Materials Planning Supervisor

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the organization's inventory levels in the region from both value and coverage (Days on Hand - DoH) perspectives.
• Oversee the management of imported components with the team.
• Define inventory strategies aligned with the organization’s objectives.
• Monitor the weekly forecast, quarterly inventory closing for the region, and allocation by stock type (finished goods, purchased, manufactured, in transit, etc.)
• Monitor and define actions for the elimination of obsolete inventory.
• Support monthly S&OP cycles, actively participating in all phases.
• Support planning activities for new projects (new sales and/or locations) and end-of-life projects.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and collaborate with the Procurement team regarding underperforming suppliers.
• Periodically review SKU consumption profiles with the team and adjust replenishment policies when necessary.
• Support planners in cases of delivery and/or production delays.
• Manage special freight requests, assess root causes, and support actions to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure strong integration and collaboration of the team with other departments, especially other teams within the Supply Chain function.
• Provide periodic feedback to the team, highlighting strengths and guiding improvements.
• Encourage and develop the team's pursuit/implementation of process improvements and best practices in planning.
• Adapt planning strategies to the specific needs of each business unit served.
• Seek and apply new market trends and best practices to company processes.
• Establish and monitor individual and team performance indicators, coordinating actions to meet targets.
• Monitor and ensure resolution of pending issues.

Requirements:

Preferred Years of Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics, or related fields.
• Postgraduate degree in the area is desirable.
• Previous experience managing material planning teams.
• Previous experience in the automotive industry.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of imported component management and S&OP processes.
• Advanced English for conversation.
• Knowledge of SAP (PP and MM modules).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Availability to work on-site in Bragança Paulista, SP – Brazil.