Materials Fulfillment Specialist

Posted:
8/15/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico ⋅ Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Operations & Logistics

What you will do

We are seeking an experienced Materials Fulfillment Specialist to join our growing team! This role will report directly to the plant Materials Fulfillment Manager. In this highly visible role, you will be responsible to execute standard fulfillment processes and support operating cadences to ensure the on-time delivery of purchased material and Clear to Build (CTB) for our manufacturing assembly operations across a dynamic supply chain. This role will work across our entire network of teams - material planning, purchasing, procurement, engineering, operations, master scheduling & production control to identify material readiness risk, problem solve mitigation plans, internally and externally with suppliers, and communicate detailed recovery plans.

  • Manage & deliver summaries of CTB / material health risks across a specific product line.

  • Support Critical Material Reviews (CMR), improving our cross-functional collaboration and tactical problem solving.

  • Clearly define standards of material escalation levels that serve as critical inputs to CMR cadences.

  • Leverage existing tools / systems (SAP, LeanDNA, PowerBI) to enable better analytics and team efficiency.

  • Provide root-cause summaries through data analytics as critical inputs to our material planning & procurement functions to problem solve.

  • Influence team culture through positive, high-energy engagement.

How you will do it

  • Gain thorough understanding of business model, product lines and supply chain network.

  • Build cross-functional partnerships across material planning, purchasing, procurement, engineering, operations, master scheduling & production control to improve accurate communication & drive best-possible solutions.

  • Highlight key areas of opportunity by applying extensive data-driven analytics through existing tools / systems.

  • Review rigorous Line of Balance (LOB’s) by product line, supplier, part number etc.

What we look for

  • Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 3-5 years of industry / functional experience.

  • Functional expertise in material fulfillment and supply chain.

  • Demonstrated ability to apply analytical tools / systems to increase efficiency and standard processes.

  • Demonstrated ability to analyze supply & demand requirements (LOB) to identify material risk.

  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with external supply chain and simultaneously drive accountability to improve delivery against need.

  • Demonstrated ability to summarize, simplify and communicate complex messages cross-functionally.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint).

  • APICS Certification preferred.

  • Ability to travel ~15%.