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Group Description
Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.
Role Summary
This position is for a new Greenfield facility that will be located in Lawrenceburg, TN. The MP&L Manager oversees and monitors all functions of the Materials Department ensuring that the scheduling of material receiving, inventory control, production processing, and finished goods shipping meet customer requirements. Coordinate material flow into and out of the facility on a Just-In-Time (JIT) basis to insure 100% on-time delivery of quality products to the customer while controlling costs.
Key Responsibilities
• Co-ordinates daily activities within the Materials Department.
• Develops and maintains customer and subcontractor partnerships.
• Assists in the development of procedures and methods which improve material and logistics controls/quality/productivity/cost to the materials/logistics operations.
• Analyze customer releases and shipment schedules. Monitor and assist, as necessary, production scheduling activities to meet customer delivery schedules, optimize inventory turns and machine and manpower availability.
• Maintain, monitor, and communicate machine capacity, customer volumes, manpower requirements, and equipment issues to meet production needs.
• Ensure non-conforming material is identified and dispositioned accordingly.
• Review customer delivery performance ratings, initiate problem-solving activities for negative ratings, review permanent corrective actions and verify effectiveness.
• Participate in negotiations with production material suppliers to ensure optimum pricing and terms, as necessary.
• Oversee supplier selection, approval, and development activities.
• Develop Supplier Manual; manage revisions, ensure timely distribution, and supplier compliance with guidelines.
• Define MRP system policies (i.e., manufacturing lead times, production standards, efficiencies, costing, etc.) and ensure systems and policy implementation and changes are managed to meet customer and business requirements.
• Oversee the scheduling, recording, and reporting of physical inventories. Monitor inventory levels and assist with scheduling activities that optimize inventory turns. Ensure timely and accurate submission of financial and fiscal inventory reports.
• Monitor Customer Communications (DDL, CMMS, SMART, etc.) and maintain EDI Systems.
• Ensure all ASN’s (Advanced Ship Notices) are completed by trained personnel per customer requirement.
• Ensure engineering and model year changes are properly coordinated to avoid surplus and/or obsolete inventory and to meet customer change dates.
Key Qualifications/Requirements
Skills and Experience:
• Knowledge of production scheduling.
• MRP and Operations/Inventory Management practices
• Proven skills in one of the following: Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Kaizen; Project management and prioritizing.
• Proficiency in relevant computer software and program use
EDUCATION:
• Bachelors or Associates Degree in a related field such as Materials or Logistics Management, OR equivalent work-related experience
WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Skill gained by experience: minimum 5 years material control/logistics experience in an automotive manufacturing environment.
What We Offer
- Competitive Salary
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription
- Paid Vacation/Holidays
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401K match
- A great work environment with an amazing team.
