What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planner position at AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing?
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Job Posting Title
Material Planner
Job Description Summary
Responsible for scheduling and managing customer shipments, monitoring production and controlling the procurement of raw materialEnsures raw materials are maintained at optimal levels to cover manufacturing while achieving inventory targetsEnsure manufacturing maintains a smooth production plan with a steady flow of materialsInteract and manage relationships with trading partnersProcess supplier forecasts to ensure alignment with production planning and forecasting
Job Description
As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com.
Why Join #TeamAAM:
As a member of #TeamAAM, you’ll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM…and the world.
AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Job Posting Title
Material Planner
Job Description Summary
Responsible for scheduling and managing customer shipments, monitoring production and controlling the procurement of raw materialEnsures raw materials are maintained at optimal levels to cover manufacturing while achieving inventory targetsEnsure manufacturing maintains a smooth production plan with a steady flow of materialsInteract and manage relationships with trading partnersProcess supplier forecasts to ensure alignment with production planning and forecasting
Job Description
- Manage customer weekly and daily ship requirements and window times; communicate with production and shipping departments. Proactively react to changes.
- Responsible to track raw material replenishment to ensure production coverage
- Utilize reports to support daily and weekly operations
- Help coordinate and communicate daily production build requirements to satisfy customer demand and maintain inventory targets
- Review and maintain supplier forecasts on a weekly basis; maintain cums
- Communicate proactively with trading partners
- Expedite inbound and outbound material by identifying problems and resolutions
- Regularly maintain pull loop size based on PFEP recommendations
- Monitor and update the PFEP collection plans for accuracy
- Proactively elevate critical supply issues to management
- Proactively elevate critical delivery issues to management
- Utilize the supplier scorecard and troubleshoot poor performing suppliers; work closely to improve supplier performance
- Utilize the supplier scorecard to initiate internal operational improvements
- Maintain inventory targets while continuing smooth operations
- Responsible to follow safe practices
- All other duties as assigned.
- 3-5 Years of Supply Chain Experience
- Associate Degree
- OEM Supplier Portal experience
As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com.
Why Join #TeamAAM:
As a member of #TeamAAM, you’ll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM…and the world.
AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
