Manager of Logistics

Overview

Your Contribution

As a Manager of Logistics reporting to the Plant Manager - Murfreesboro, you will be a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, serving as a true business partner to the Plant Manager. The overall objective is to develop short-term and long-term strategic plans for this function to drive continuous improvement through improved efficiency, cost reduction and/or improved service delivery while achieving all elements of our customer scorecards.

This role is responsible to:

• Lead Direct Reports in Murfreesboro including Customer Service, Production & Material Planning, Shipping & Receiving and Inventory Support.
• Embrace the MAHLE Leadership Principles:

Empower with accountability:
Own mistakes and practice continual learning. Foster autonomy and development.

Trust each other:
Practice collaboration and communicate in an honest and authentic way. Utilize differences to make us stronger.

Inspire for change:
Create enthusiasm for MAHLE’s future by establishing an environment that supports innovation and entrepreneurship.

Lead by example:
Make and keep commitments. Receive feedback before giving feedback.

• Strive to create an inclusive environment in which employees are valued and respected.
• Take ownership of talent management practices within the team. This includes, but is not limited to, diversity, equity and inclusion, learning and development, performance management, and succession planning.

• As a key member of the management team, participates in the overall leadership of the location.
• Strategy
  • Develop the vision and roadmap to support the long-term strategy and future growth of the organization while managing the day to day operations of the logistics.
  • Build a sustainable, lean operation capable of not only supporting the company’s tremendous projected growth but also driving it.

• KPI Achievement & Relationship Management

• • Plan, manage, and coordinate all facets of the logistics operation to ensure outstanding supplier relationships while achieving or exceeding all elements of our customer scorecard and plant KPIs.
  • Work collaboratively and foster strong relationships across the organization at all levels. Infuse customer centric mindset into the organization with a bias towards action and improving the customer experience.
  • Work with vendors to develop a robust supply chain.
  • Develop logistics agreements: pack size, order quantity, ship frequencies, routings.
  • Ensure our supplier rating system is maintained (customer, vendor and freight deliveries).
  • Review customer delivery performance issues and ensure development and close out of corrective actions.
  • Manage EDI requirements.
  • Support escalated customer service issues.

• Material Planning & Material Flow
  • Manage the procurement of mass production raw material while balancing physical inventory and preventing line shutdown.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams and implement best practices related to forecasting and supply inventory control.
  • Facilitate continuous improvement of material flow and material management within manufacturing facility and supply chain.

• Warehouse & Inventory Management
  • Manage warehouse operations including stock management related to shipping, cycle counts, efficiency, accuracy & stock return.
  • SAP input/management:
    Oversee all receipts for incoming raw materials; oversee all transfers from inventory managed to warehouse managed.
  • Manage scheduling and loading/unloading of all incoming/outgoing containers.
  • Coordinate and implement consignment materials, future inventory, and warehousing concepts.
  • Track and report inventory issues and coordinate resolution.
  • Manage physical inventories for each BU annually; research and implement best in class inventory practices.
  • Benchmark and implement world class material flow/warehouse concepts and strategies (Lean Logistics principles – Logistics Excellence).

• Miscellaneous
  • Establish, report, and review team measurables.
  • Establish and track departmental budgets (expenses, inventory and transportation).

Your Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related discipline, from a four-year college or university.
• 10 years of experience in…