Material Planner

We make individual mobility safer, more comfortable and more sustainable. As a partner to the automotive industry, Continental develops and manufactures components, modules and systems. The safety and comfort of road users are at the center of our work. In addition, we develop ever more products which contribute to the protection of the environment by reducing fuel consumption.

Continental is one of the five largest automobile suppliers worldwide. Our development centers and production facilities are located where our customers are, so we are always nearby – worldwide. Many of our business units have excellent competitive positions: We are number one worldwide for foundation brakes, safety electronics, telematics, vehicle instrumentation, and fuel supply systems, and number two for electronic brake systems and brake boosters. We are the fourth worldwide for tires and are the European market leader for passenger and light truck tires, winter tires, and industrial tires. Our ContiTech division is the world market leader for foils used in vehicle interiors, conveyor belts, as well as for air springs used in rail transportation technology.

The Plant is certified on TS 16949, ISO 14001, ANSI  ESD S.20-2007, IEC 61340-5-1:2007.

• Scheduling of purchased parts: Ensuring a trouble-free supply of materials by domestic and foreign suppliers of a range of parts (on time and on schedule).
• In detail, this includes: determining material/parts requirements and, if applicable, the associated special parts requirements, carrying out scheduling, checking delivery schedules, checking call-off confirmations, clarifying delivery situations, reminding deliveries.
• Monitor material receipts, process complaints and carry out corrections regarding overstocks or missing parts within the specified framework.
• In addition, required quantities may have to be estimated together with the specialist departments. Profitability and security of supply must be taken into account according to a variety of criteria and order quantities and dates must be determined.
• In the event of bottlenecks or other delivery difficulties (e.g. raw material bottlenecks, slumps in quality, force majeure), coordinate production assurance measures internally and externally, carry out rescheduling.
• Draw up delivery schedules and coordinate them with suppliers and external service providers.
• Provide critical parts in a timely manner, taking into account various criteria.
• Participation and contribution of logistics interests in product arrivals and departures.
• Participation and enforcement of logistics interests in complex process improvement projects.
• Active inventory management to reduce unnecessary overstocking within logistical possibilities.

Basic knowledge on SAP Modules (Material Management, Warehouse Management, Inventory Management)

Advanced knowledged on MS Office 

Basic knowledge on Structure Problem Solving 

Basic knowledge in Inventory Management

Basic knowledge in Customer requirements

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