Position Title: Logistics Specialist
Mission: Meet requirements for internal and external customer on time, on right quantity and cost, developing and communicating in timely manner production schedules and plans to the organization. Monitor and control inventories of supplied components.
Essential Functions
Meet Proeza Internal Control Policy and Metalsa´s KPIs and MOS guidelines. Submitting and track Suppliers Monthly Scrap recovery formats.
Follow Quality System updating and implementing work instructions. Tracking and validating all action plans are closed at 100%.
Develop, communicate and ensure production schedules meet demand from internal and external customers, integrating customer releases information on QAD, making volume and mix analysis on periodic basis, address any variation that impact in cost to the company.
Work with Shipping Team to achieve 100% Customer Satisfaction, ensuring Shipping Schedules are met, being available at any time, making reconciliations on periodic basis to clarify and detect any discrepancy.
Track and Update QAD and PFEP. On QAD: Min / Max, Period orders, transit times, QPC. PFEP: Lead time, QPC. For current production and service requirements.
Communicate engineering changes, new part start of production dates & run out dates to materials group and affected areas and prevent obsoletes.
Keep inventory levels on target, tracking them on weekly basis, working with Production areas to increase changeovers and define production lot sizes.
Develop Improvement Projects that help to increase business profitability, support and implement KANBAN Systems, Work with other areas on Problem Solving Methodology
Purchase order receipt reconciliation to invoice.
Coordinate any maintenance needed for railcar and railcar equipment.
Work hand in hand with railroad company for railcar management.
Academic and Experience
Engineering Degree or equivalent degree with 3-5 years of experience or 5-8 years of experience working as a planner/scheduler/logistics specialist.
Experience as Material Planner (3-5 years preferred)
Production control and materials experience (3-5 years preferred)
Experience in QAD / MRP system (2 years minimum)
Experience with interfacing with suppliers and customers (2 years minimum)
Automotive Industry (5 years minimum, preferred)
Previous experience in railroad logistics management. Including working with railroad companies for inbound and outbound shipments.
Previous experience working with customers on a day-to-day basis. Including problem resolution and customer satisfaction.
Travel requirements, up to 25%, are needed. Expectation to meet customers (final customer and railroad customer) and relationship building.
All employees are responsible for understanding and complying with applicable policies, procedures, and internal controls; executing assigned control activities; maintaining appropriate supporting evidence; and promptly reporting any identified deviation, risk, or control deficiency to the direct leader.
Skills Required
- Engineering degree or equivalent degree
- 3-5 years of experience with an engineering degree or 5-8 years of experience as a planner, scheduler, or logistics specialist
- 3-5 years of experience as a material planner
- 3-5 years of production control and materials experience
- At least 2 years of experience with QAD or an MRP system
- At least 2 years of experience interfacing with suppliers and customers
- At least 5 years of automotive industry experience
- Previous railroad logistics management experience, including inbound and outbound shipments
- Previous day-to-day customer experience involving problem resolution and customer satisfaction
- Ability to travel up to 25%
Metalsa Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Metalsa and has not been reviewed or approved by Metalsa.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for manufacturing roles and often described as good or great. Feedback suggests total earnings can be strong when overtime opportunities are available.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance is frequently characterized as strong, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Feedback suggests plan quality contributes meaningfully to overall satisfaction.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is regularly highlighted as part of the package. Feedback suggests this feature boosts the perceived value of total compensation.
Metalsa Insights
What We Do
Metalsa is a private company and a subsidiary of Proeza Group. We manufacture tier 1 structural components for the light and commercial vehicle markets. We are constantly growing and innovating. Having state of the art technology that keeps products at the forefront. Our portfolio includes structural components for light trucks as well as chassis frames, side rails, and cross members of heavy trucks and buses. For us, our collaborators are the engine of the company and everyone works together to achieve our vision; “Together, we build the future of lightweight vehicle structures through innovation-driven solutions”. Our culture is a strong asset to foster collaboration and communication in order to support efficient decision-making processes. We continually strive to eliminate barriers of collaboration and seek for human development and the well-being of our communities. We create a multicultural team of more than 11,000 employees around the world giving Metalsa the opportunity to offer solutions to the customer with a strategically global perspective.
