Job Details
Description

Yamaha employees are committed to helping everyone progress, express and connect through music and sound. We offer innovative, finely crafted and award-winning products for the entire journey. As the world's largest musical instrument manufacturer, we are known for our quality, customer service and innovation.

Purpose of Role

Manage the Product availability at the right time, right place, and right quantity to achieve Customer Service levels and Optimum Inventory.

Key Accountabilities Include

* Support ERP and planning system data filed accuracy
* Support optimum inventory level planning at right time to achieve inventory and service levels
* Support product availability needs with optimum cost
* Support the goal of ensuring goods are received on time
* Support inventory health by ensuring efficient inventory flows
* Support the achievement of business needs

Primary Responsibilities Include

* Plan, create, maintain, and monitor Purchase Orders and resolve related issues for domestic and international suppliers.
* Monitor and assess backorder and inventory availability across the network.
* Create, maintain, report, and track KPIs with corrective action plans.
* Work cross-functionally to complete tasks (examples: work orders, product inspections, and repair).
* Facilitate cross-functional meetings including Purchasing, Sales, and Inventory meetings.
* Maintain item master and pricing.

Core Functional Competencies

* Analytics - Operations: Use data to understand business process and inform goals.
* Data Management, Analytics, and Reporting: Use tools to prepare accurate data and generate reports that meet information needs and enable decision making.
* Department Technology and Systems: Understand and can effectively use department technology and systems to perform work.
* Process Improvement: Use a systematic approach to close process or system performance gaps through streamlining and cycle time reduction.
* Product Knowledge - Operations: Possess detailed knowledge of Yamaha's products and services.
* Supply Chain Basics and Planning: Determine a course of action to achieve supply chain goals, including planning, sourcing, making, delivering; understand and be able to work with demand network- customer profile; seasonality etc.
* Supply Chain Synchronization - FIT, Import/Export, Logistics: Balance supply with demand, considering both lead time and demand variability created by supply patterns not matching demand patterns.

Core Behavioral Competencies

* Yamaha Way (Will, Integrity, Initiative, Challenge, Commitment)
* Customer Focus
* Values Differences
* Action Oriented
* Communicates Effectively
* Self-awareness
* Being Resilient

Qualifications
Ideal

* Demonstrated success in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field
* Experience using MRP and ERP systems
* Intermediate level skills in Microsoft Office including Excel
* Demonstrated success with work requiring attention to detail
* Demonstrated success working within a cross-functional, matrixed environment

Preferred

* Experience in Oracle/SAP
* Music instrument/audio industry knowledge
* Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school
* 2+ experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field.

Here's What We'll Bring

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, LTD, Life-Insurance and 401k with match AND automatic contributions
• Performance based bonus program
• Robust employee wellness programs including free music lessons
• Generous Wellness reimbursement program
• Tobacco cessation reward program
• Private concerts from award winning artists
• Discounted hotel, travel, entertainment, and other attractions
• Employee product purchase program
• Flexible work options (including hybrid and 9/80 schedule)
• Casual dress
• Vacation, sick-time and personal floating holidays
• Monthly events, for example -- Bring Your Dog to Work Day, Employee Singing Competitions, Spirit Week and other fun events
• Inclusive and passionate culture
• We foster a culture in which everyone feels welcomed, included, and valued; and recognize that diversity contributes to the success of Yamaha

Compensation

• Up to $29.00 per hour
• The posted compensation is the base pay. This is the hiring range and does not include bonus potential or the value of benefits. The hiring range does not reflect total earning potential over time.

• Final offers within the posted compensation range are based on qualifications, skills and experience required for the role.

If this role is 'music to your ears', please apply!