Materials Coordinator - Steel

About the Role

The Materials Coordinator will manage steel suppliers, plan all incoming raw materials, packaging, delivery appointments, sub-suppliers, and outside services to support manufacturing and shipping requirements. This position ensures achievement of company goals and objectives, either directly or through the manager, and participates fully in department initiatives while working closely with the Materials Manager.

Core Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Communication
• Energy and Stress
• Team Work
• Problem Solving
• Accountability and Dependability
• Ethics and Integrity
• Analytical

Training Requirements

• CHRF.00003 New Employee Orientation
• CMS Training
• Quality Management Systems - CQAM.00001 Quality Management Systems Manual
• ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and applicable Customer Specific Requirements

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all incoming logistics planning with suppliers, as applicable.
• Serve as an inventory expert, working with ERP systems to troubleshoot inventory discrepancies and monitor inventory accuracy.
• Demonstrate general knowledge of PPAP, TS16949, ISO14001, MSDS, CTPAT, and Health & Safety requirements.
• Be on-call from the plant by cell phone after hours.
• Issue firm and forecast releases to vendors on an ongoing basis for all production-related items (e.g., Steel, Aluminum, Packaging, sub-suppliers, and Outside services).
• Coordinate receiving schedules to ensure a smooth flow of incoming products.
• Maintain minimum inventory levels and monitor for accuracy regularly with cycle counts.
• Work as a team with Manufacturing to designate storage locations for all Steel and Aluminum; maintain maps and charts for plant-level reference.
• Verify receipt data entry from Receivers and monitor FIFO of raw materials throughout the plant.
• Assist in training Receivers on receiving into CMS and other databases, as required.
• Serve as a CMS database-Purchasing and Inventory expert; troubleshoot inventory discrepancies, understand transactions in the inventory database, and perform root cause analysis.
• Ensure current Material Certs for items purchased are on file at all times.
• Coordinate various outbound shipments related to vendors/production (e.g., Scrap processor, returnable containers, materials for out-of-house tryouts).
• Report monthly Supplier Performance and summarize for QOS reporting.
• Work with Quality Supervisors on supplier quality issues to ensure production is protected.
• Work with Engineering on all engineering changes.
• Keep up to date with system changes and training requirements related to job duties.
• Manage the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.00005.
• Manage the Quality Management System (QMS) as stated in CQAM.00001 – Corporate Quality Manual.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in purchasing, metallurgy, or supply chain.
• Minimum 2 years in the automotive industry.
• 2 years of inventory control experience.
• Experience with steel specs.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written).
• Positive attitude.
• Proficiency with database applications and administration systems, specifically Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work effectively alone and prioritize.
• Highly motivated, service and team-oriented individual with an attention to detail.
• Enthusiasm for challenge and new initiatives.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Supervisory and interpersonal skills.
• Troubleshooting ability.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated good internal customer service skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Good computer skills.

Working Conditions

• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
• Overtime as required.