Materials Planner

Job description

Description

Job Title: Materials Planner, Manufacturing

Tesla Motors is seeking a motivated, experienced, and knowledgeable Material Planner to work in Manufacturing Production Control. The ideal candidate will have experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably working with medium to high volume products. The Material Planner will work with Demand Planning group to fully understand MRP demand and supply needs and balance those against operational goals including LEAN manufacturing principles. This position will require a person that is capable of understanding the details of manufacturing processes, translating those into appropriate supply plans, and executing successfully against those plans.

Primary Responsibilities:

Supplier Management

· Plan, schedule, and manage the materials for delivering time-critical components to support assigned production area and/or service areas.
· Plan material requirements from multiple demand sources: production, service, engineering, re-manufacturing, other OEMs.
· Work with suppliers to establish the appropriate delivery quantity and frequency for Just In Time delivery and line-side kanban; coordinate with Supply Chain Specialist and Logistics as needed, ultimately ensuring the right quantity at the right time to achieve production goals (no production line impact).
· Maintain accurate open Purchase Order lines to define the inbound quantities and due dates from vendors.
· Identify system demand and/or BOM issues, and resolve inventory discrepancies.
· Generate and provide vendor forecasts on a regular basis to support production build plan, minimize freight costs, and optimize inventory levels.
· Using the inbound logistics tools, monitor the supplier shipments status and define appropriate actions if shipment is out of standard.

Inventory Control

· Maintain MRP master data parameters to ensure accurate signals for quantity and dates generated by MRP (i.e. lead times, MOQ’s, lot sizing, and safety stock) to minimize excess.
· Assist in implementing systematic solutions to control inventory flow, minimize shortages, and maintain accuracy in ERP system.
· Provide ongoing transparency of inventory levels and ensure continuous inventory accuracy
· Ensure target inventory levels are achieved, avoiding inventory shortages and overages.

Change Control

· Collaborate with Purchasing, Engineering, Change Control, and Doc Control to coordinate Engineering Change Order timing, targeting minimal obsolescence.
· Coordinate supplier ramp up and ramp down for new product launches. Responsible for ramping suppliers to achieve build plan targets.
· Identify potential supply risks and inventory exposures by aligning supply chain processes with product development project plan milestones.
· Work fluidly in a highly cross-functional team environment involving manufacturing and product development teams, as well as supply chain specialists, manufacturing engineers, materials and logistics personnel.

Qualifications:

· Bachelors degree required.
· 3+ years related experience in supply chain, production control, materials management, production planning, material scheduling, or purchasing in a manufacturing company.
· Analytical capabilities including data analysis to optimize delivery costs and inventory levels
· Proficiency in MS Excel required
· Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, particularly Enovia Matrix One
· Knowledge of various ERP/MRP systems preferable
· Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously with high degrees of variation and uncertainty and prioritize tasks based on demand.
· Problem solving ability in cross-functional and multi-cultural environment
· Open-minded, collaborative and team-oriented attitude
· Strong work ethics

Tesla Motors is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, age, sex, ancestry, marital status, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other classification protected by state or federal law.