Materials Analyst
Location: Taylor, MI 48180
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with nights and weekends as needed. This position is primarily onsite with opportunities for remote work.
Build Your Career with Oakwood Group
Put your supply chain and materials experience to work with Oakwood Group, a family-owned automotive supplier serving the industry since 1945. We’re looking for an experienced Materials Analyst who can help strengthen our materials planning processes, improve supply chain performance, and support projects across the organization.
For 80 years, teamwork, respect, and creativity have been at the heart of how we work. If you enjoy analyzing problems, improving processes, and collaborating across departments, this could be a great opportunity to take the next step in your career.
What You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you’ll work across materials, operations, and other functional areas to improve processes and help ensure customer and production requirements are supported. Key responsibilities include: - Troubleshoot and resolve ERP-related issues involving BOMs, scheduling, logistics, and reporting.
- Perform capacity analysis and planning to identify resource constraints, support customer demand, and develop solutions that reduce production and supply chain risks.
- Evaluate demand and establish scheduling parameters that support customer requirements while maintaining target inventory turns.
- Drive process improvements within scheduling, customer service, logistics, and inventory management.
- Develop, document, and promote best practices, including safety stock optimization.
- Assist with vendor EDI implementation and additional cross-functional projects.
- Support customer-driven activities, including new program launches, balance-outs, and engineering changes.
- Coordinate communication among MP&L, engineering, operations, IT, finance, purchasing, customers, and suppliers.
- Provide training to team members and support initiatives focused on reducing costs and improving efficiency.
- What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in a business-related field preferred. Equivalent manufacturing experience will also be considered.
- 5+ years of experience within scheduling, logistics, purchasing, or supply chain management. Tier 1 or Tier 2 automotive supplier experience is preferred.
- Experience working with ERP systems, with IQMS experience preferred, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing methodologies is preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and continuous improvement skills.
Benefits
We offer benefits designed to support our employees, including: - Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with a 3% company match
- Paid vacation
- 13 paid holidays
Ready for Your Next Opportunity?
Bring your experience to a supportive, family-owned company where collaboration and continuous improvement matter.
Complete our quick 3-minute application today. We’ll respond within 1–3 business days. Your next career move could start here!
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