Specialist, JIS Material Planner
Blythewood · Columbia · USD 35,000-45,000 / year · 4+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 5, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 4+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Blythewood · Columbia
- Salary
- USD 35,000-45,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace.
- The Specialist, JIS Material Planner collaborates in developing, designing, and implementing planning concepts and projects for the JIS Disposition.
Responsibilities
- Collaboration in Developing, designing and implementing of planning concepts and projects for the JIS Disposition.
- Supporting the suppliers in necessary JIS processes such as transportation, infrastructure, packaging, scheduling, and equipment to ensure a cost optimal and reliable supply chain of the parts.
- Initiating, coordinating, and enforcing appropriate measures for the entire activities of the JIT process (e.g., parts lists, disposition releases and their advance information, security circulations)
- Early identification of potential risks in the supply chain, active development, cross-departmental alignment, and follow up of countermeasures as part of the bottleneck control including checking the parts inventory.
- Clarification and sustainable elimination of problems of the JIT process.
- Identifying, processing, and maintaining data for part inventory management and control, as well as processing complaints and initiating inventories, including the examination of the capacities of the JIT suppliers in coordination with the requirements of the operational production program.
- Establishing ongoing, constructive and cooperative communication with the suppliers.
- Developing, editing, monitoring and optimizing the material flow and delivery program and the production programs with the JIT suppliers.
- Assumption of special tasks corresponding to the skills and duties of the job holder.
- Carrying out the role responsibly in factual cooperative collaboration with supervisors, employees, involved and affected departments in compliance with existing guidelines, standards and regulations.
Requirements
- 4+ years of professional experience in automotive production and logistics (e.g., inbound/outbound logistics, supplier management, container management, JIT/JIS)
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, logistics or related fields, or an equivalent amount of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.
- Strong technical skills in networking, hardware, and software systems as well as process design
- Excellent problem-solving skills and communication skills
- Ability to independently work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- High attendance to travel
- Valid driver's license required
- Passport required
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree
- Experience in automotive logistics supplier management focused of JIS Processes desirable
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
- 401(k) program with an employer match and immediate vesting
- 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
- 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
- Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
- Annual performance bonus program
Workplace
- This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events
- Domestic and international travel required
- This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City
Skills
- JIS Disposition
- JIS Processes
- JIT Process
- Supply Chain Management
- Inventory Management
- Material Flow
- Networking
- Software Systems
- Process Design
- Automotive Logistics
- Supplier Management
