Sr. 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. We are building a company that respects its past and future, its communities, and its customers. We empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. We are looking for individuals who are visionaries, leaders, knowledgeable doers, and passionate go-getters to join us in shaping the future of transportation. This role is an opportunity to be part of a team that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in automotive production and logistics (e.g, inbound/outbound logistics, supply chain 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
• Ability to independently work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• High attendance to travel
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to optimize complex processes.
• Proven ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, driving successful execution on container management.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in automotive logistics container management preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead 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.
• Early identification of potential risks in the supply chain. Active development and 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
• Annual performance bonus program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior