Material Planner

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colourful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

We are currently looking for a Material Planner to join us at our facility in Asturias, Spain.

A Material Planner at Axalta manages product service levels, inventory health, and replenishment orders based on 6 month demand forecasts. They coordinate with internal factories, external suppliers, and subcontractors, developing mitigation plans for supply chain issues. The role involves managing trade goods for supply to car manufacturing plants and subcontractors for the REF business, ensuring timely availability of products, and collaborating with teams in Spain and Wuppertal.

Key responsibilities:

Manage Service Levels: Oversee the service level of a set of products, ensuring high availability and reliability.

Inventory Management: Maintain and monitor inventory health, including setting inventory parameters, replenishment sizes, and frequencies based on 12-24 month demand forecasts.

Order Placement and Follow-Up: Place and follow up on detailed orders to internal factories, external suppliers, and subcontractors, considering replenishment lead times.

Issue Mitigation: Develop and communicate mitigation plans in case of supply chain issues, coordinating with relevant stakeholders.

Trade Goods Management: Handle the procurement and delivery of trade goods from various suppliers in Europe to OEM plants across Europe and Africa.

Subcontractor Coordination: Manage two subcontractors for the REF business, including organizing the supply of packaging materials and paint, and overseeing replenishment orders to the central warehouse.

Capacity Planning: Ensure timely availability of products by considering the capacities of subcontractors and aligning with production schedules.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Mobility customer service and demand team in Spain and receive guidance from master production schedulers in Wuppertal.

Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in material planning and inventory management.

Key requirements:

Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Economy, Business Administration, or a Supply Chain related field; a Master’s degree is ideal.

Language Skills: Proficiency in English is a must; German is a plus.

Experience: 2 to 5 years of work experience in Supply Chain or a similar field is needed.

Technical Skills: Knowledge of SAP Material Management is ideal; experience with the OMP tool for planning purposes is a plus. Proficiency in Excel and the rest of Microsoft Office tools.

Travel Availability: Willingness to travel up to 5% of the time.

Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills for interacting with internal stakeholders and external customers and suppliers.

Other skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Autonomy, and project-management skills, take ownership of projects, and solve issues proactively.

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.

Our Company:

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products – whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals – and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals. 2 - Professionals (EEO-1 Job Categories-United States of America)

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