Adient
Materials Analyst
Adient, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
We are a global leader in automotive seating because of our people — a team of adventurous thinkers and passionate high performers who make it all possible. We pride ourselves on being at the vanguard of new industry trends and technologies. When you join Adient, you’ll play an important role in helping us improve the experience of a world in motion.Responsibility
Issue weekly component releases to suppliers, monitoring accuracy, quantity, due date, and required lead-time.Monitor the Supply Chain Coverage Report and Balance Due Report daily, making necessary arrangements to ensure on-time delivery of material shipments. Provide a corrective action plan to the Materials Supervisor for review and approval when delays arise.Maintain frequent contact with suppliers regarding part release information, weekly reconciliation, and resolution of problems.Develop supplier performance measures via DMR processes, MQR processes, and Supplier Corrective Action Plans. Supplier Delivery Performance is a measure of this role's performance.Perform daily cycle counts of inventories and reconcile discrepancies, providing corrective actions for immediate resolution.Analyze MRP data to proactively identify issues affecting Supply Chain Performance Measures (e.g., Premium Freight, Part Availability, Downtime, Packaging Shortages).Review and maintain the daily ASN Report to ensure receiving accuracy and timeliness of entry into the Inventory System.Establish and track Freight Plans to support production requirements, leading follow-up efforts and communicating updates to Management.Provide Corrective Action Plans for issues adversely affecting Plant Performance Measures, leading or participating in committees/teams as necessary.Assist in conducting physical inventories as they occur.Establish Visual Inventory Parameters to support the 5S (storage, labeling, min/max) on the plant floor.Provide daily updates to KPI (Key Performance Indicators) in areas including Inventory Valuation, Inventory DOH, Cycle Counts, Inventory Accuracy, and Premium Freight.Provide daily Summary Reports to the Materials Supervisor/or designee to support daily staff meetings assigned to the Material Manager, reporting any hot parts or supplier past due issues to leadership.Maintain Delivery Matrixes to the Receiving Department to ensure timing and frequency of deliveries are tracked, coordinated, and communicated within the Material Handling Function.Maintain daily contact with Domestic and International Carriers, monitoring delivery performance to final destinations.Other duties as deemed necessary by the Materials Supervisor.Has the authority to stop the production process if quality concerns are detected.Qualification/Requirements
Basic knowledge of a Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system. Automotive experience is a plus.Reporting Relationship
Reports to Materials Manager.Education Required
Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.Working Experience Required
Two (2) to three (3) years in a manufacturing environment, knowledge of the shipping and receiving process.
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Issue weekly component releases to suppliers, monitoring accuracy, quantity, due date, and required lead-time.Monitor the Supply Chain Coverage Report and Balance Due Report daily, making necessary arrangements to ensure on-time delivery of material shipments. Provide a corrective action plan to the Materials Supervisor for review and approval when delays arise.Maintain frequent contact with suppliers regarding part release information, weekly reconciliation, and resolution of problems.Develop supplier performance measures via DMR processes, MQR processes, and Supplier Corrective Action Plans. Supplier Delivery Performance is a measure of this role's performance.Perform daily cycle counts of inventories and reconcile discrepancies, providing corrective actions for immediate resolution.Analyze MRP data to proactively identify issues affecting Supply Chain Performance Measures (e.g., Premium Freight, Part Availability, Downtime, Packaging Shortages).Review and maintain the daily ASN Report to ensure receiving accuracy and timeliness of entry into the Inventory System.Establish and track Freight Plans to support production requirements, leading follow-up efforts and communicating updates to Management.Provide Corrective Action Plans for issues adversely affecting Plant Performance Measures, leading or participating in committees/teams as necessary.Assist in conducting physical inventories as they occur.Establish Visual Inventory Parameters to support the 5S (storage, labeling, min/max) on the plant floor.Provide daily updates to KPI (Key Performance Indicators) in areas including Inventory Valuation, Inventory DOH, Cycle Counts, Inventory Accuracy, and Premium Freight.Provide daily Summary Reports to the Materials Supervisor/or designee to support daily staff meetings assigned to the Material Manager, reporting any hot parts or supplier past due issues to leadership.Maintain Delivery Matrixes to the Receiving Department to ensure timing and frequency of deliveries are tracked, coordinated, and communicated within the Material Handling Function.Maintain daily contact with Domestic and International Carriers, monitoring delivery performance to final destinations.Other duties as deemed necessary by the Materials Supervisor.Has the authority to stop the production process if quality concerns are detected.Qualification/Requirements
Basic knowledge of a Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system. Automotive experience is a plus.Reporting Relationship
Reports to Materials Manager.Education Required
Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.Working Experience Required
Two (2) to three (3) years in a manufacturing environment, knowledge of the shipping and receiving process.
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