Analyst, Container Management

Scout Motors • Blythewood, SC

1d • $70,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history, a vehicle dating back to 1960. The Scout brand is about respect for the past and future by electrifying and digitizing an iconic American brand with American innovation. Scout Motors empowers its talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. Scout employees are visionaries, leaders, knowledgeable doers, and go-getters with unrivaled passion. Join Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. This role will support the development, design, and implementation of planning concepts and projects for the Container Management Function. The role will support suppliers in necessary processes such as transportation, infrastructure, packaging, scheduling, and equipment to ensure an optimal and reliable supply chain of empties. This role is based out of the Scout Motors location in Blythewood, South Carolina, and requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in logistics or production environment in the automotive industry
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred. An equivalent amount of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage complexity
• Collaborative team-player with interpersonal skills able to work at each hierarchical level of the company
• Understanding of Production environment and affinity to work with complex IT-Systems

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience in the field of scheduling or pre series logistics would be an advantage
• Proven experience in digitalization of processes would be an advantage

Responsibilities

• Support in developing, designing and implementing planning concepts and projects for the Container Management Function
• Support the suppliers in necessary processes such as transportation, infrastructure, packaging, scheduling and equipment to ensure an optimal and reliable supply chain of empties.
• Scheduling empties (pallets, containers, transport frames, etc.) and tracking of delivery backlogs
• Identification of potential risks in the supply chain. Cross-departmental alignment and follow up of countermeasures as part of the bottleneck control including checking the transport container inventory.
• Identifying, processing and maintaining data for transport container inventory management and control, as well as processing complaints and initiating inventories.
• Establishing ongoing, constructive and cooperative communication with the suppliers.
• Steering of empty containers in the loop between the Scout plant and the supplier plant, to secure the plants with enough containers.
• Assumption of special tasks corresponding to the skills and duties of the job holder
• This Role is carried out responsibly in factual cooperative collaboration with supervisors, employees, involved and affected departments - in compliance with existing guidelines, standards and regulations

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Pay Transparency

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree