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Material Planning Specialist L1

Yazaki North America
Massachusetts, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/8/2025 CLOSED ON 1/31/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Planning Specialist L1 position at Yazaki North America?

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Country: Morocco (MA)

City: Tangier

Worksite / Location: Tangier Logistics Hub

Job Function: EDS_Logistics

Job Discipline

Job Family: Operational Logistics

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Material Planning Specialist L1 in our plant in [[location]].

Your Profile

  • Level of studies: Engineering or Master's degree in Logistics, supply chain, technical fields or equivalent.
  • Experience: 1 year of experience or internships in similar area.
  • Languages: Fluent in English.

Main Responsibilities

Task Detailed description of main activities

RM planning & Suppliers follow-up *Plan and execute procurement of raw materials to suppliers according to MRP results.(send releases, get orders confirmation,shipping confirmation, follow orders in delay..)

  • Analyze RM Coverage & reschedule open orders to align with production planning requirements.
  • Check, periodically, SAP parameters to insure that orders are released according to the Scheduling agreements with suppliers.
  • Get supplier invoices once parts leave supplier, and make sure all in transit parts are under control based on DOH report,
  • Insure that all announced quantities/Volumes by suppliers are correctly loaded from, forwarders HUB and will reach the original ETA.
  • Check & confirm that loaded trucks from forwarder's HUB/suppliers are in line with the schedules and fill the daily trucks follow-up.
  • Analyze and insure the coverage based on weekly coverage report.
  • Check the weekly orders control and provide necessary required comments and actions.
  • Fill internal claim to suppliers/import &export with sufficient evidences for any abnormal delivery claim.
  • Archive all documents related to quality & quanltity claims in the folder reserved for this reason.
  • Maintain inventories at optimum level .
  • Minimize over/excessive stock, and avoid dead stock occurrence.
  • Coordinate with new project planners and provide required anlyzes for customers increases/decreases and MPS changes.

Materials shortage Alarm, and potential production interruption *Proactively report material availability issues.

  • Regularly review the MRP results to define the potential risk of production interruption.
  • Communicate Critical parts to Coordinator based on the weekly Coverage report.
  • Report to Coordinator any abnormal delivery and any potential risk of production interruption within requested alarm time.
  • Take immediate contingence actions to avoid production shortage.
  • Provide full and clear analyzes for any potential risk of shortage.
  • Insure necessary follow-up for trucks loading critical parts in transit with transport team.

Premium cost control and costs recovery

  • Fill up the specific transportation form in case any special transportation is needed before it is conducted;
  • In case supplier failure, fill up the internal charge form with sufficient evidences to purchase;
  • Create and fulfil debit notes for all costs which are not under YMO responsibility
  • provide all the necessary information and evidence to the person in charge of the reporting.

EHS and IATF Respect Yazaki E&HS requirement .

Respect Yazaki standards and procedures.

Respect YAZAKI Basics (MOTO, 7 Muda, TPME) and the linked Standards .

Respect waste management requirement.

At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.

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