Department Overview:

Supply chain operations manage the supply chain processes to ensure all materials and products are available efficiently and effectively to meet the production plan. Developing the logistics and supply systems to provide a cost controlled operating solutions 

Job Purpose:

To lead a team of Material Planners, staff /contractors supporting delivery parts to production. The Senior Manager needs to ensure the team resolve supply issues and escalate risk suppliers which require support and leadership to improve delivery performance. The Senior Manager is responsible for managing the team with stock control, inventory management, invoice queries and engineering change along with the process to launch model derivatives during the life of the program.

The Senior Manager is also responsible for management of departmental KPI’s and activities to improve department performance and supplier delivery performance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing a team of people and external consultants supporting supplier improvement activities
• Parts availability to support build to minimum stock levels against production schedules or bespoke ordering process
• Working with production to minimize the impact of parts supply issues on production.
• Coordinating complex supply routes with suppliers who manufacture sub-assemblies for production including free issue parts supply from tier 2 into tier 1 suppliers.
• Identifying and leading suppliers affecting supply or production build process.
• Managing inventory (c. £40m) and stock control in the warehouse and lineside.
• Managing engineering change content and reduces obsolescence with the support of other departments (e.g. stock control, rework, etc).
• Budget management and working with finance to calculate forecast spending.
• Reporting the production and pre-production status at production reviews daily and the weekly senior management reviews identifying risks to build actions or support required.
• Managing external consultants who have the responsibility to improve supplier overall performance for parts delivery at the required quality then unlocking any quality, engineering, commercial, supply issues and coordinating support when needed from stakeholder departments.
• Managing the resolution of BOM issues with the programme team and engineering.
• Investigating using a cross functional team to resolve supplier invoice queries to prevent commercial issue escalation.
• Managing the new model launch lead person to implement new content using the supply chain tools including PFEP, BOM validation, open-to-go, etc. and manage/resolve concerns escalated in the process. Report the programme status at the LCM (part of the weekly senior management status review) & gateways as required.

Experience & Education:

• New model launch experience essential
• Material planning experience essential
• Previous experience managing tier 1 suppliers and supplier performance improvement
• Knowledge and experience of 3PL and warehouse management
• Team management capability essential
• Use of ERP/MRP systems
• High degree of MS Office knowledge is essential (with emphasis on Excel).
• Automotive product knowledge desired
• Automotive manufacturing experience is desirable.
• Ability to communicate, together with the ability to work accurately and efficiently, taking resourceful action during periods of considerable pressure.
• Ability to analyse and improve processes & working practices
• Degree or Higher diploma qualified or equivalent preferable.

Required skills & Behaviours

• Strong leadership skills
• Problem solving capability
• Able to use influencing skills
• Approachable and open
• Motivational skills
• Able to work in a changeable production environment
• Ability to coach & mentor direct reports and other members of the team to support delivery of KPIs and development

GRADE: SM

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