Specialist I, Raw Material Procurement

LG Energy Solution Michigan, Inc.•Lansing, MI

About The Position

In this position, you will provide support to the Materials Manager by coordinating all manufacturing planning assignments and projects, and by ensuring a smooth flow of materials from the supplier through delivery to our customers. This requires engaging internal and external customers, including team members in manufacturing, sales/marketing, purchasing, and materials management. You will translate customer demands into a production schedule and communicates that schedule to all parties, determining potential shortages and proactively planning for meeting customer demands.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or related field required or equivalent, relevant experience
1 to 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain related field, with emphasis on scheduling, planning, and inventory control functions preferred
Microsoft Office suite
Communication
Organization
Teamwork
Vendor relations
Attention to detail
Problem solving
Time management
Multitasking

Nice To Haves

Experience using SAP is preferred
Knowledge of continuous improvement processes preferred

Responsibilities

Determine customer demands by working directly with customers and teams from sales/marketing and sales planning
Determine best prices from various vendors and create purchasing orders
Monitor customer portals and communicate demand changes, inventory discrepancies, production calendars, customer communications, and supplier scorecard
Create schedule to meet customer demands and communicate to manufacturing teams, quality, and materials management (shipping)
Work with materials inventory specialist, purchasing, and quality teams to determine and communicate production shortages
Attend manufacturing department meetings to increase communication and determine issues for meeting customer demands and elevate issues to proper teams
Perform system transactions to ensure proper inventory management of finished goods
Assist with the execution of consistent planning, scheduling, and resource management processes
Analyze schedule and material use to identify developing problem areas including slow-moving material, discontinued/obsolete material, short shelf life material, and expedited material
Coordinate with Engineering to determine and manage ECN implementation dates and complete ECN data entry related to material planning and purchasing
Develop, implement, and monitor all key functions related to finished goods inventory transactions to assure that they are accurate and timely
Create a four-week production schedule for module plant to support customer demand and update and communicate changes daily
Make KPI monthly (in Excel) and track cost savings activities for part leader
Manage training of new hires
Work closely with the accounting team to compile and submit all documents involved in the purchasing process
Identify process, productivity, scheduling principles, and other improvements
Submit documents to headquarters in Korea as needed
Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards: 1. Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain 2. Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container
Perform other duties as assigned