Adient

Materials Analyst

Adient  •  United States (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

The ideal candidate will play a key role in managing all material flow activities — ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance within our ERP and supply chain processes. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on daily operations and long-term performance goals.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain the ERP system for all material functional areas, including Item Master, BOM, ship-to locations, and inventory parameters.

  • Create and manage daily production schedules, ensuring production output is recorded and posted accurately in the ERP system.

  • Communicate “No Surprise” forms to customers when supply shortages occur.

  • Review daily MRP supply reports and take appropriate corrective action as needed.

  • Identify and correct customer cumulative and supplier inaccuracies.

  • Track component inventory inaccuracies, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.

  • Perform daily cycle counts and reconcile inventory variances.

  • Track and report premium freight events and downtime caused by suppliers.

  • Create debit memos for cost recovery and communicate DMRs to assigned suppliers.

  • Obtain disposition for quality hold materials.

  • Track supplier communication status for engineering changes proposed by program management.

  • Report daily on all key materials performance metrics, including inventory valuation, cycle counts, inventory accuracy, and past due parts.

  • Achieve assigned inventory valuation and turn targets.

  • Actively participate in Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) investigations and 8D problem-solving processes.

  • Report accidents, occupational illnesses, or HSE emergencies and communicate unsafe conditions promptly.

  • Ensure compliance with all safety and BOS/MMSA procedures within assigned production areas.

Qualifications:

  • 3–5 years of related experience in materials, supply chain, or production planning.

  • Strong ERP/MRP system knowledge and data accuracy orientation.

  • Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

  • Commitment to safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

  • Automotive background highly desirable.

  • Strong proficiency in Excel

  • Experience and comfort working in Just-In-Time (JIT) environments.

  • Associate’s degree in a related field (preferred).

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About Adient

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.

Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Plymouth, Michigan
Year Founded
2016
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