Global Vendor Planner

Garrett Advancing Motion is the true pioneer of automotive powertrain technologies dating back more than 60 years. It continues today as the worlds leader in technology solutions for passenger cars commercial vehicles and off- highway equipment. Garrett supplies technology to nearly all major automakers in addition to the global aftermarket under the Garrett brand name. As a result unlike many other OEM or supplier organizations Garrett Advancing Motion has visibility across a broad range of OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

We are seeking a Global Vendor Planner to join our team in Plymouth MI. The Global Vendor Planner will work on ensuring seamless logistics and planning activities acting as point of contact between cross functions and stakeholders ensuring materials are well scheduled evaluated and accurately delivered on time every time. They will also cover customer demand to solve escalations and achieve metrics and help with improving processes and drive inventory targets.

Responsibilities:

• Supply Planning
  • Responsible for Supplier Weekly planning process on the specific suppliers portfolio;
  • Responsible for suppliers delivery follow up (ASN short shipment over deliveries recovery plan).
  • Responsible for E2E supplier planning activities for full planning horizontal covering CTB
  • Support for all plants on components planning & execution for assigned suppliers portfolio.
  • Creation of COPQ and work with Supply base to recover the cost.
  • Maintain the planning parameters in accordance with global replenishment rules plant and inventory strategies.
  • Drive continuous improvements on planning process in order to keep in target inventory.
    • Coordinate with team analyzing RCCP short/mid term on monthly basis checking if supplier capacity is in line with actual shipments from suppliers.
    • Support VE and RE initiatives PIPO transition and last time buy projects with Supply Base department.
    • Support NPI projects - checking on weekly basis new parts schedules and pipelines.
• Supplier Crisis Management
  • Escalate any supplier issue to the next levels according to escalation matrix prepare escalation files and follows action plans in order to solve the issue and to reduce the impact.
  • Lead within the SC the supplier crisis management - red alerts creation / follow up
  • Work with the plants in order to avoid Premium Freight cost.
  • Visit suppliers on monthly / quarterly basis or as part of taskforce in case of supplier crisis.
  • Support/escalate supplier issue resolution.
• Supplier Development
  • Support supplier logistic development in the region and support negotiating and signing logistic protocols with suppliers.
  • Follow and drive actions to improve Supplier OTTR metric (including OPD approvals/rejections) of suppliers portfolio.
  • Support the supplier SIOP implementation and deployment.
  • Offer input for the supplier scorecard weekly updates and follow up.
• Health Security Environment
  • Perform the activity in accordance with own experience knowledge and work instructions of the role in a specific manner in which no person is exposed to accidents or professional illnesses.
  • Immediately inform the manager about any work situation which has reason to consider it a threat to the safety and health of workers as well as any deficiency of protection systems.
  • Inform the manager about the accidents suffered at work.
  • Cooperate as long as it is necessary with the employer and/or with the assigned workers to enable the employer to ensure that the work environment and the working conditions are safe and without risks for their safety and health in its field of activity.
• GEM
  • Employee must respect follow and support implementation of all GEM standards ( 6 Mains GEM Elements : 5S Kaizen RPS Standard Work TPM 7 Waste BIQ a Visual Management).
  • Support and actively use digitization tools and automatic reporting.
  • Participate on continuous process improvement through Kaizen KE and TKE (Improvement ideas).
• Other Requirements
  • Employee must respect and follow all requirements of other internal Garrett procedures which influence their stated working activities.
  • Employee performs other tasks according with company needs and links with job.

Basic Qualifications:

• University degree in engineering or economics or related field.
• Minimum 5 years working experience with MRP SAP (MM) or ERP systems.
• Minimum 3 years supply chain experience - supply planning production planning SIOP.

Additional Qualifications:

• Strong and Effective communicator at multi-levels of organization (Verbal and written) can adapt to the audience and be precise accurate and on time.
• Strong team player and able to work in a matrixed environment.
• Customer focused and strong decision-making skills.
• Responsible to deliver on commitments and to meet targets and deadlines.
• Organized and pays attention to details.
• Cooperation with cross functional teams.
• Understands Sales Inventory & Operations Plan reports & analysis.
• Work well under pressure.
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel Word Power Point) SAP LMS O9 processes (Demand & supplier planning SIOP MPS BOM MRP).
• Problem solving skills being able to provide solution.
• Results driven clear eye on the goal and able to be creative to deliver what is needed in timely manner.

Garrett is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age race creed color national origin ancestry marital status affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability nationality sex or veteran status.

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