Materials Planner

Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

Material Controller

Responsibilities:

• Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned. 

• Send out weekly and biweekly forecasts and releases to suppliers based on SAP demand. This incorporates manual transmission of releases, EDI transmission with certain Suppliers and through Tenneco's Supplier Network Collaboration (SNC) Portal

• Call in component stock in accordance with production plan from suppliers.

• Report any short supply or potential short supply to Supply Chain Manager and Master Production Scheduler.

• Follow up and escalate any overdue orders on a daily basis.

• Ensure that all changes are communicated to all suppliers timeously.

• Manage inbound shipment notifications on SAP, and re-align/reschedule shipments where necessary. Liaise with Freight forwarders regarding collections and delivery’s from foreign suppliers. Reconcile all outstanding orders prior to subsequent releases.

• Manage engineering changes and stock run outs.

• Continuously explore options to reduce component obsolescence.

• Update supplier rating monthly and supply purchasing with the score for each supplier.

• Manage importation files and ensure timorous submission to Supply Chain Manager for approval in line with agreed SOP’s from freight forwarders. (Import controllers)

Requirements:

• Strong SAP Material Control experience.
• Shipping Experience.
• MS Excel experience necessary.
• Communications skills essential

We are committed to the safety and health of our employees. We adhere to social distancing recommendations and other protocols, ensuring a safe work environment for all.