Kanban and Min-Max etc….)
  • Implement Standard Inventory Forecasting and Planning tools
  • Recommend ERP parameter updates and develop standards
  • Develop and implement Corporate Materials Policies and Processes
  • Support execution of Engineering change implementation

Requirements:

  • Bachelor Degree and experience in a Materials Management, logistics, and/or supply chain
  • Must have excellent computer skills and thorough knowledge of MRP, MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Understanding of both the Automotive and Commercial Vehicle industry preferred.
  • Must be proficient in the use of eBusiness tools and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience in Assembly, Machining, and Forging Operations preferred.
  • Must be detail oriented, proactive in anticipating requirements and able to work efficiently with minimal direction in a sometimes high pressure environment.
  • Skilled in composing written correspondence and preparing presentations for senior management.
  • Successfully interacts with a dispersed leadership team and others across functions and sites.
  • Must be proactive, detail oriented and have excellent organization, planning and follow-through skills.
  • Committed to tasks and skilled at identifying and solving a variety of problems of broad scope and complexity with little to no supervision.
  • Must be able to work flexible hours.
  • Periodic Travel required.