Material Scheduler

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Job Duties and Responsibilities

• To control the issue of purchase schedules and production plans aligned with manufacturing plans on prototype orders
• To communicate to supplier's key information including on-time delivery performance, shutdown dates and significant Program changes.
• To control inbound materials from suppliers using ASNs, usage data and stock levels
• Maintain stock levels within KPI targets avoiding shortages and excess inventory and premium freight.
• Support Production Planners, Operations Management and other internal customers by ensuring material availability for new projects and organizing freight as required
• Work using a continuous improvement approach and develop improvements to the Scheduling, Production Planning and Supplier Delivery process.
• Manage suppliers building working relationships and key measurable
• Ensure balanced stock depletion when programs end, maintaining supply to completion avoiding excess obsolete stock.
• Work with team members to maximize productivity and efficiency and cost reductions.
• Full Ownership of tasks and responsibilities.

Education and Qualifications

• Due to the fast-paced nature of this role, candidates must have previous, relevant Supply Chain experience ideally in a Tier 1 automotive environment.
• Ability to work under pressure within a team environment.
• Comprehensive IT skills essential including spreadsheets, E-mail and SAP.
• Ability to communicate to all levels in both this and supplier organizations
• Experience of managing supply situations and overseeing supplier improvement action plans
• Occasional requirements to work outside of core hours to secure parts for the production lines.

Teamwork

• Work interdependently and work towards both personal and team goal and understand these goals are accomplished best by mutual support
• Take ownership towards their role in the group.
• Achieving individual and team targets.
• Be respectful and listen to colleagues' views.
• Able to build trust and engage others.
• Can build or contribute to an inclusive team environment.

Results

• Acts with initiative and urgency.
• Shows the ability to adapt to change and shows continuous improvement
• Focused on delivery of quality of work
• Responsible for the delivery of targets.

Problem solving

• Able to demonstrate good problem solving, good decision making and sound judgment.
• Shows a high degree of intellectual rigor during problem solving.

Development

• Demonstrates ability to self-develop.
• Shows evidence of continuous learning.

Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity.