Shipping & Receiving Coordinator at Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. in NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio

Job Description:

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Materials Manager receives and analyzes customer release information ensuring all shipments are delivered to the customer on a timely basis. Ensures material obsolescence is not occurring.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all CS New Lexington Customers. Receive releases via EDI, Supply Web, EBusiness, email and fax. Manually enter updates not rec'd via EDI. Review for updates from previous release, challenge significant changes and/or potential errors, quickly resolve and update prior to electronic Kanban driving production to run incorrect requirements. Work with Warehouse Coordinator to ensure build schedules meet required shipments to prevent costly expedites.
  
  


• Responsible for all CS New Lexington Shipments. Create and print pick lists (modify daily based on material available and/or customer updates). Based on daily ship schedules, coordinate the appropriate trucks for pick up based on weights, container sizes, etc. Provide daily window times to appropriate team members to highlight pick up schedule and allowable timeframes for each. Line up expedites as necessary and works with the receiving plant and expeditor to accomplish the most cost effective method of transport. Also, responsible for all UPS and FedEx shipments.
  
  


• Responsible for all CS New Lexington Billing of Production and Special Order shipments. Create and print shippers (billable and non-billable), Bill of Lading, ASN processing. Understand and complete shipper updates, export paperwork, end of day roll up, troubleshooting, outside processing shipments, spot buy processing, and other customer specific shipping/billing/releasing details. Also, maintain contract masters, container masters, and ensure current PO's are attached to p/n's shipping. Work with Financial Shared Services to resolve invoicing issues.
  
  


• Key player for coordinating bank builds, special build plans (i.e. pull ahead for holidays), and program build out schedules to ensure finished good material is available per the plan. Based on the shipping plan (additional product shipping), coordinate the appropriate Logistics to ship the excess product in the most cost effective manner. Also, coordinate with other department personnel to prevent materials obsolescence (i.e. highlight build out qty's vs. std packs).
  
  


• Key contributor to annual physical inventory. Prepares, trains and is a lead team member.
  
  


• Responsible for annual cum updates at beginning of year and responsible for any specific updates during the year.
  
  


• Updates premium freight log for expedites related to finished good shipments.
  
  


• Works with Corporate Sales in establishing new customers and also maintains good relations with existing customers. Works with FSS to correct invoices, as necessary.
  
  


• Establishes packaging and standard packs for new parts. Maintains availability of existing containers. Works with customers to resolve packaging issues and makes updates as needed.
  
  


• Ensures compliance to specific bar code label requirements as per customer.
  
  


• Participates in training as required.
  
  


• Ensures Housekeeping and Health & Safety Standard are maintained.
  
  


• Complies with policies and procedures pertaining to facility or divisional adopted standards such as IATF 16949 and ISO14001.
  
  


• Utilizes the concepts of continuous improvement and cost reduction in the execution of the job function.
  
  


• May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other that those specified in this description.
  
  

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's (preferred) or Associate Degree or equivalent experience.
  
  


• Prefer at least 4 years of experience of performing similar tasks.
  
  


• Experience with MRP systems, Covisint, working with OEMs, scheduling production, Kanban and Lean Systems.
  
  


• SAP knowledge preferred to effectively navigate system to assist with investigation of issues related to inventory and/or release issues and part set up.
  
  


• Experience in dealing with customers/suppliers to ensure on time delivery, quality and cost requirements. Experience with Logistics and Billing.
  
  


• Interpersonal Skills - Team player, good oral and written communication skills.
  
  


• Problem solving - Must have strong analytical skills. Must have strong self-initiation and decision making skills.
  
  


• Physical / Mental / Visual Abilities - duties of the job require periods of standing, sitting, use of hands, walking. Occasional lifting of up to 40 pounds.
  
  

Work Environment/Work Conditions:

• General office environment and manufacturing facility.
  
  


• Personal protective equipment is required on the production floor
  
  

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran VEVRAA. View the Equal Opportunity is the Law Poster here.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete our online application or to participate in an interview, please let us know by emailing recruitment@cooperstandard.com with the subject line "Accommodation Request". Application materials submitted through this email will not be considered.

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