Material Planner

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What We Offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry‑leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary

Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Electronics, and we do it by creating world‑class Electronic systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex Electronic systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Electronics.

Role Summary

As a Material Planner, you will be responsible for supply planning to ensure on‑time delivery of components to a just‑in‑time manufacturing environment, while driving optimal and accurate inventory and minimizing freight costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Track Material Status in SAP, utilizing the engineering system PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
• Maintain department inventory objectives by maintaining safety stock levels, demand forecasts and inventory accuracy
• Ensure accurate issuance of production and service part releases to suppliers
• Analyzing inventory levels and following up to ensure timely delivery to support production lines
• Investigate and address root cause of inventory and supplier delivery issues
• Resolve supply issues through various carriers and customs brokers
• Interface with production and local third‑party warehouse to ensure processes are maintained and establish new ones as necessary
• Interface on material supply issues with Purchasing, Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Scheduling and the Supply Base
• Maintain internal/external pull system
• Drive continuous improvement through root cause and corrective action (RCCA) analysis

Key Qualifications/Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering or a related field, or College Diploma
• Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing, planning and logistics experience

Experience

• One or more of the following APICS Certifications: CPIM, CSCP and CLTD
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with an ability to identify risk, problem solve, effectively communicate and execute solutions
• Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Office
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management software and MRP/ERP systems (SAP an asset)
• Experience with creating visualizations in PowerBI, Tableau and/or other data visualization/analysis tools
• Experience with local and overseas suppliers is an asset
• Experience with Automotive and/or Electronics Manufacturing is an asset

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Group

Magna Electronics

Worker Type

Regular / Permanent

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing