What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Planner 1 position at MAHLE GmbH?
Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.
MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility
- Update and distribute customer shipping schedules and demand forecasts.
- Maintain minimum customer demand visibility of 13 weeks or as required.
- Correspond with customer representatives regarding forecasts, releases, spot buys, schedule changes, and demand fluctuations.
- Support demand planning activities and maintain accurate forecasting information.
- Assist in balancing customer demand requirements with plant capacity constraints.
- Monitor and track customer on-time delivery performance.
- Assist in reviewing production schedules, work orders, and customer requirements.
- Support creation and maintenance of production work orders.
- Monitor capacity requirements and support production planning activities.
- Maintain logistics-related master data within SAP, including material masters, scheduling agreements, sales agreements, forecasting data, and planning parameters.
- Ensure data accuracy and timely updates within logistics systems.
- Maintain professional communication with customers and suppliers regarding schedules, deliveries, and logistics requirements.
- Support supplier and customer performance monitoring activities.
- Visit customer or supplier locations when necessary to support logistics operations and business objectives.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in Logistics Planning, Production Planning, Customer Service, Supply Chain, or a related manufacturing environment.
- Strong customer communication skills with the ability to manage customer inquiries, schedule changes, and delivery-related issues.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to analyze inventory, production, and demand data to support decision-making.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and adaptability skills with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment.
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Your future at MAHLE
As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.
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