Barcelona
Material Planner (m/f/d)
As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.Your Tasks
- Act as the main interface between customers, suppliers, and internal production teams for all supply chain and logistics topics
- Manage customer call-offs including EDI setup and processing, demand and forecast analysis, and customer communication
- Ensure continuous and efficient component supply for assigned production lines (24/7 responsibility)
- Coordinate and monitor supplier performance, initiate corrective actions in case of deviations
- Plan, track, and manage shipments of finished products according to customer requirements
- Manage stock levels in line with business targets and ensure timely updates of logistics master data in SAP
- Coordinate annual inventory, analyze stock variances, and define corrective measures
- Manage packaging availability, expandable packaging, and cost recovery
- Handle logistics aspects of product modifications, SOP/EOP activities, and vehicle changes to avoid obsolescence
- Analyze logistics data, identify risks and gaps in the supply chain, and propose continuous improvements
- Define and improve logistics KPIs, follow up on customer and supplier scorecards, and moderate cross-functional meetings
- Manage overseas logistics issues, consolidation centers, carriers, and customs-related topics
- Resolve logistics incidents, customer portal issues, and penalty disputes
- Ensure high customer satisfaction through proactive communication and implementation of corrective and preventive actions
- Actively contribute to continuous improvement and excellence in logistics processes, in line with Brose Principles and Code of Conduct
Your Profile
- University degree, preferably in logistics, supply chain, or a related field
- 3–5 years of professional experience after graduation in logistics or supply chain management
- Experience in automotive industry is preferred; candidates without automotive background can be considered
- Solid knowledge of logistics processes and material flows in a manufacturing environment
- SAP experience as a user (MM, SD modules)
- Advanced Excel skills (analysis, reporting, data handling)
- Experience with customer call-offs, EDI, demand planning, and supplier management
- Strong analytical skills with ability to identify risks and improvement potential
- Strong communication, coordination, and decision-making skills
- High level of flexibility and ability to adapt to changes
- Fluent English (professional working proficiency)
- Fluent Spanish (professional / proficiency level
