OS&CI Manager, Supply Chain

Tenneco•Northville, MI

21d

About The Position

The Supply Chain OS&CI Manager leads supply chain process improvement in alignment with the P3 Tenneco standard. The role facilitates supply chain improvement workshops and contributes globally to cash flow and working capital improvements, collaborating closely with Plant and Regional Supply Chain teams. The manager defines and supports execution of the Global Supply Chain OS&CI strategy and its implementation roadmap. The role drives high-impact initiatives in areas such as inventory reduction, lead-time compression, freight cost reduction, service-level improvement, and working-capital optimization. It also promotes Lean tools and supply-chain methods, and simplifies complex global supply chains into effective practices for internal and external customers. The position leads capability-building events and Kaizen workshops, supports plant teams pursuing P3 Supply Chain certification, and helps deploy continuous-improvement practices and a safety mindset. It develops plant supply-chain capabilities through training, coaching, best-practice sharing, and competency development. The manager also supports inventory-reduction programs, facility and system specifications aligned with Lean Supply Chain principles, and cross-functional work with Procurement, Sales, Manufacturing, and Logistics. Travel is 50%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or Business.
Proven leadership skills and the ability to lead Supply Chain organizational change across multiple sites, regions, and customers globally.
Deep knowledge of end-to-end supply-chain processes, including demand planning, S&OP/S&OE, supply planning, MRP/ERP, inventory management, warehouse operations, and transportation/logistics, as well as the P3 Tenneco Supply Chain standard.
Familiarity with Lean Supply Chain tools and methods, including PFEP, kanban/pull systems, milk runs, VSM, warehouse 5S, and DDMRP.
Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to train, coach, and influence across functions.
Ideally, 5 or more years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or Operations roles in manufacturing environments.
Strong analytical and mathematical aptitude and demonstrated problem-solving ability, including root-cause analysis of supply-chain failures.
Ability to work independently and in teams; humble, self-motivated, creative, and innovative.
Project-management experience or skills, including the ability to lead multiple simultaneous improvement initiatives across sites.
Ability to motivate and energize others, with strong teaming and interpersonal skills across Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and Commercial functions.
Demonstrated ability to deliver significant supply-chain results using improvement tools and techniques, such as inventory reduction, freight savings, and service-level improvement.
Facilitation skills, including the ability to lead Supply Chain improvement workshops, VSM sessions, and plant-level problem-solving activities.
High-energy, positive can-do mindset and willingness to lead through a Go and See philosophy in warehouse and shop-floor environments.
Task-oriented, results-driven change-agent approach and willingness to challenge conventional Supply Chain thinking and methods.
Willingness to travel 50%.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
APICS, CSCP, or CPIM certification.

Responsibilities

Define, drive, and support execution of the Global Supply Chain OS&CI strategy and the roadmap for implementing the P3 Tenneco Supply Chain standard.
Promote global Supply Chain performance improvement through Lean tools, supply-chain methodologies, and P3 Tenneco standards.
Identify, prioritize, and drive or support global supply-chain improvement initiatives focused on inventory reduction, lead-time compression, freight cost reduction, service-level improvement, working-capital optimization, and employee development.
Simplify complex global supply chains and methods into effective practices that serve internal and external customers.
Become a certified P3 Supply Chain Trainer and Assessor.
Organize, facilitate, and lead Supply Chain capability-building events and workshops, including Kaizen events on demand planning, supply planning, inventory integrity, transportation and logistics, material handling, and Lean Supply Chain concepts.
Coach plant teams toward P3 Supply Chain certification and participate in assessments and calibration sessions.
Promote a continuous-improvement culture and act as a global change agent in supply-chain planning, execution, and reporting.
Drive adoption of Lean management tools, including daily management routines, warehouse, receiving, and shipping Gemba walks, tiered meetings, and layered process audits.
Support deployment of the safety mindset and Tenneco Core Values across Supply Chain functions and teams.
Identify plant Supply Chain training needs and facilitate training sessions and workshops aligned with P3 standards.
Identify, share, and deploy global Supply Chain best practices.
Collaborate with Plant Supply Chain teams and participate in developing, training, coaching, and evaluating plant Supply Chain resources.
Define competency development paths for plant Supply Chain teams aligned with P3 Supply Chain maturity objectives.
Lead or support inventory-reduction initiatives using tools such as PFEP, buffer-sizing models, and excess-and-obsolete reviews, and facilitate related workshops.
Participate in developing specifications for facilities, equipment, and systems to comply with Lean Supply Chain principles and P3 standards.
Collaborate with Procurement, Sales, and Manufacturing to coordinate the end-to-end supply chain.
Partner with Logistics on transportation cost-reduction programs, carrier rationalization, and customs and trade-compliance alignment.