Materials Resource Planner

Objective of the Position: Manage the overall activity of material flow, warehousing (internal and external), and shipping & receiving to ensure safe and efficient storage, retrieval and movement of all Eberspaecher products.

Essential Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures the following

• Must have experience with SAP.
• Supervise a team of 6 Material Handlers.
• Experience with ordering and scheduling.
• Ability to create weekly and monthly performance/statistical report(s) relating to departmental performance in areas critical to the overall success of the departmental measurable and requirements.
• Manage all aspects of outside storage (trailers, warehouses, sub-contractors) to the same policies and procedures as the EETAM plant to ensure high inventory accuracy, service and performance.
• Assist in the determination of an appropriate corrective action to eliminate future occurrences. Effective implementation of approved correction action(s).
• Develop and enforce procedures to maintain high levels of housekeeping disciplines and 100% control of all inventory storage and movement within all warehouse and stock room locations.
• Assists in the overall coordination and execution of the EETAM’s plants physical inventories.
• Manage, train, and develop all subordinates with regards to their job functions and material flow processes in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Effectively manage packaging systems and strategy relating to Customer and Supplier returnables to ensure inventory accuracy, flow and cardboard reductions strategies to support production at all times.
• Ensure compliance with all customer outbound communication and labeling conformance/requirements.
• Ensure department compliance relating to all company and governmental safety standards.
• Improve and Maintain systems to support accurate records of all shippers, freight, and delivery information and any other data relating to customer shipments/delivery.
• Implement lean flow strategies within the manufacturing floor to implement a fork free environment.
• Provide systems and procedures for the safe and efficient use of all departmental material handling equipment.
• Supports and promotes ENA core values, Environmental, health and safety and quality policies.
• Logistics, transportation and freight experience strongly preferred as well as having EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) with customers background.
  
  
• Secondary Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that
• Conduct all business related activities for, and on the behalf of, Eberspaecher within the limits of applicable local, state, and federal legal requirements.
• Provide support to, and compliance with, all local and corporate Eberspaecher Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures and other HSE related requirements.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and follows all ENA polices related to TS16949 and ISO 14001; looks for way to improve and promote quality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirement Profile:

Professional Background / Basic Qualification / Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree Materials, Logistics or Warehousing/Distribution.
• Minimum five years’ related experience in Materials Logistics or Warehouse/Distribution environment.
• Minimum five years’ supervisory experience in manufacturing environment.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in SAP.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic knowledge in Microsoft Office.
• Solid working knowledge of Materials and Logistics Functions within a manufacturing environment with abilities to manage space.
• Strong experience in Lean concepts, cost savings initiatives and visual warehouse techniques

Technical Expertise:

• Ability to apply mathematical concepts and operations, including calculations, percentages, etc.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and write simple correspondence.
• Analytical- Synthesize complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures.
• Business Acumen- Understands business implications of decisions.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement of products for manufacturability.
• Knowledge of engineering fundaments, mechanical systems, automotive systems, and exhaust systems.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations.
• Project Management- Develops project plans; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget; Manages project team activities.
• Strives to continuously improve expertise, knowledge and skills.