Supply Chain Manager

International Automotive Components•Anniston, AL

About The Position

The Supply Chain Manager will oversee the Supply Chain Management (SCM) team to ensure customer and internal metrics are maintained at acceptable levels. This role involves managing the plant's SCM continuous improvement plan, ensuring the safe operation of material handling equipment, and developing a team proficient in the IAC ERP system, lean manufacturing tools, customer systems, and IAC SCM processes. The manager will implement IAC SCM BASIACs, manage the ECN process for material flow, and ensure the plant utilizes its logistics plan effectively. Key responsibilities include managing inventory for accuracy and turn objectives, implementing continuous improvement actions for inventory accuracy, and ensuring on-time delivery to customers and suppliers. The role also involves managing customer requirements and metrics, establishing escalation processes for potential shipment delays, and participating with the plant management team to achieve targets. All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years automotive Tier 1 materials management experience
Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with all levels across the organization
Strong analytical background with demonstrated ability to analyze, explain, and draw logical conclusions from complex operational, financial, regulatory and/or business data
Continuous Improvement / Kaizen / Lean facilitator
Knowledge of automotive customer systems and requirements (DDL, SNC, SMART, Supply Power, ANTS)
Inventory management toolbox – reduction & accuracy improvement
MS Office tools fluency

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business management or related field preferred
APICS certification a plus

Responsibilities

Oversee the SCM team to ensure both customer and internal metrics are maintained at acceptable levels and a proper continuous improvement plan with defined actions, responsibilities and delivery dates that are clearly understood by the team
Manage the plants SCM continuous improvement plan
Ensure the safe operation of the plant’s material handling equipment in accordance with published plant and corporate guidelines
Develop a team that has mastered the use of the IAC ERP system, “lean manufacturing” tools, customer systems and IAC Supply Chain Management processes to support the requirements of both our internal and external customers.
Implement the IAC SCM BASIACs; understand the gaps and implement a continuous improvement plan with defined actions, responsibilities and delivery dates that are clearly understood by the team
Manage the ECN process as it pertains to the continuous flow of materials both inbound and outbound
Ensure the plant understands, utilizes and achieves it logistics plan
Manage the plants inventory, ensuring policy and procedures are implemented to achieve accuracy and turn objectives
Manage the physical inventory process to ensure accuracy and alignment with corporate policy
Manage continuous improvement actions to achieve 98% + inventory accuracy
Manage the SCM team to ensure 100% on time delivery to the customer and develop continuous improvement actions for all issues preventing achievement of the objective
Manage the supply base and SCM team to ensure 100% OTD for purchased goods and ensure continuous improvement actions are developed for any issue preventing achievement of the objective
Manage the team to ensure all customer requirements, metrics and systems are utilized to acceptable levels
Ensure that the plant has a proper escalation process with increasing levels of communication, both internal and external, ensuring that both internal leadership and the external customer are aware of any potential delays to shipment prior to their occurrence
Participate with the plant management team to achieve targets, goals and objectives
All other duties as assigned