Specialist, Container Management

Scout Motors • Blythewood, SC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is reviving an iconic American vehicle brand, electrifying and digitizing it with American innovation. The company emphasizes respect for the past, present, and future, focusing on community, work-life balance, and customer needs with versatile powertrains. Scout Motors fosters an environment for talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate, seeking individuals who are visionary leaders, knowledgeable doers, and passionate go-getters. Joining Scout Motors means being part of shaping the future of transportation and making history.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience in automotive production and logistics (e.g, inbound/outbound logistics, supplier management, container management, JIT/JIS)
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, logistics or related fields. An equivalent amount of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Strong technical skills in networking, hardware and software systems as well as process design
• Excellent problem-solving skills and communication skills
• Ability to independently work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• High attendance to travel

Nice To Haves

• Experience in automotive logistics supplier management preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate 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.
• Schedule empties (pallets, containers, transport frames, etc.) and track delivery backlogs.
• Identify potential risks in the supply chain. Actively develop and cross-departmentally align and follow up on countermeasures as part of the bottleneck control including checking the transport container inventory.
• Identify, process and maintain data for transport container inventory management and control, as well as processing complaints and initiating inventories.
• Establish ongoing, constructive and cooperative communication with the suppliers.
• Steer empty containers in the loop between the Scout plant and the supplier plant, to secure the plants with enough containers.
• Assume special tasks corresponding to the skills and duties of the job holder.
• Carry out this role responsibly in factual cooperative collaboration with supervisors, employees, and 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
• Eligible to participate in an annual performance bonus program

What This Job Offers

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