AUTOKINITON is a Michigan-based family of automotive companies delivering operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service. We offer 100% vertical integration capabilities such as end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics.
We're proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe. This position is located in New Boston, MI.
As a Materials Analyst and to help us drive excellence, you'll get to:
Represents Materials Department to support Plant Customer Service and Materials Analysts with daily Customer and Supplier responsibilities. May include plant travel for support/training. Travel is expected, as needed, up to 25% of the time.
Understands Customer Requirements as defined by Customer's Supplier Delivery Manual. Maintains database of Customer's Supplier Delivery Manual. Maintains training documentation for customer specific requirements.
Supports plant balance out numbers for both Customer and Suppliers. Supports plant filing of Obsolete Claim Process, per customer required process.
Oversees annual Plant Shipping and Receipt Accum Rollback, as required by the customer, including internal customer/supplier Autokiniton relationships.
Manages annual MMOG audit compliance process, including maintaining third-part software licensing, system training, and plant timing for completion.
Supports Plant Materials and Corporate IT on EDI interaction with our customers and suppliers.
Assist plants in the purchase and release of materials to meet customer and plant requirements. Follow established centralized purchasing policies.
Maintain Item Master Planning Parameters to support inventory objectives and ensure inventory levels support production plans.
Supports plant to coordinate material needs for launch and engineering change activities.
Materials Dept. data entry to include, but not limited to, Shippers, ASNs, and customer purchase orders, emails, etc. Maintenance of QAD as it applies to Shipping and customer orders.
Works with Corporate Quality to manage supplier ratings, SRIS system and corresponding action to meet Autokiniton requirements and demands. Compiles and reports to Materials Leadership.
Supply daily, weekly, monthly, and annual reports as required. (Weekly MRP and vendor releases, monthly vendor evaluations, etc.).
Identify and communicate any supply chain shortages to Materials Leadership
This full-time role is a part of our Corporate Materials team and reports to the Materials Director.
Required sills & experience: • Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience. • Minimum of three (3) or more years' experience in OEM customer support • Customer Portal expertise • Ability to use Microsoft Office software. • Must be proficient with Excel at an Intermediate level. • Excellent follow-up and accountability skills. • Knowledge of ERP systems (ie. QAD) • Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills. • Ability to work well with others in a team environment.