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What we offer:At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.Group Summary:Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.

Job Responsibilities:

Position Summary:

Supports Launch and Engineering with management of non-series demand. Must coordinate externally to customer and suppliers and internally with operations, engineering and launch to ensure smooth implementation of new changes and/or new products into the production process. 

Key responsibilities:

Ensure a safe work environment and compliance with all EHS policies and procedures is sustained. Ensure conformance to IATF 16949 quality management standards is sustained.  Maintain process procedures and documentation as applicable.  Identify and suggest changes to procedures as appropriate.  Manages all incoming demand for non-series product, this includes but is not limited to, new program demand, T-Cars, COP and other testing requirements, and PTR’s.Confirms BOM from customer of requirement (internally or external).Manages BOM into an order demand in the system.Support special seat build material tracking – parts in house confirmation.Support special seat build production status tracking and/or production support through organized spreadsheets.Support with preparing seats for shipment to customers as required.Manages order in the system to completion, including backflushing of materials, invoicing customer, and closing of requirement.Support with Engineering Change Management – material implementation or containment to ensure clean break points to the customer and no shipment of obsolete parts.Lead part inventory and location confirmation ahead of build events to ensure all parts needed for builds are available in the quantities required.Owner and maintains a detailed and organized build schedule to ensure shipment plans to meet program requirements. Tracks and maintains KPI for on time builds of non-series demands.Actively participates on projects designed to support program requirements, as directed by engineering management.Oversee inventory, organization, and cleanliness of the Launch/Engineering Part Storage Cage.Proposes departmental and process improvements to streamline the overall success of the company and success in meeting customer expectations.Attend all monthly employee meetings.Complete all assigned trainings before established deadlines.Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Working knowledge of material planning.Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.Proficient in Microsoft Excel.Ability to read and understand Bill of Materials (BOMs).Understands problem solving methodologies.Strong leadership skills, guiding the team in a positive manner but able to hold accountable when needed.Demonstrates good interpersonal skills to work in a team environment to accomplish tasks through positive interaction with others (internally and externally).Proven strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize competing priorities.Able to work independently and complete tasks timely.Team player with good verbal and written communication skills.Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours when required.A proven record of dependability is required.

Preferred Skills:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of experience and education (technical or business related studies in process or completed).Understands seating components and seat-building processes.Experience with the launch phases for BMW.Building and maintaining professional relationships with the Customer.Experience with customer invoices – specifically ensuring correct information is provided to Finance.Experience with SAP.

Experience working in the automative industry.

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Worker Type:

Regular / Permanent

Group:

Magna Seating