**JOB MISSION:** To ensure high-level management of VWCO’s parts inventory, identify and implement improvements for full inventory control and asset protection, maintain a high level of accuracy in our systems, promote the accuracy of the entire Logistics Bill of Materials (BOM), and contribute to flawless movement of inventory balances through the development of highly reliable technical structures. **Responsibilities and Duties** **\*\*\*INVENTORY\*\*\*\*** * Ensure compliance with fiscal regulations and standards by supporting internal and external audits with up-to-date documentation and evidence of controls, thereby guaranteeing adherence to company and external procedures. * Advise on and recommend best practices for logistics processes, analyzing the operational environment using performance indicators and acquired expertise to deliver optimal results for the company and ensure process continuity—avoiding losses, stockouts, or overstocking. * Plan and monitor planned versus actual expenditures monthly via analysis of material inflows and outflows to uphold financial discipline, predictability, and optimal use of departmental resources. * Conduct daily analyses of materials and technical structures using corporate systems to improve efficiency, optimize time, identify failures, and ensure decision-making accuracy within the operational flow. * Carry out internal and external inventories of production materials—including analysis and systemic adjustments—through periodic physical counts conducted both in-house and at supplier sites to maintain accurate alignment between physical and system inventory balances, always aiming for maximum accuracy. * Manage invoicing, debt negotiations, material collection for disposal, and inventory scheduling via meetings and technical visits to ensure compliance with contractual clauses applicable to the company. * Plan, develop/select logistics service providers and manage contracts for third-party logistics operators and purchased services (including technical visits if required), monitoring performance indicators, contractual clause compliance, and deadlines to optimize direct impacts on production lines, reduce costs, and improve third-party performance. * Manage the Technical List in SAP, performing analyses of Engineering Bill of Materials (BOM) releases—including Special Vehicles (SVE), Parts & Accessories (P&A), and Semi-Knocked Down (SKD) vehicles—and Manufacturing classifications to ensure balanced demand planning with suppliers, maintain inventory level accuracy, and enable correct vehicle cost accounting per production and commercialization parameters. * Define material procurement strategy (origin/baptism), analyzing Engineering BOM releases and aligning them with strategic project definitions to ensure balanced demand planning with suppliers, maintain inventory level accuracy, and enable correct vehicle cost accounting per production and commercialization parameters. * Calculate annual volumes of production parts by consolidating strategic data on planned volumes per model and corresponding optional configurations, as defined by Sales and Marketing departments, enabling Purchasing to negotiate effectively with suppliers. * Manage the Logistics Bill of Materials (BOM), including specific modifications to the Bill of Materials (BOM), to reflect operational particularities and exclusive requirements for material supply and handling—ensuring balanced demand planning with suppliers, maintaining inventory level accuracy, and enabling correct vehicle cost accounting per production and commercialization parameters. * Valid driver’s license and willingness/availability to travel **Requirements and Qualifications** **Education:** * Bachelor’s degree in Administration, Logistics, Engineering, or related fields * Postgraduate degree in Project Management, Logistics, Engineering, or related fields **Languages:** * Advanced English  **Information Technology:** * Power BI (preferred) * SAP S/4HANA (preferred) With a comprehensive portfolio of solutions for cargo and passenger transportation, Volkswagen Trucks and Buses is one of the **largest truck and bus manufacturers in Latin America**, and part of the **TRATON GROUP**, one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, comprising the brands Volkswagen Trucks and Buses, MAN, Scania, Navistar, and RIO. Since commencing operations in 1981, reaching market leadership while respecting and **meeting customer needs** with the best cost-benefit ratio has always been our company’s focus. And that is precisely what we offer customers: **custom-built** trucks and buses, outstanding after-sales service, and an extensive range of services. Brazil hosts the **global Research and Development Center** for Volkswagen Trucks and Buses, with deep expertise in emerging markets for custom-built vehicles. Thus, we remain continuously connected to innovation—in both our products and services—to meet our customers’ evolving demands. Volkswagen Trucks and Buses’ Resende plant implements the **Modular Consortium**, a unique and innovative global production model where our suppliers are directly involved in vehicle manufacturing. With a network of **150 dealerships**, our products reach every region of Brazil. We also export to more than **30 countries across Latin America and Africa**. At the heart of our operations are hundreds of employees from across Brazil—with diverse educational backgrounds, experiences, and skills—living our motto daily: **United, we are unbeatable!** **WHAT WE OFFER** -------------------- Volkswagen Trucks and Buses is recognized as one of the **best companies to work for in Brazil!** We are an **innovative company**, adapting to market dynamics and customer needs while delivering products of the highest quality and technological sophistication. With this focus, we achieve outstanding results supported by a solid foundation that enables professional growth for our employees. For us, attracting and retaining talent who help our organization achieve its goals and exceed targets is essential. Working at Volkswagen Trucks and Buses means being part of an environment that fosters a vital **connection among work, people, and achievements**. That is why we value and respect our professionals. It is our people who make the difference in our business and position our brand as a leader in the Brazilian automotive industry. **WE VALUE YOUR TALENT** --------------------------- We are committed to fostering a **plural and inclusive environment**, where everyone is valued for their skills and competencies. We believe people are critical to our growth and success—aligned with our **core values**: respect, integrity, teamwork, determination, and customer focus. Among our initiatives to promote a **diversity culture** at Volkswagen Trucks and Buses are our Affinity Groups. These forums aim to stimulate dialogue and knowledge exchange. Five priority topics are addressed, each with its own dedicated group and always sponsored by a Vice President or Director: gender, generations, persons with disabilities, sexual orientation, and race.