Material Planner

Job Summary Responsible for planning and managing material requirements to ensure timely availability for production, while optimizing inventory levels and supporting customer demand. Main Responsibilities Create the master planning schedule in the MRP system to generate manufacturing and raw material requirements and achieve target inventory levels. Analyze customer demand and its variations in mix and volume, identify lead time and capacity constraints, and proactively alert potential issues. Import and update customer demands, anticipate and ensure production activities are focused on meeting those demands. Monitor the MPS, assign priorities, record causes of schedule changes, and ensure root causes are resolved in time. Establish and maintain planning parameters in the ERP/MRP system. Generate schedule compliance reports, communicate and follow up on performance indicators. Coordinate with Engineering to review and validate the bill of materials. Establish and implement best practices related to inventory planning. Define and manage safety stock levels, monitor excess, aging, and obsolete inventory. Assist the materials group in analyzing the need and size of critical material inventories to handle customer demand fluctuations. Generate clear-to-build reports and shortage analysis. Communicate resource constraints to leaders of different functional areas. Assist in financial planning by providing sales and production analysis, including variations and limitations. Work closely with Engineering, Production, and Materials to resolve productivity issues, equipment utilization, capacity, downtime reduction, and optimal production quantities. Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, and Production to ensure 100% OTD by establishing and monitoring the production schedule and proactively resolving issues. Lead weekly planning meetings, presenting potential problems and managing solutions. Perform scenario analysis of additional demand impact before committing to the customer. Qualifications: Automotive Experience is a Must Experience with SAP and MRP systems Inventory management and production planning skills Strong analytical and communication abilities

Location: Zapopan, Jalisco, MX

Posted Date: 9/12/2025