About the job
As a Customer & Procurement Planner at Bosch, you will play a pivotal role in managing material flow throughout the North American supply chain, ensuring seamless operations for our customers, manufacturing plants, and internal logistics. Depending on the evolving needs of our business and team structure, you may focus on either Passthrough (Customer) Planning or Procurement (Raw Material) Planning. Our planners are expected to cultivate expertise in both domains, promoting agility and adaptability within the organization.
Note: Individual planners will be assigned a primary focus area based on specific team dynamics and business requirements. This job description encompasses both tracks to facilitate role mobility and cross-training within the planning team.
Track A: Customer & Passthrough Planning
In this track, you will procure finished goods from Bosch's global supply plants, manage inbound warehouse operations, and fulfill demands from OEM/Tier 1 customers.
A1. Inbound Planning & Procurement:
- Create and oversee purchase orders and delivery schedules aligned with customer demand and inventory objectives.
- Maintain a rolling demand forecast spanning over 24 months within SAP or Kinaxis Maestro to support long-term capacity planning.
- Collaborate with supplying plants regarding prioritization, capacity issues, shortages, engineering changes, and end-of-production transitions.
- Monitor order confirmations and proactively address discrepancies between confirmed and required quantities.
- Update and manage planning master data, including lead times, minimum order quantities, lot sizes, safety stock levels, and MRP assignments.
A2. Warehouse Coordination:
- Oversee inbound receipts, inventory management, and stock availability across North American warehouses.
- Work with warehouse operations to resolve blocked stock, MRP exceptions, and inventory discrepancies.
- Ensure visibility for goods-in-transit and facilitate timely clearance of open inbound deliveries.
- Support warehouse functions through accurate ASN transmissions, delivery scheduling, and prioritization of outbound shipments.
- Identify slow-moving and obsolete inventory in collaboration with warehouse teams, devising effective disposition strategies.
A3. Customer Management & Order Fulfillment:
- Handle customer-facing planning for OEM and Tier 1 accounts across automotive, powersports, and commercial vehicle sectors.
- Process and validate customer EDI releases, ensuring accurate order intake and timely fulfillment.
- Transmit and validate Advance Shipping Notifications (ASNs) through customer portals as per their requirements.
- Coordinate outbound shipments and track deliveries until they reach the final customer destination.
- Proactively communicate supply chain developments to customers, addressing any potential issues or changes.

