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Materials Planner

BENTELER Group
Grand Rapids, MI
Division: BENTELER Automotive

Functional Area: Supply Chain Management

Career Level: Professional

Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time

Weekly Working Hours: 45,00

Required Languages: English

Requisition ID: 45262

Benefits: United States : 401(k) Match || United States : Dental || United States : Development || United States : Educational Assistance || United States : Flexible Work Schedules || United States : Health Savings Accounts || United States : Holidays || United States : Life & Disability || United States : Medical || United States : Training || United States : Vacation || United States : Vision || United States : Wealth Management Support

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Position Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the SC cost calculation of new projects/products (Process "Acquire & Quote") / (K1)
  • Develops and implements detailed concepts along the entire value chain for Process "Develop & Launch" and Process "Make & Deliver" including ongoing optimization (K2 and K3)
  • Process mapping (value stream) costs of: transport, containers, warehousing and inventory capital commitment
  • Supply Chain transparency; stock and container posting procedures in SAP incl. respective SC master data and SAP parameters
  • Develops layout plans ensuring lean material flow
  • Identifies bottle necks, tracks the respective supply chains and initiates countermeasures
  • Supports plants and customer lines to handle urgent planning requests
  • Supports the standardization and optimization of planning tools, Logistics equipment's (container, shelves, label, internal transport vehicle, line feeding ..) and processes
  • Supports the implementation of lean elements such as KanBan, internal milk run and supermarket in the plants
  • Material supply to the production line, line feeding, material replenishment
  • Prepares SC data and quotation documents for negotiations with service providers; collects and tracks contract conditions (e.g. transit lead times, prices, service ..)
  • Defines standard regulations for containers; in some cases: develops and tests special containers
  • Optimizes the packaging at JIS and components plants
  • Provides support to all activities assigned by the direct supervisor.

Position Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain / Operations or Engineering, advanced education preferred
  • Minimum 2 years management of customer portals
  • SAP experience a plus
  • 5 years of experience in automotive

Your contact

Ron Maynard

BENTELER Human Resources

Phone

Your new employer

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with more than 20,000 employees at around 90 locations worldwide.

The same is true in our BENTELER Automotive division. This is where intelligent solutions for the automotive world are born—and where we, as a partner, provide answers on central topics like safety, the environment, and efficiency to nearly every major automotive manufacturer. Whether it's the body, the chassis, or the engine, we’re constantly setting new standards with the products, materials, and technologies we develop and produce. Inventiveness that makes sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!
Posted 2026-01-13

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