Reporting to: MP&L Manager
General Job Description:
This position is based Uitenhage South Africa. Reporting directly to the Materials Planning and Logistics Manager, this position will be responsible to develop and implement a sale, inventory, and operations planning process to support the manufacturing process for all assigned plants.
Role & Responsibilities:
Develop and implement a Sale, Inventory, and Operations Planning Process for all assigned Plants (SIOP)
- Cross Functional reviews of customer demand (Market Intelligence and Customer Release)
- Ensure long horizon forecast is extended to all suppliers (52 week Forecast)
- Collect and Update Internal and External Capacity information (Plant Efficiency and Dana Committed capacity)
- Develop and Execute Strategies and action plans to address gaps between Demand and Capacity (How to fulfill forecasted demand)
- Improve utilization of planned trucks (Weekly planning of next weeks required trucks)
- Improve cube or weight utilization of inbound trailers
- Reduce and minimize utilization of Premium trucks including team trucks (Major focus on reducing team trucks between Mexico & US)
- Improve internal supply chain and materials flow between Dana plants (Utilize Value Stream Mapping)
- Work in a cross functional team to optimize our freight and warehouse network, tying in forecast and order management logic
- Manage Dana Internal and External Escalation Process within Light Axle Plants (Daily Materials Manager Calls)
- Develop a strong Materials and Logistics Team (Daily calls and interaction between plants)
- Escalate potential supply issues to Purchasing if required
- Allocate parts between Dana plants if required
- Ensure suppliers are updating required information in the Supplier Portal
- Manage all material alarms in One Network
- Develop and Implement Standard Material Replenishment processes (Kanban and Min-Max etc.)
- Implement Standard Inventory Forecasting and Planning tools
- Recommend ERP parameter updates and develop standards
- Assessing existing IT infrastructure and recommending improvements.
- Developing and configuring customized SAP solutions.
- Writing scripts and programs to create user-friendly interfaces and enhanced functionalities.
- Deploying SAP solutions and ensuring smooth system integration.
- Troubleshooting and resolving issues to optimize performance.
- Providing SAP system support and end-user training.
- Performing rigorous documentation of SAP processes and presenting progress reports.
- Preparing reports or delivering presentations
- Ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
- Keeping abreast of the latest SAP offerings, updates, and developments.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor Degree and experience in a Materials Management, logistics, and/or supply chain
- Must have excellent computer skills and thorough knowledge of MRP, MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Understanding of Automotive industry
- Must be detail oriented, proactive in anticipating requirements and able to work efficiently with minimal direction in a sometimes high pressure environment.
- Committed to tasks and skilled at identifying and solving a variety of problems of broad scope and complexity with little to no supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work in a multi-functional and multi-cultural environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Team player attitude with the ability to influence others
- Autonomous, organized and disciplined in a fast paced environment
- Proficiency with ERP system focused in Logistics and warehousing
- At least 2 years' experience as a SAP consultant in a similar industry.
- Current knowledge of SAP systems, deployment, and integration
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Job Duties And Responsibilities
Job Description Content for Job Profiles is a work in progress. If you need content to finalize this requisition for posting, please send a message to mydanahrplatform@dana.com.
