Description
The Senior Manager Vehicle Distribution manages a team at headquarters that oversees the daily operations of Vehicle Distribution as well as the operations of the Customer Delivery programs offered for US clients in Atlanta, Los Angeles and Germany. He/She conducts volume forecasting and production planning for the US market within the short term planning horizon. This position is instrumental to accurately fulfill vehicle allocation obligations within prescribed legal guidelines and Porsche AG requirements. He/She will collaborate with the Field and Porsche Centers to ensure vehicle orders are submitted in time and production quotas are filled and also work actively with PAG to balance short term demand and supply.
Key responsibilities include managing an 8 person team at headquarters in Atlanta, producing the PCNA weekly estimation, conducting and submitting Demand Projection to PAG, participating in the annual Long Range Planning process, overseeing the regular distribution of vehicle production slots to authorized Porsche dealerships, ensuring vehicle orders are submitted in time and production quotas are filled, and coordinating with PAG about ramp up, timing and restrictions, calculation of launch volumes, and coordination with Marketing for Launch Vehicle specifications.
Additional responsibilities include responsibility for the Special Delivery programs and operations for U.S. clients, concept development of key growth initiatives and pilot projects for the business field, maintaining and enhancing Vehicle Management Systems, managing department personnel to ensure the duties relating to company car fleet, vehicle allocations, order changes, sales reporting and others are executed in an effective and consistently professional manner, maintaining positive working relationships with PAG counterparts, operating department within annual and monthly budgetary guidelines, and responsible for the proper usage of, awareness of, and compliance with Information Technology security policies at Porsche Cars North America.
This role requires strong, senior manager-level skills in team leadership and management, interpersonal skills, strategy and analytics, strong verbal and writing communication skills in English, experience in project management and reporting, ability to prioritize and work under tight deadlines, independent and fast work style, high dedication, and ability to manage multiple high visibility projects simultaneously.