Material Controller

Job description

Tasks

Job Overview:

Coordinate the documentation of production parts (new / changed) in the logistics systems and ensuring that those parts are available to secure production.

Requirements:

• Identify release data for production parts with complex associations including the documentation of point of use, unloading point, usage, material planer index, etc.

• Handle complex issues that cause interruption in production or over deliveries by performing root cause analysis when applicable, including the analysis/control of the inventory level

• Check documentation from development/documentation department for completeness and ensure that missing components (drawings, bill of material, etc.) are being provided in a timely fashion

• Support the implementation of logistics processes pertaining to material and information flow in the warehouse, in the supermarket and in the line under consideration of the overall concept identify opportunities for optimization

• Maintain a high degree of integrity and fairness in transactions with suppliers/logistics service providers

• May perform other duties as required

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in the field of automotive operations or Logistics specifically

• Knowledge/experience in planning and implementing internal logistics operations

• Ability to make connections between multiple complex issues and solve the inherent problems

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate with all levels of management

From passenger cars to commercial vans, the Mercedes-Benz brand stands as one of Daimler AG’s many success stories. Behind Mercedes-Benz and our several other automotive brands are more than 280,000 employees worldwide who put into practice Daimler’s core values of Passion, Respect, Integrity and Discipline each day to accomplish our vision. As the inventor of the automobile, we believe it is our mission and our duty to shape the future of mobility in a safe and sustainable manner - with trendsetting technologies, outstanding products and made-to-measure services.

Here in Charleston, SC, Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is writing an exciting chapter in Daimler’s history as we add the first U.S. van assembly plant for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, in addition to our existing reassembly operation for Sprinter and METRIS vans. Our slogan at Mercedes-Benz is “Vans. Born to Run.” We invite engaged, innovative job candidates to run the ramp up of our new facility with us!

EXCELLENT COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PLAN WITH 401k MATCHING.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Location information

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (“MBV”) is part of the division Mercedes-Benz Vans of Daimler AG, Germany. It is a plant in South Carolina that assembles Sprinter vans for the U.S. market under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner, with headquarters in Charleston, SC. The midsize Metris van was added to the assembly line in 2015.

Mercedes-Benz Vans announced in March 2015 that it will invest $500 million in construction of a new Sprinter production plant, in addition to an expansion of existing assembly operations. The new facility will be also located in Charleston, and will provide up to 1,300 jobs.

More than 130,000 Sprinter have been assembled in Charleston and delivered to destinations in the U.S. since 2006. The U.S. is now the third largest market for Sprinter vans, after Germany and the U.K.

Desired profile

Qualifications

Qualifications:

· 
Bachelor’s Degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience

· 
A minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in the field of automotive operations or Logistics specifically

· 
Knowledge/experience in planning and implementing internal logistics operations

· 
Ability to make connections between multiple complex issues and solve the inherent problems

· 
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate with all levels of management