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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:
The Magna Exteriors portfolio of products includes access systems such as liftgates, exterior trim, modular systems, front-end modules including fascia, active aerodynamic systems and other lightweight structural components for automotive, commercial truck and other industrial markets.
Recognized globally as an innovator in all aspects of vehicle exteriors, Magna provides everything needed, from materials development and design through manufacturing and assembly, to help automakers create sleek, state-of-the-art vehicles across the world.
Job Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Material Planning and Logistics Director is accountable for defining and executing the global strategy for material planning, logistics, and material flow across Magna Exteriors. This role drives enterprise-wide alignment, cost optimization, and operational excellence spanning packaging, logistics, warehouse management, inventory, and material movement. The position partners cross-functionally to support growth initiatives, improve service performance, and deploy scalable, data-driven supply chain solutions worldwide.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategy & Global Alignment
- Establish and execute the global Material Planning & Logistics strategy to support business growth, operational resilience, and customer performance.
- Drive standardization and best-practice deployment across regions for material planning, packaging, logistics, warehouse management, and material flow.
- Provide strategic leadership for greenfield and brownfield expansions, ensuring scalable and cost-effective material and logistics solutions.
- Operational Excellence & Cost Optimization
- Lead cost and efficiency improvements across material handling, packaging, transportation, warehousing, facility utilization, indirect labor, scheduling, and third-party logistics providers.
- Improve inventory accuracy, inventory turns, freight performance, and overall material availability while minimizing working capital.
- Ensure MP&L capital investments are optimized, delivering strong return on investment (ROI) and long-term sustainability.
Planning, Controls & Performance Management
- Define and govern KPIs for material planning and logistics performance, including inventory levels, service levels, schedule attainment, freight cost, and annual savings targets.
- Leverage analytics and digital tools to enable proactive planning, risk mitigation, and decision-making across the supply chain.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Support business development, quoting, and launch activities by providing robust material and logistics strategies that mitigate risk and improve launch readiness.
- Maintain strong alignment with OEM and Tier 1 customer requirements, ensuring compliance, service excellence, and satisfaction.
- Innovation, Capability Building & Knowledge Sharing
- Identify, evaluate, and pilot emerging technologies related to logistics, packaging, warehouse management systems (WMS), material flow automation, and planning systems.
- Reduce logistics-related CO emissions through network optimization, packaging redesign, modal shifts, and supplier collaboration.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, Lean thinking, and innovation across global teams.
- Facilitate structured knowledge sharing, benchmarking, workshops, and "read-across" of best practices, lessons learned, and innovations across regions.
- Leadership & Talent Development
- Develop global budgets and resource plans aligned to growth initiatives and operational priorities.
- Lead, influence, and develop talent within a complex global matrix organization, fostering accountability and collaboration.
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Magna International, Inc
We are a leading global automotive supplier with 347 manufacturing facilities and 94 product development, engineering and sales centres in 27 countries. We have over 159,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to our customers through innovative processes and World Class Manufacturing.