Planning Specialist

Sense the power of light

The ams OSRAM Group is a global leader in innovative light and sensor solutions. With more than 110 years of industry experience, we combine engineering excellence and global manufacturing with a passion for cutting-edge innovation enabling transformative advancements in the automotive, industrial, medical, and consumer industries. “Sense the power of light” – our success is based on the deep understanding of the potential of light and distinct portfolio of emitter and sensor technologies. Around 19,700 employees worldwide drive innovations alongside societal megatrends. Find out more about us on https://ams-osram.com

As Business Unit Automotive & Speciality Lamps we support our vision and strategy by expanding our leading position in the automotive lighting market in OEM and Aftermarket. We are in a global leadership position in the automotive lamps business in traditional and LED applications and offer industry leading products in LED lighting to global OEM customers (e.g. with exchangeable LED light sources). We also tackle new growth opportunities in the Aftermarket with our automotive care and equipment portfolio.

Your new responsibilities

The Planning Specialist role involves inventory planning, production planning, forecasting, customer service, and purchasing activities.

In this role, you will plan and control inventory to meet the company's sales and distribution demand. This includes analyzing inventory levels, inventory positioning, planned production and sales forecasts.

Responsibilities Include:

• Developing production plans for Molding, Stamping, and Hand Pack departments, based on customer requirements.
• Optimizing and forecasting inventory levels of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods.
• Using SAP, create production orders, process material movement transactions, and reconcile discrepancies.
• Responsible for traffic/warehouse activities, including in/outbound trucking, international export, and intercompany transfer.
• Extensive interaction with customer purchasing and scheduling departments.

In addition to the Planning Specialist duties, this position will also include purchasing responsibilities:

• Procurement of raw materials to support the Molding, Stamping, and Hand Pack departments
• Management of raw material delivery schedules to meet production demand while maximizing inventory turns.
• This position will be involved with material contract negotiations, supported by global Commodity Business Managers.
• Annual vendor performance ratings
• Various purchasing reporting activities
• Resolution of pricing discrepancies and accounts payable issues.

Who we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of related experience in high-volume manufacturing production planning or purchasing. Decisions have long-lasting effects and influence organizational performance.
• Proven experience in planning and scheduling is required.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, well-organized, flexible, and detail-oriented. Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines with a high degree of professionalism.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse cultures.
• Experience with SAP preferred; other relevant ERP systems will be considered. 
• Experience with Ariba would be a plus. 

Please contact Fernando J Osorio for further information via Fernando.Osorio@ams-osram.com or +16034647005;ext=647005.