Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for light and commercial vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight and sustainable components and systems for interior floor, interior trim as well as engine bay and underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. The Company with its head-quarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Ex-change (ticker symbol AUTN).
Reporting to the PC&L Manager, this role is responsible for ensuring the uninterrupted supply of raw materials to support production through effective planning, supplier management, inventory control and cross-functional collaboration.
Safety always comes first. You will ensure that all activities are delivered in a safe, compliant, diligent and cost-effective manner while promoting a strong culture of engagement and continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will support in a variety of essential tasks:
- Lead material planning activities to support daily, weekly and monthly production requirements.
- Maintain production plan in line with customer schedules and changing demand.
- Ensure supplier on-time delivery through effective scheduling, forecasting and performance monitoring.
- Work closely with Purchasing to support supplier development and resolve supply issues.
- Maintain raw material inventory within agreed budget and ROF targets, supporting stock takes, cycle counts and inventory accuracy.
- Plan materials for New Product Introduction (NPI), trial builds, Engineering Change Instructions (ECI) and End of Production (EOP).
- Maintain accurate planning data within SAP S/4HANA, including MRP parameters, BOMs, routings and inventory records.
- Issue forward planning schedules to suppliers to provide visibility of demand and capacity requirements.
- Ensure import and export activities comply with customs regulations and documentation requirements.
- Support Quality with supplier-related material issues and continuous improvement activities.
Essential skills & experience:
- Experience in Production Control & Logistics, ideally within an automotive manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA (MM/PP), MRP and demand planning.
- Experience of supplier scheduling, inventory control and supplier performance management.
- Knowledge of transport planning (LTL/FTL) and customs clearance procedures.
- Experience supporting NPI and engineering change activities.
- Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across Production, Purchasing, Quality and Logistics.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
We are looking for a team player who possesses excellent leadership, people, and stakeholder management skills. You will also be used to working in environments where change is a constant and will have the adaptability and flexibility to adapt and adjust to the unexpected.
The role is located at Stoke-on-Trent.
Are you excited to work in a global and multi-cultural work environment and are you looking for an inspiring and engaging workplace? Then we are looking forward to receiving your application.