Job description
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Job Purpose
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities:
- Utilizes Lean concepts to reduce and manage WIP and inventory and improve material flow.
- Ensures controls, inventory levels and flow of materials are consistent with forecasts for manufacturing and customer service requirements.
- Coordinates with production operations, engineering, maintenance and other departments in the accomplishment of production goals.
- Prepares reports and analysis of various cost control, production, labor, quality, facility usage and other reports.
- Ensures prompt and economical receipt of materials, supplies and parts. Ensures that plant standards and requirements are met.
- Ensure the plant continues to operate in a cost efficient manner as technology, legal, regulatory policy and product changes are implemented.
- Performs those administrative activities necessary for the effective management of the department, including selection and development of employees, employee counseling and motivation, and organization goals and objectives.
- Plans, organizes, integrates and measures the work performed within the department.
- Performs other duties as required.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field is preferred.
- 3 to 5 years of materials focus experience in a manufacturing environment.
- 3 or more years of experience in inventory or production control.
- In depth understanding of material flow, material tracking, and customer service.
- Experience implementing lean material management concepts.
- Material systems experience is required and SAP/Oracle experience is a plus.
- APICS certification a plus.
- Computer skills in a Windows environment utilizing programs such as Outlook, Word, Excel as well as material planning applications.
- Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to foster cooperation, teamwork, and to effectively communicate with others.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills.
- Strong professional presence and the ability to interact effectively with customers and suppliers.
- High sense of urgency and the ability to excel in a high pressure environment.
- Must have the ability to work overtime and weekends as required.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters
Please note that as per Dana policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Dana will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
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