Materials Inventory & Planning Team Lead

Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

Job Purpose

The Materials Inventory and Planning Team Lead is responsible for managing material flow, inventory accuracy, and production planning to ensure timely availability of components for manufacturing operations.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

Inventory

• Annual Physical Inventory (API)
• Leads the effort in planning, organizing, and facilitating the API
• Ensures the inventory accuracy meets the variance targets
• Ensures that the API is completed when expected and during allotted timeframe
• Cycle Counting
• Manages 3 hourly cycle counters and the cycle counting process
• Reviews ABC’s and ensure counts are done timely and accurately
• Investigates and makes inventory adjustments as needed within the authority level of the role.
• Ensure that the accuracy of the system through the supervision of the cycle counters and monitoring of the inventory levels.
• Inventory KPI’s
• Monitor Inventory KPI’s such as inventory value and DOH to ensure proper coverage to orders without exceeding inventory targets
  
  

Planning

• Manages the 3 salary planners for the Fort Wayne plant ensuring the proper flow of material into the plant to support production while still maintaining inventory targets
• Be the Liaison between the plant and the supplier
• Build standard operating instructions and procedures for planning activities, KPI’s, and reports.
• Analyze all incoming international and domestic material shipments and communicate root causes for delays.
• Analyze and adjust material requirements to firm orders with suppliers
• Trains planners on proper planning methods and tools taking advantage of best practices throughout Dana.
  
  

Inbound Receipt Reconciliation

• Oversee the receipt variances and reconciliations allowing for timely payment of invoices
• Develop system to ensure what is being received physically matches invoice
  
  

Implications of not backfilling position:

• Inventory discrepancies and COGI remain an issue as long as the position remains unfilled.
• Cycle count variances will not be investigated timely and proper adjustments not made leading to imbalances in DOH and valuation.
• No cohesive method and oversight of planning potentially leading to issues with suppliers and flow of products to the plant.
• This person would be responsible for preparing for and leading API efforts, leading to additional workload being placed on other resources
• Receipt reconciliation will not take place timely risking unpaid supplier invoices causing future delays.
  
  

Skills / Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in business.
• MRP Experience is required – experience with SAP, Ariba, eMaint, AS/400 (Epicor) is preferred.
• Demand Planning methodologies
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of procurement activities.
• Must be able to work effectively with others.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt.
• Must have effective communication and analytical skills.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in production/inventory control in manufacturing environment is preferred.
  
  

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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