Production Planning Leader

Your Career. Your Impact. Your Future.   At Gentherm, we believe the next big breakthrough begins with you. As a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, we develop advanced systems that deliver meaningful solutions to enhance health, wellness, comfort, and efficiency in everyday life. Our products and innovations are created for you, by you.  Be part of our team where a human-centric mindset drives everything we do—from the technologies we build to the careers we support. With decades of expertise, we have pioneered advanced solutions that have become a standard expectation for consumers around the world.  The same thoughtful approach we take in developing our technologies guides how we support your career: purposeful, impactful, and tailored to you. Because when you thrive, innovation thrives.  Production Planning Leader

IMPACT and OPPORTUNITY The main function of Supervisor Procurement Planner is to supervise the execution in accordance with MRP demand and guarantee and ensure material is available with the right stock, right transport mode, right time in order to support production plans. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervise the execution of procurement in accordance with MRP demand Ensures raw materials inventories are at agreed targets. Escalates issues in timely manner to procurement manager. Address SAP daily alerts. Inform team members of potential and real shortages of raw materials in advance of incident responsible for expediting coordination from supplier to production line.  Supervise Procurement planners send weekly releases that are successfully transmitted to suppliers. Supervise Procurement Planners to Assure suppliers adhere to transportation routing instructions and premium costs are minimized when they occur.  Supervise the execution of Planners to procure in accordance with MRP demand Ensures raw materials inventories are at agreed targets Ensure follow up and final attainment. Supervise with Procurement planners the follow and execute engineering changes, SOPs and EOPs with master scheduler,  Engineering and Quality Department.  Communicate ramp up/down plan to suppliers  and obtain delivery confirmations. Alert master scheduler of any error message on mrp exist in the system.  Confirm Import/Export department readiness for new materials.  Assure new product purchasing documents, SA’s,  have been loaded in SAP. Make sures Procurement planners attend monthly SIOPs, communicate supplier delivery and supply  risks provide action plans to mitigate issues. Accountable for supplier delivery to 100% on time. Ensures suppliers are held accountable for costs of poor delivery. Motivate suppliers to recognize GTHM as avaluable customer, to understand GTHM needs and technical interfaces. Participate in evaluation of suppliers,  assure potential contract, supplier capacity and delivery problems are addressed before they impact Gentherm operations.  Assure process PFA approvals in timely manner and charges are communicated to suppliers or customers as applicable.  Drive necessary corrective actions to avoid recurring or chronic premium cost issues. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Professional Degree. Plus 8 years’ experience in equivalent role Bilingual English/Spanish 100% Experience in automotive industry Experience dealing with suppliers. SAP /ERP system knowledge               Lean Manufacturing Basic                             MRP/MPS Strong Communication Skills Office English 90% At Gentherm México, we offer more than a job — we offer a path to make a difference. With plants in Acuña, Celaya, and Monterrey, we’re strategically positioned in Mexico’s automotive industry and part of a global team shaping the future of mobility.