At AAM, the POWER is in our people. We believe that an equitable and inclusive workplace benefits everyone and that the diversity of our Associates drives creativity and innovation. Our global team of associates is made of dreamers, doers and innovators who are Bringing the Future Faster by Delivering POWER for a safer, brighter and more sustainable tomorrow.
As a member of #TeamAAM, you'll get to make a difference on day one. You'll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM and the world.
**Job Posting Title**
Material Planner/ Scheduler
**Job Description Summary**
Responsible for scheduling and managing customer shipments, monitoring production and controlling the procurement of raw material, Ensures materials are maintained at optimal levels to cover manufacturing while achieving inventory targets, Ensure manufacturing maintains a smooth production plan with a steady flow of materials, Interact and manage relationships with trading partners, Process supplier forecasts to ensure alignment with production planning and forecasting
- Manage customer weekly and daily ship requirements and window times; communicate with production and shipping departments. Proactively react to changes.
- Responsible to track raw material replenishment to ensure production coverage
- Utilize reports to support daily and weekly operations
- Help coordinate and communicate daily production build requirements to satisfy customer demand and maintain inventory targets
- Review and maintain supplier forecasts on a weekly basis; maintain cums
- Communicate proactively with trading partners
- Expedite inbound and outbound material by identifying problems and resolutions
- Regularly maintain pull loop size based on PFEP recommendations
- Monitor and update the PFEP collection plans for accuracy
- Proactively elevate critical supply issues to management
- Proactively elevate critical delivery issues to management
- Utilize the supplier scorecard and troubleshoot poor performing suppliers; work closely to improve supplier performance
- Utilize the supplier scorecard to initiate internal operational improvements
- Maintain inventory targets while continuing smooth operations
- Responsible to follow safe practices
- All other duties as assigned.
**Required Skills and Education**
Customer Portals are important: FORD, Stellantis, GM, Nissan.
Good knowledge in Excel.
**About American Axle & Manufacturing**
- As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM (NYSE: AXL) designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, AAM is bringing the future faster for a safer and more sustainable future._ _We work together to support our customers on global and regional platforms with a focus on quality, operational excellence and technology leadership._
- With our global footprint, we are committed to building an equitable and inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the unique voices of our diverse workforce._ _**_Be part of the future with #TeamAAM._**
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