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Robert Bosch Venture Capital

Venture capital funding deep tech startups

Logistics Specialist - Command Center

Inventory Management +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeFlorence, KY, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or alternative four-year program in Business, Logistics, or another associated field.
  • Previous planning experience, specifically in customer/supplier relations and production line planning, is required.
  • Intermediate computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook are required; Excel with Power BI experience is preferred.
  • Skills and knowledge of SAP and other software packages, such as Axalant and Test Software, are required.
  • Basic language skills are required.
  • Extensive mathematics skills are required for data management.
  • The ability to make independent decisions that may be complex is required.
  • The ability to work under direct supervision and follow standard procedures and written instructions is required.
  • Interpersonal skills to communicate with coworkers and personnel at all levels, including vice presidents, business unit managers, and line workers, are required.
  • The ability to work in an office environment, sitting or standing for most of the day, and to infrequently lift, carry, push, and pull material is required.
  • Indefinite U.S. work authorization is required; future sponsorship for work authorization is not available.
  • Candidates offered the position must pass a drug screen and background check before their start date.

Responsibilities

  • Provide a master schedule to production by line and product.
  • Communicate daily with planners to avoid supplier shortages.
  • Troubleshoot SAP issues as necessary.
  • Coordinate with aftersales on demands and relay build needs to the Production Scheduler.
  • Ensure the master schedule is loaded into SAP accurately and on time, and run the master production schedule so supplier schedules can be distributed.
  • Lead production meeting reporting for the assigned business unit.
  • Track production performance against the master schedule and take corrective action as required.
  • Maintain finished goods inventory levels at target and ensure inventory accuracy.
  • Establish daily production planning in line with a mutually accepted, cost-effective production plan.
  • Release material against blanket purchase orders to domestic and international suppliers to support the production schedule and pass-through business, and communicate schedule updates to suppliers regularly.
  • Manage inventory levels, schedules, and availability of selected manufactured or purchased items to meet production levels.
  • Track supplier delivery performance, follow up with past-due suppliers, and drive corrective action with late suppliers.
  • Communicate information to company departments and personnel as required.
  • Address root causes of inventory inaccuracy to improve overall system reliability.
  • Manage the daily part-shortage report and report as necessary in production meetings.
  • Follow up on and expedite materials as needed to meet customer requirements.
  • Reduce excess inventory to increase inventory turns.
  • Work with the logistics coordinator to reduce freight costs.
  • Propose process improvements and generate or manage key reports and metrics.
  • Monitor daily incoming electronic data interchange (EDI).
  • Minimize premium freight impacts.
  • Set up new customer scheduling agreements and part numbers based on internal orders from sales.
  • Compare customer demand with contracted capacity and alert the appropriate parties if demand exceeds maximum capacity requirements (MCR).
  • Develop customer partnerships.
  • Work with shipping to ensure customer requirements are understood and met.
  • Arrange customer expedites as required and communicate with transportation companies to prevent transit delays.
  • Maintain customer systems, including Covisint, DDL, Smart, and Supply Power.
  • Monitor customer orders, communicate significant fluctuations, and negotiate premium expenses with customers when customer order changes cause them.
  • Analyze customer releases for short-term changes and long-term forecasts.
  • Manage relationships with customer material planners and respond promptly to customer requests, following each customer's requirements and work instructions.
  • Receive customer purchase orders through the sales organization and/or customer integrated release engineer.
  • Analyze customer deviations.
  • Define production planning for finished goods pre-production parts in line with the program timeline.
  • Send releases to suppliers for pre-production parts without a scheduling agreement.
  • Ensure pre-production parts are available from suppliers to meet the production plan and maintain accurate inventory of supplier pre-production parts on site.
  • Establish lead times and communicate material delivery target dates.
  • Complete the logistics checklist for each gate of a new program.
  • Coordinate packaging definitions and line-side layouts with the logistics department.
  • Interface with customer receiving areas as needed.
  • Perform necessary SAP transactions, including material movements, sales orders, and shipping transactions.
  • Establish cost-effective shipment methods for pre-production parts.
  • Communicate supplier expectations, including the logistics manual, release requirements, and shipment guidelines.
  • Establish program ramp-up plans that support production and distribute them to suppliers.
  • Travel to suppliers as needed.
  • Report logistics progress toward program milestones and gates to management.
  • Ensure proper handoff of part responsibility to Production Planners.
  • Liaise with external departments for pre-production activities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous purchasing experience is beneficial.
  • Power BI experience, preferably with Excel, is preferred.

About the Company

Robert Bosch Venture Capital

Venture capital funding deep tech startups

RBVC (Robert Bosch Venture Capital) is a global venture capital firm that backs early-stage deep tech startups in areas like energy efficiency, medical devices, and virtual/augmented reality. It supports companies with funding and access to Bosch’s network and resources to help them scale and bring innovations to market. Unlike traditional VCs, RBVC may purchase solutions for a proof-of-concept while allowing startups to keep their intellectual property, which speeds up development and lowers upfront costs. The firm earns money through equity investments and the eventual success of its portfolio. RBVC’s goal is to accelerate technological advances across multiple industries by connecting startups with Bosch’s ecosystem, customers (from medical centers to data centers), and global reach.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$3.8B
Headquarters
Frankfurt, Germany
Founded
2007

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