Job Summary: The Material Analyst is responsible for the overall materials function and coordinating the efforts of Production Control, Shipping, Receiving and InventoryControl; to ensure an orderly and cost, effective system is developed and maintained which will enable production and sales goal to be met while minimizing freight dollars and inventory days on hand.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders and acquirement of materials. 
• Optimize freight and inventories.
• Implement, production scheduling, logistics and inventorycontrol processes which ensure the availability of materials for an uninterrupted flow of productionin accordance with delivery schedules, while maintaining minimum inventories.
• Select, motivate, train, and ensure development of a competent department and materials handling staff.
• Anticipate and resolve problems with short-term and permanent corrective action.
• Assist with warehouse layout and execution.
• Daily walks verifying material is stored in the proper location.
• Assist withthe management of the most economical inbound / outbound transportation routes, looking for opportunities to combine shipments, milk runs, and warehouse consolidation and distribution
• Quality System: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures. 
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtimeas needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask,interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Level Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance or similar field.
• 1-3+ Years of Experience in Materials or Supply Chain.
• 1+ Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Experience in ERP and MRP system.