Supervisor Automotive Materials Department (m/f/d) – Jülich

Your mission

• Organize the Materials Department to complete material preparation and material-area planning in line with production plans.
• Oversee material kitting, issuing and line-side delivery management.
• Supervise the supply of materials to production lines to prevent wrong-part, mixed-part and missing-part incidents and ensure compliance with batch traceability requirements in automotive manufacturing.
• Resolve material-related issues, including non-conforming incoming materials, material shortages and incorrectly issued materials.
• Coordinate with the Quality and Procurement departments to define appropriate measures for handling material-related issues.
• Take responsibility for daily line-side warehouse management, including area-layout planning, 5S implementation, material labelling and batch management.
• Organize regular stocktaking, analyse the root causes of inventory discrepancies and drive appropriate improvement measures.
• Monitor slow-moving materials, evaluate losses related to work orders and implement material-scrapping processes to reduce inventory levels.
• Oversee work-order management and inventory accounting and ensure that work orders are closed accurately and on time.
• Ensure that all activities comply with German labour law, occupational health and safety regulations and the factory’s environmental management standards.

Your profile

• Completed vocational training supplemented by relevant further professional qualifications or a bachelor’s degree in logistics management, industrial engineering, automotive engineering or a comparable field.
• At least three to five years of professional experience in materials management, warehousing or on-site logistics within a manufacturing environment.
• At least two years of experience in a supervisory role.
• Good understanding of the automotive manufacturing industry and vehicle or component production processes.
• Familiarity with the IATF 16949 quality management system.
• Practical experience with factory ERP systems. SAP experience is preferred.
• Good knowledge of material inbound and outbound processes, stocktaking, bills of materials (BOMs) and engineering change notice (ECN) management.
• Excellent planning and problem-solving skills and the ability to respond effectively to unexpected operational situations.
• Experience leading multicultural teams, combined with strong leadership, communication and coordination skills.
• Rigorous, composed and highly responsible working style, with the ability to perform effectively under the pressures of managing workshop operations.
• Fluent English skills, sufficient for daily work, meeting coordination and customer reporting.
• German skills at B2 level or higher are preferred.

Why us?

• Competitive compensation ranging from 48,000 € to 60,000 €, depending on the candidate’s level of expertise.
• Flat hierarchies and an open company culture.
• Subsidies for company pension schemes and additional benefits.