Senior General Store Supervisor, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

As a Senior General Store Supervisor, you will use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions, build and lead an agile team to deliver advanced technology, create a culture of trust, and foster leadership in others.

Responsibilities

MRO, VMI & Indirect Material Management

• Lead and supervise equipment service-provider performance through defined KPIs, scorecards, service levels, and cost objectives.
• Implement and manage the VMI strategy for MRO and indirect materials.
• Coordinate with plant operating teams to establish and maintain Bills of Material (BOM) and requirements for indirect materials.
• Manage critical and spare-parts inventory to ensure availability while controlling costs.
• Define MRO/VMI scope of work, operational requirements, KPIs, and supplier scorecards.
• Establish and audit Min/Max levels, cycle counting, replenishment, and reordering processes.
• Partner with IT and cross-functional teams to implement and improve MRP/WMS processes.

Operational Excellence & Warehouse Management

• Ensure material handling and warehouse operations meet Safety, Quality, Productivity, Delivery, Cost, and inventory objectives.
• Optimize material distribution methods and processes to improve operational efficiency.
• Use Process Confirmation and standardized work to verify safe and effective operations.
• Monitor ANDON issues and coordinate timely response and problem resolution.
• Maintain warehouse 5S, inventory accuracy, location identification, documentation, and material-control standards.
• Drive performance against inventory, cost, scrap, material availability, and tooling/MRO expense targets.

Continuous Improvement & Compliance

• Lead and support Kaizen and continuous-improvement activities.
• Ensure operations follow applicable Ford Production System (FPS), quality, DOT/HAZMAT, ISO 14001, and PMHV requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, inventory management, material flow, cost, and operational efficiency.

Team Leadership

• Coach team members on Safety, Quality, and Productivity (SQP) expectations and adherence to standardized work.
• Promote effective communication, employee engagement, recognition, and accountability.
• Create a safe and supportive working environment.
• Perform required supervisory and administrative responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of warehouse management experience in large manufacturing enterprises.
• At least 5 years of working experience in a logistics planning or operational role within a manufacturing plant.
• Experience in maintenance of equipment, particularly Powered Material Handling Vehicles (PMHV).
• Experience in logistics automation project implementation.
• In-depth knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• MP&L (Material Planning & Logistics) experience preferred.
• Knowledge of constraint management principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Comprehensive knowledge of logistics planning and management.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays