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Material Planner Manager

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Hybrid
Newaygo, MI
Senior level
Hybrid
Newaygo, MI
Senior level
The Material Planner Manager leads inventory management, ensures timely product shipment, and coordinates production activities while managing departmental budgets and compliance with standards.
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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
The Mechatronics, Mirrors and Lighting group specializes in automotive technologies that are driving the future of mobility. Combining a deep systems knowledge to develop unique vehicle access experiences, intelligent visions systems and advanced automotive lighting technologies, MML's expertise light the path to innovation, safety and styling.
Job Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY:
Leads, manages, and monitors inventory levels, on-time shipment of finished goods, warehousing/shipping of goods, and the procurement, receipt, and storage of raw materials. Coordinates production/planning activities to ensure new products are launched in a timely and cost-effective manner. Develops, manages, and maintains departmental plans, budgets, and master production schedule by utilizing input from sales forecast customer demand, material availability, capacity planning and management direction. Assures compliance with Materials Department requirements, long-term strategies, company, and customer standards. Provides operational managerial leadership for functional department. Assumes responsibility for establishing and achieving inventory turn goals, minimization of obsolete inventory, et cetera. Recommends disposition within established guidelines. Champions projects to improve cost, quality, and delivery. Performs other duties as necessary in support of departmental goals.
KEY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develops, manages, and maintains departmental plans, budgets, and master production schedule by utilizing input from sales forecast customer demand, material availability, capacity planning to ensure management goals and objectives are met. Plans, prepares, and controls annual expense and capital budget in compliance with business plan. Provides input for production planning function. Assumes responsibility for 3-month sales and production plan.
  • Assures compliance with Materials Department requirements, long-term strategies, company and customer standards. Sets future direction for departmental needs based on customer requirements.
  • Provides operational managerial leadership for functional department. Supervises, coordinates, provides strategy direction, and reviews project work of staff consisting of primarily exempt professional or leadership personnel.
  • Champions projects to improve cost, quality, and delivery. Develops, implements, new and/or existing systems and procedures associated in respective area. Researches industry trends and new and existing technologies, processes, etc. in order to make effective, knowledgeable business decisions.
  • Establishes inventory objectives and assumes responsibility for inventory turns (stock rotation). Reviews, identifies, and minimizes obsolete inventory. Recommends disposition within established guidelines.
  • Directs, promotes and reviews programs relating to safety, quality and productivity in the division and recommends changes where desirable. Performs regular workplace inspections and monitors compliance with all Health and Safety and ISO14001 policies and procedures.
  • Performs other duties as necessary in support of departmental goals.


REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor's degree including four years' experience in related field including production material planning and scheduling and Just-In-Time (JIT) concepts, principles, and techniques; or equivalent. Must be certified in production inventory management. Experience in the automotive industry preferred.
  • Eight years diverse professional and managerial experience including financial/budget responsibility, management leadership, and strategic decision making/leadership.
  • Demonstrated excellent problem-solving skills in order to perform job duties independently and make decisions which meet company goals and objectives. Must be able to independently analyze data and determine appropriate course of action.
  • Demonstrated strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication/negotiation skills in order to perform job duties in an appropriate manner. Must be able to independently research and recommend new processes, technology enhancements, etc.


Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Mechatronics, Mirrors & Lighting

Top Skills

Financial Management
Just-In-Time (Jit) Concepts
Production Inventory Management
Strategic Decision Making

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