What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Manager, Procurement and Inventory Accounting position at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing?
Why We Want You
We believe that sharing common values and bringing together ideas from all people of a community triggers more engagement, creativity and performance. By inspiring each other and fostering an inclusive, friendly environment that helps us thrive as individuals we create a unique and cooperative work sphere.
We value diversity and inclusion and care for everybody that supports us with his and her skills.
Find your future with us and join our team!
What You Do
What You Do
Support MTM business objectives through continuous evaluation and implementation of comprehensive strategies that enable the company to effectively purchase goods and services cost-effectively, and complies with policies, rules, laws, and regulations consistent with MTM’s Compliance & Ethics (C&E) Program
As a part of the above, and on an ongoing basis will also :
- Establish strong team member relations, at all levels and provide support for people development, coaching, and mentoring with a focus on teamwork and inclusion
- Collaborate with international team members from Mazda and Toyota or other customers
- Make necessary decisions and provide direction to Procurement and Inventory Accounting Specialists
- Negotiate with suppliers for cost savings and avoidance utilizing competitive bench-marking of detailed cost elements and analysis of cost variance
- Lead annual price review activities with suppliers to promote deep understanding of cost drivers with a focus on manufacturing improvement
- Execute strategy and work closely with buyers on other commodities to ensure all targets and due dates are met
- Establish and assess cost standards to reach a consistent, efficient approach to pricing, including escalating any payment issues as necessary
- Review and approve purchase requisitions, perform checks to ensure accuracy and consistency of purchases
- Maintain purchasing strategy matrix to gather historical cost and supplier comparison
- Understand and analyze respective commodity market trends to ensure MTM is using the right supplier candidates and technologies
- Work with SBP and Purchasing / Procurement specialists to design and deliver just-in-time e-learning courses, workshops, and other training venues (such as lunch-and-learn).
- Drive business KPI creation / development and lead market research for peer benchmarking
- Approve general stores, consignor parts, and DRM inventory audits and reconciliations
- Lead excess and obsolete inventory analysis during financial quarterly close
- Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis for productive and nonproductive inventory consumption and end of period balance
- Manage daily follow up of general stores inventory activities (purchases and disbursements)
- Manage physical inventories of MTM and consignor production related inventories
- Review inventory related journal entries monthly to ensure accuracy of financial reporting
- Support all SOX activities for accounting and finance monthly close
- Support annual financial statement audit conducted by external auditing firm
- Produce and update weekly leader report for A&F ODMS Board (for office)
- Manage and support people development, set goals and targets for each Specialist
- Support initiatives to benchmark and refine procurement and financial reporting systems
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the department
- Be available to work outside of normal work schedule, including but not limited to weekends, holidays, shutdowns, and travel as needed (domestically and internationally)
What You Bring
What Will Set You Apart
What We Offer
At Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA Inc., we offer the opportunity to end each day with a smile and a sense of pride in the work that you do. Our innovative, inclusive environment allows every single one of our team members the chance to learn from others and do something that matters – from building vehicles that lead in quality & value to making a true difference in Mazda Toyota Manufacturing and our hometown North Alabama community.
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