Supply Chain Manager
About this role
JOB DESCRIPTION
Supply Chain Manager
What can you expect?
We are currently seeking a Supply Chain Manager to join our Operations team. You will oversee the end-to-end supply chain operations, from procurement and logistics to inventory and distribution. You will balance strategic and long-term initiatives, to reduce cost, unlock capital, and ensure timely delivery, with operationally sound and prag-matic solutions that work in a just-in-time manufacturing environment. The position reports to our Operations Man-ager with a dotted reporting line to our central supply chain matrix organisation. You will be based full-time in office in our Torslanda Plant.
Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com
What will your responsibilities be?
• Proactively manages and controls forecasting, material ordering, material control, transportation and inventory for incoming material.
• Proactively and competently manages health and safety for the department
• Controls cost, efficiently and pro-actively
• Manages and enhances supplier and customer relationships, and monitors performance
• Creates accurate and efficient reporting to better be able to analyse supply chain data.
• Drives continuous improvements for the supply chain
• Forecasts logistics related cost and issues, creates actionable plans to manage concerns
• Ensures optimal flow of material and packaging throughout plant
• Ensures JIT delivery to customers, by managing external logistics providers
• Comfortably manages team members and ensures high performance throughout the team
• Main KPIs – DOH, cycle count, premium freights, DMR, On time delivery etc.
Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?
• Bachelor’s degree in logistics, engineering or economics or similar relevant degree
• Relevant Masters preferable but not required
• At least 8 years managerial experience in the areas of materials management and inventory control, preferably in the relevant industries
• Supply chain relations in relevant industries
• Material management, handling and transportation
• Supply management concepts and practices
• Warehouse management experience
• PnL experience
• Relevant business system knowledge
• Language skills: Fluent business English and Swedish
Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.
We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Miroslav Luhovy on +421910760470.
PRIMARY LOCATION
Torslanda PlantWhat you'll do
- The Supply Chain Manager will oversee end-to-end supply chain operations, including procurement, logistics, inventory, and distribution. They will manage forecasting, material ordering, and ensure timely delivery while driving continuous improvements.
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