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Transport Planner Inbound Materials

Magna International, Inc

Mesa, Arizona

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Automotive Technology, Billing, Budgeting, Cargo/Freight, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Data Analysis, Freight Forwarding, Logistics, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, Material Moving, Materials Analysis, Microsoft SharePoint, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Operations, Operations Management, Plan Meetings, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Process Analysis, Process Development, Process Improvement, Quality Control, Reporting Dashboards, Strategic Planning, Time Management, Transportation Planning, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Mesa, Arizona
POSTED
13 days ago
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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

As an engineering and manufacturing partner, Magna's Complete Vehicle group helps traditional OEMs and new entrants to bring their automotive visions to life. At Magna, you will work in an innovative, international and dynamic team, always pursuing the goal of delivering high-quality products. We work in a diverse environment with global development opportunities. Together with our employees we constantly strive to create a better world of mobility.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Planning and ensuring production supply for all deliveries as well as coordination with external service providers
  • Operational handling and monitoring of inbound and outbound material transport for all programs
  • Optimization of operational execution and transport cost efficiency through dashboard evaluations and continuous process improvement
  • Ensuring on-time transport execution and strategic planning in both inbound and outbound logistics
  • Verification of invoices from various transport service providers
  • Issuance of credit notes to transport service providers
  • Freight cost savings for MS Mesa
  • Creation of claims and forwarding of costs to transport service providers
  • Key user for MAGNA Transport Management System
  • Plan and coordinate material deliveries including special transport requirements
  • Analyze material data to support transport scheduling, time budget calculations, and corrective actions
  • Monitor and manage daily transport operations, ensuring alignment with service providers and internal stakeholders
  • Create and revise operational standards and work instructions to support process consistency and continuous improvement
  • Act as a key interface between transport service providers, internal departments, and OEM partners
  • Support the planning and integration of new logistics projects and ensure seamless operational transitions
  • Create and manage EMS tickets to document and track transport-related issues
  • Conduct daily track & trace activities and provide regular updates through emails, reports, and stakeholder communication
  • Plan and deploy expedited transports for materials
  • Participate in regular coordination meetings with LSPs and 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics Provider) to drive process optimization
  • Handle operational disruptions and changes (e.g., weather impacts, production fluctuations, process adjustments) through proactive issue resolution
  • Coordinate and execute daily transport operations in collaboration with logistics service providers (LSPs), 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics Provider), and internal stakeholders
  • Ensure alignment of transport planning with Material Control (MC), 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics Provider), and LSPs
  • Monitor transport processes to ensure compliance with established procedures and initiate corrective actions when needed
  • Assessment of current processes and identification of improvement opportunities
  • Implementation of dashboard-based performance targets and continuous updates
  • Coordination with 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics Provider) on guideline reviews, tool evaluation, and SharePoint data usage
  • Training and quality control of new logistics service providers (LSPs)
  • Cost monitoring and data preparation for billing and freight controlling
  • Monthly invoicing of material services and variance analysis (planned vs. actual costs)
  • Operational transport execution
  • Coordination of transport planning with MC and 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics Provider)
  • Monitoring compliance with established processes
  • Ongoing communication and updates via emails and reports
  • Identification of improvement potential and support in transport-related matters
  • Daily review of delivery monitoring and data provision
  • Data cleansing in case of errors in the tracking system, including corrective actions
  • Content-based and tariff-based verification of freight forwarder invoices
  • Review of freight charges, delivery terms, and compliance with routing orders
  • Business unit-specific allocation of incurred freight costs
  • Cause-based assignment of fre

About the Company

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Magna International, Inc

We are a leading global automotive supplier with 347 manufacturing facilities and 94 product development, engineering and sales centres in 27 countries. We have over 159,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to our customers through innovative processes and World Class Manufacturing.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Automotive and Parts Mfg
FOUNDED
1957
WEBSITE
http://www.magna.com/

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