JOB DESCRIPTION

Behaviors and Competencies

• High levels of personal integrity when conducting the professional affairs of the organization and dealing with sensitive and confidential data relating to risk and cost.
• The ability to uphold the goals and culture of the organization.
• Focused on business results over personal preference
• An understanding of strategic business objectives, how IDSP supports these objectives and the ability to drive results
• Meet deadlines and work under pressure, with limited supervision.
• Well-organized and with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and lead multiple aspects of a project and plan
• Hold self and team members accountable

Education and Training

• An undergraduate degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, mathematics or a related field
• 5 years of business relevant experience in lieu of degree

Skills

• Ability to communicate fluently in English.
• Strong communication skills, with a proven ability to understand key supply-planning concepts and communicate with business stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to perform in a command-and-control role under pressure and to manage multiple priorities with competing demands.
• Strong analytical, data processing and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in supply-planning software both inputs and outputs
• Proficiency in working in a fast-paced, complex, dynamic, multicultural business environment.
• Ability to define a path and lead a team to execution
• Communication to all levels of employees in Business Unit
• Present data and analysis to leadership teams with understanding of benefits and risks

Knowledge

• Ability to working within high-performing teams in highly collaborative environments.
• Building relationships with key internal and external customers, based on trust and confidence.
• Data gathering, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including business process metrics and measures linking to business KPIs, ideally within a retail environment.
• Translating business goals and metrics into business process outcomes and related business cases for specific projects.
• Knowledge of general plant & supply chain operations

Experience

The following experience is considered essential:

• 3-5 years of experience using PC-based applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access).
• 3-5 years of direct supervision experience
• 3-5 years working in a cross-functional collaborative environment

The following experience is considered desirable but not mandatory:

• 5+ years of experience in working in the automotive industry.
• 5+ years of experience working within supply chain functions
• 3+ years of plant level experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with modeling, analysis and simulations tools.
• Experience with JDA/Blue Yonder/DDMRP planning software
• Tenured membership of professional organizations, trade or user groups, and a pattern of regular attendance at industry conferences to enhance knowledge of supply chain planning.

Job Description

The following experience is considered essential:

• Leads team members to focus on desired business results
• May orient, train, assign, and verify the work of fellow teammates
• Advanced analytical problem-solving skills to determine root cause of issues
• Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish assigned goals for a single unit with multiple suppliers
• Support all functions within IDSP and Supply Chain
• Support Supply Plan KPI’s related to IDSP
• Align with Supply Chain Director(s) on IDSP strategies
• Collaborate with Purchasing, Supply Chain Execution Team, Supply Chain Planning Team and Operations on various project opportunities
• Support standardization across region
• Participates in and oversees projects that influence the direction and execution of SCM process
• Support capacity studies
• Perform analysis as required
• Tracking and closure of all open issues related to ongoing supply projects and initiatives

This position will support the IDSP/Central Planning projects and initiatives including all system, data and business-related projects.  May have to support or direct one or more projects at once. Ability to travel up to 30% is required.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI