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Job SummaryLead SCM and Site Projects aiming at developing and continuously improving the end-to-end flow of material, efficient utilization of available capacities and resources, in a safe environment and in order to meet customer demand, enhance material flow and optimize inventory.
Ensure compliance to policies, standards and governance of SCM processes through communication and training of the site SCM team.
Support the site SCM in executing the site SCM Strategy in accordance with the guidelines provided by the SCM Centre of Excellence.
Job Responsibilities Contribute to build business cases with clear deliverables within Key SCM projects to support Global/Regional Supply Chain Management team to deliver the roadmap to achieve excellence in SCM, taking into account Risk Management Create, maintain and govern the execution of Project Plans, to be delivered within agreed timescale and costs Provide update in timely manner (KPIs, Project plans and reporting) and escalate when appropriate Support SCM projects and processes from CI and deployment perspectives. These projects will vary according to the roadmap and business priorities: Integrated Business Planning, Master Production Scheduling, Capacity Planning, Material Requirement Planning, Shop floor inventory control, Distribution Requirement Planning, Inventory Management, Product Life cycle Management processes, Supplier logistics, VMI, milk-runs, warehousing, AGV, packaging, material handling, distribution, end to end visibility, IT/Solutions Projects, ERP, SCM Solutions. Support Global/Regional Supply Chain Management team in the creation and/or deployment of Business standards. Provide Director Global SCM Solutions with inputs to design the relevant Corporate Strategy. Provide site Supply Chain Management team with relevant Training Performance Monitoring Maintain, manage and communicate results as per defined project KPIs and project governance Apply PDCA approach, use A3 appropriately in case of deviation to plan to ensure successful project delivery and sustainability Depending on the size of the site, responsible for uniformity, accuracy, stewardship, semantic consistency, and accountability of the organization's official master data in the local ERP and systems Ensures master data integrity in key systems as well as maintains the processes to support the data quality Responsible for data management, governance, and master data quality in conjunction with other functional data owners to ensure functional master data integrity across the operation of financial systems is consistent and meets stated business rules and requirements. Identifies areas for data quality improvements and helps to resolve data quality problems through the appropriate choice of error detection and correction, process control and improvement, or process design strategies. Provides assistance in resolving data quality problems through the appropriate choice of error detection and correction, process control and improvement, or process design strategies collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs) and data stewards. Performance Objectives Service Level Inventory level Planning Data & Inventory Integrity End to end logistics costs GKN Policy Compliance Manages the SCM Site Annual Improvement Plan (AIP) Job QualificationsRequired Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a Supply Chain related field Minimum of 10 years of Supply Chain experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment Minimum of 4 years of Continuous Improvement experience Must be a US Persons (US Citizen, Green Card Holder / US permanent resident, refugee or asylee) to meet export control compliance requirements
Preferred Qualifications
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
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Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
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