What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Analyst position at Adient?
We are a global leader in automotive seating because of our people — a team of adventurous thinkers and passionate high performers who make it all possible. We pride ourselves on being at the vanguard of new industry trends and technologies. When you join Adient, you’ll play an important role in helping us improve the experience of a world in motion.
Materials Analyst Primary Duties:
- Materials Analyst will maintains ERP system for all Material functional areas such as Item Master, BOM, ship to locations, and inventory parameters
- Creates daily production schedules and ensures production output is recorded and posted into the ERP system
- Communicates No Surprise Forms to customers when supply shortages occur.
- Reviews daily MRP supply reports and takes action as necessary
- Identifies Customer cum inaccuracies and supplier inaccuracies as needed
- Tracks component inventory inaccuracies for root cause identification and corrective action(s). Responsible for ensuring the issue(s) are corrected
- Responsible for performing daily cycle counts and reconciliation of inventory variances
- Tracks and submits Premium Freight events and downtime caused by supplier
- Responsible for creating debit memos for cost recovery
- Responsible for communicating DMR’s to assigned suppliers
- Responsible for obtaining disposition on Quality Hold materials
- Responsible to track status of supplier communication for engineering changes as proposed by program management
- Responsible for reporting daily on all key performance measures of materials department, including inventory valuation, cycle counts and inventory accuracy, and past due parts
- Responsible for achieving inventory valuation and inventory turn targets for assigned products
- Actively participates in Health/Safety/Environmental investigations and the 8D process in order to develop root cause analysis for problem resolution as required
- Reporting accidents, occupational illnesses, and HSE&E emergencies, and inform supervisor of known HSE&E conditions which could adversely affect other team members, assets or to the public
- Ensures compliance with all safety procedures and ensures safe working procedures in assigned production areas
- Responsible for BOS compliance to MMSA procedures as established by SCM
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Experience Required:
- College degree
- Three to five years supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment - Automotive Preferred
- Advanced Excel, ERP software experience. Strong problem solving skills.
