MP&L Manager

Lear For You

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Lear’s diverse team of talented employees in 38 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com or on Twitter @LearCorporation.

As we are expanding our operations in Skopje, we have a next exciting opportunity for MP&L Manager who wishes to develop in international environment within central Material Planning and Logistics group. Your main task will be to ensure that strategic material planning processes are in line to enable operational and production continuity. You will be Leader who works closely with internal and external parties to ensure supply of materials is in place to satisfy production requirements coordinate the definition of Supply Chain standards, guidelines, working methods, methodologies, and tools; ensure their deployment in the different sites and toward Suppliers.

You main tasks will be:

• Lead a central material planning team supporting MP&L Innovation, Strategy, Leadership & Vision with the goal of increasing supply chain performance.
• Introduce and implement internal strategic materials systems and procedures to meet customer requirements.
• Oversee analysis of customer schedules to identify demand and potential constraints.
• Strategically manage the coordination of material supply into the plant to support manufacturing build.
• Oversee the storage and supply of materials within the plant to support the facilitation of daily production and maintain housekeeping standards.
• Risk management and escalations.
• Ensure maintenance of ERP/MRP parameters.
• KPI development, monitoring and action plans definition.
• Ensure stock accuracy within the ERP system to enable effective management of material component supply.
• Driving seamless launches with no materials related disruptions.
• Facilitate the timing of engineering level change to ensure maximum traceability and minimum stockloss.
• Work effectively with other internal departments such as Manufacturing, Quality, HR and Finance.
• Ensure that suppliers are managed and developed to meet the requirements of the products and service to ensure the most effective ongoing service is provided with existing and new product information.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in material planning, supply chain, logistics, or production planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading teams and managing end-to-end material planning and inventory processes.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, inventory control, demand planning, and supplier management.
• Strong communication skills in English, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across functions.

Why Lear

 We offer a fantastic place to work, opportunity to grow and being part of a company who places its people first.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.