Senior CBR Specialist

Lear For YouWe work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you.A path to a better career. A better future.Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we’re named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies.They’re the secret to our success—empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together.Are you ready for a better career? A better future?Job DescriptionAs a member of the division materials team, the Sr. CBR Specialist will serve as a highly motivated, self‑starting contributor who leads and supports automation initiatives, digitalization efforts, and supply chain transformation across the division. You will support materials‑related new launch activities, ensuring timely follow‑up, issue resolution, and alignment with operational and customer requirements. Provide ongoing support to the CBR function across all NA JIT plants, driving process discipline, data accuracy, and continuous improvement.ResponsibilitiesProvide divisional support for CBR processes, ensuring consistency in customer release management, BOM accuracy, and engineering change control across multiple plants.Analyze customer releases and demand trend to support accurate planning and prevent supply disruptions.Maintain data integrity across SAP/AS400 systems and support master data standardization.Develop and deploy standardized digital reporting tools to improve visibility into demand, inventory health, shortages, change management, etc.Leverage Lear’s analytics ecosystem to support operational excellence and digital transformation initiatives.Support new program launches and model‑year changes by ensuring release readiness, BOM completeness, and material availability for all impacted plants.Facilitate communication across planning, logistics, engineering, quality, supplier management, and IT teams to resolve issues and align actions.Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance CBR processes, reporting efficiency, and planning accuracy.Advantages of working at Lear in the division materials group:•Access to advanced analytics tools through Lear’s partnership with Palantir.•Opportunity to develop deep data analytics skills and be part of a high-impact, innovation-driven team leading supply chain transformation within a Fortune 500 company.•Work across diverse plants and customer, gaining broad manufacturing experience and accelerating your career growth.Education RequirementsBachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or a related field.3+ years of professional experience in material planning, procurement, logistics, inventory management.Proven expertise in engineering change control, materials launch, and BOM management.Strong data and analytics mindset with the ability to translate insights into business action.Passion for digital solutions, with a strong desire to grow as an internal expert in AI, automation and analytics to optimize business processes.Advanced Excel, dashboarding, or visualization skills.Experience with MRP/ERP systems with strong proficiency in SAP and AS400.Bonus If You HaveExcellent communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills.Experience using SQL, Python, Power BI, or Palantir FoundryExperience with MMOG/LE standards.Automotive supply chain background, JIT experience, or multi-plant coordination.Equal Opportunity EmployerLear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.