JOB DESCRIPTION

Expeditor

What can you expect?

• The Logistics team is based in Tikoe Industrial Area, Maseru, Lesotho. Our responsibility is to ensure the undisrupted supply of materials with the correct quantities and packaging to production. Providing our support and interaction with the other departments in the company as well as verifying the accuracy of reports and master data to ensure the optimization of our system and functions. Managing and co-ordinating the supply of the final product to the Customer.
   
• As the local team, we have full integration to the regional SAF Adient structure with most support functions leadership based in South Africa.

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 29 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, visit www.adient.com.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Works with suppliers, production, materials and inventory management to ensure the appropriate materials are available to meet the production schedule.
• Coordinates with inventory to time the shipment of specific materials in line with production schedules and inventory goals.
• Works with suppliers to procure the appropriate materials for production.
• Support daily business in responsibility area, set up, and regularly review roadmaps with Plant Materials Manager.
• Define improvement and cost saving projects
• Meet profit plan for logistics in plant
• Control and review new programs, ensure conformity with PLUS, MEQ and 0-100-3
• Regular reviews with plants on new projects/launches for the whole supply chain
• Ensure Adient Standards to be used (PLUS,BOS,MEQ…) in logistic department in plants
• Support new product / line launches during ramp up period
• Plan and design material flow/logistics for new projects/launches during all PLUS-Phases
• Materials & Logistics Planning for plant location analyses
• Support plant logistic department in Materials System (MFG/Pro) in case of product changes, new product launches and phase outs together with plant logistics manager.
• Co-operate to define targets, roadmap for improvement with plant logistics manager.
• Regular review with plants on targets during daily business (logistic costs incl. packaging and transportation, inventories, obsolescence, timings, ..)
• Use the standard logistics packages for quotes for new projects, ensure that correct logistics database is available for RFQ‘s

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

• University degree in Logistics or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in the areas of materials management preferably in manufacturing, automotive industry or related.
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer literacy including High Level of Excel Skills
• Good problem solving with a proactive approach to addressing issues

Mandatory Skills and Knowledge:

• Supply chain relations in automotive industry or similar.
• Material management, handling and transportation
• Supply management concepts and practices
• QAD knowledge

Which benefits do we offer?

• Competitive salary and Provident fund benefit

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. ‘Matau Matsau @ +266 52292000/2038.

Applications close on the 28th of March 2025.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Lesotho Trim