Adient

Designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating

Inventory/Material Analyst

Inventory ManagementPosted on Nov 8

Full-timeWarren, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

One year of inventory management experience along with a related degree, or, if no degree is held, an additional equivalent of 3–5 years of materials experience within manufacturing.
Experience with materials flow, analysis, or coordination inside manufacturing operations.
Knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Excel.
Experience with enterprise resource planning systems and warehouse management systems; QAD is preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the Assistant Materials Manager in monitoring daily and weekly cycle count schedule progress to ensure all counts are completed by month-end.
Partner with the Material Analyst and Material floor team to inventory gains and losses, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
Audit cycle count packets to ensure they are complete according to BOS standards.
Monitor non-net and negative inventory conditions in QAD and coordinate timely resolution with the appropriate teams.
Work with the Material Analyst and Floor Team to complete inventory-related improvement projects, including implementation of RT and WMS activities.
Support the Assistant Materials Manager in developing and executing improved safety stock and time strategies.
Complete monthly ABC inventory analysis via the ABC calculator and coordinate required classification and parameter updates.
Maintain inventory-related data and KPIs, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
Develop and implement continuous improvement projects related to data collection, including progress tracking and activity updates.
Support annual profit plan activities.
Organize and manage physical inventories as required in coordination with the Material Superintendent.
Support all launch, balance-out, and change-control activities related to inventory accuracy and targets.
Maintain the pre-production inventory cage using inventory control practices for inventory in and out.
Work with the Materials team to ensure all material is on site prior to launch, engineering changes, and balance-outs, which may include supporting cycle and coverage count activities.
Confirm all system parameters are set up for new parts and removed for old-level parts through parameter reviews and QAD monitoring.
Validate obsolete inventory quantities and supporting documentation for customer obsolescence claims as required.

Desired Qualifications

Tier 1 just-in-time experience is a plus.
QAD experience is preferred.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Specific Duties:

Inventory Management

Support the Assistant Materials Manager in monitoring the progress of the daily and weekly cycle count schedule to ensure all counts are completed by end of month.

Partner with the Material Analyst and Material floor team to inventory gain/losses, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.

Audit cycle count packets to ensure they are complete based on BOS standards.

Monitor non-net and negative inventory conditions in QAD and coordinate timely resolution with the appropriate teams.

Work with Material Analyst and Floor Team to complete inventory related improvement projects including implementation of RT and WMS activities

Support Assistant Materials Manager to develop and execute improved safety stock/time strategies

Complete the monthly ABC inventory analysis via the ABC calculator and coordinate required classification and parameter updates.

Maintain inventory related data and KPI’s, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.

Develop and implement continuous improvement projects related to data collection, including progress tracking and activity updates.

Support annual profit plan activities

In coordination with Material Superintendent organize and manage Physical Inventories as required.

Change Control

Support all Launch/Balance out and Change Control related to inventory accuracy and targets.

Maintain pre-production inventory cage utilizing inventory control practices for in/out.

Work with Materials team to ensure all material is on site prior to Launch, Engineering Changes, and Balance Out’s which may include supporting the team to perform cycle and coverage count activities.

Confirm all system parameters are set up for new parts and removed for old level parts via parameter reviews and QAD monitoring.

Validate obsolete inventory quantities and supporting documentation for customer obsolescence claims, as required.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or similar field preferred
1 year of experience in inventory management along with a related degree. If no degree, additional equivalent of 3-5 years materials experience within Manufacturing.
Experience with Materials flow, analysis, or coordination inside Manufacturing operations. Tier 1 JIT experience a plus.
Knowledgeable with Microsoft Application including Excel
Experienced with ERP systems (QAD preferred), and WMS

PRIMARY LOCATION

Bridgewater Interiors II

About the Company

Adient

Designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating

Adient is a global leader in automotive seating, designing, manufacturing, and delivering seating systems and components for various vehicles. It uses a vertically integrated process from research and design to production, with more than 200 manufacturing and assembly plants across 29 countries, ensuring consistent quality and innovation. The company sells seating solutions to major automakers to differentiate vehicles through quality, technology, and performance, and it operates AdientDX to enable controlled data exchange across its supply chain. Its goal is to maintain leadership in automotive seating by delivering high-quality, scalable seating solutions with a global footprint and data-enabled operations.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Plymouth Township, Michigan
Founded: 2015

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