Supply Chain Planner (L7)

Description

Innovative products begin with talented, highly motivated individuals. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), the largest and most diverse company in the North American commercial vehicle market, invites you to join our dynamic, industry-leading workforce. Our world-class portfolio of brands, including Freightliner trucks, Western Star trucks, Detroit™ engines and components, Thomas Built Buses, and Freightliner Custom Chassis, offers the unique opportunity to follow your passion for automotives in business or technical fields at locations across North America. And when you work for a Daimler company, you join a global network of over 250,000 dedicated employees on 6 continents who share your passion. Apply today and explore the world of Daimler!

Job Overview

Plan, procure and manage the flow of parts from a global supply chain to DTNA’s Aftermarket distribution network and customers.

Responsibilities

Plan and procure quantities of parts necessary to meet aftermarket customer availability goals and inventory levels for an assigned supply base.
Manage order parameters and exceptions.
Manage Critical Order response from Supply Chain to maximize customer uptime.
Resolve and expedite customer back orders and stock orders as necessary to satisfy customer expectations and parts availability targets.
Develop Supply Chain partners and improve supplier performance.
Communicate DTNA needs and expectations, monitor supplier on time shipping performance and responsiveness, establish long term planning and capacity reviews, participate in cross-functional supplier management activities, identifying and communicate supplier risks, develop supplier relationships that help foster continued growth and partnership.
Participate in continuous improvement project work to help move the department towards Blue-Sky goals.
Work cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate supply-related programs for DTNA including; tooling capacities, marketing campaigns, supplier constraint management, long term agreements (LTA), component life cycle planning, product changeovers and introductions, etc.
Analyze and diagnose supply chain trends.
Present finding and recommended actions to department management.
Other duties as required by the Aftermarket needs.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree OR an associate’s degree with 1 year of related experience OR 4 years of related experience required
An attached resume is required
Effective interpersonal and communication skills required
Ability to work well in team settings required
Strong analytical and problem solving skills required
Proficiency in Microsoft Office required
Travel may be required <25% of the time required
Training and /or experience in lean principals, problem solving techniques and waste elimination preferred
SAP experience preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain preferred

Additional Information

Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the U.S. at the time of application.
Final candidate must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.
EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

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