Description
In this position, you will serve as the primary link between forecasted sales requirements and actual manufacturing execution. Your mission is to develop precise vehicle and part-level volumes, identify potential supply chain bottlenecks, and drive cross-functional alignment to ensure seamless vehicle production and successful product launches.
You will be at the heart of the company's manufacturing strategy, directly influencing how vehicles are brought to market. This role offers high visibility, the opportunity to solve complex global challenges, and a clear path for professional growth within the Supply Chain and Operations organizations.
Responsibilities
- Volume Development: Develop and maintain vehicle volumes and market allocations based on Final Program Volume data.
- Capacity Analysis: Conduct comprehensive capacity studies to communicate requirements to the supply base and evaluate the impact of potential volume shifts.
- Constraint Management: Proactively identify commodity constraints and manufacturing gaps, working cross-functionally to resolve issues that could affect launch timelines or planned production mixes.
- Change Management: Manage complex changes in vehicle volumes, feature rates, product definitions, and Bills of Materials to eliminate supply risks.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead consensus meetings with Sales and Marketing teams to align market demand requests with manufacturing capabilities.
- Supply Gap Resolution: Analyze and bridge the gap between Free Demand and Funded Supplier Capacity, ensuring supplier investments align with long-term forecasted needs.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: 2-5 years of experience in capacity planning, supply chain analysis, or manufacturing operations, preferably in the automotive industry.
- Analytical Skills: Strong proficiency in data analysis and modeling, with the ability to translate complex data sets into actionable supply chain strategies.
- Communication: Excellent negotiation and presentation skills, with the ability to drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.
- Technical Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP/PLM software.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare, and more
- Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time