Supply Manager

• URGENT HIRE *

Position: Supply Manager

Role: Direct Hire

Pay Range: $100-$125k/yr.

Location: Hybrid. 3 days onsite, Fountain Valley, CA.

OEM is a globally recognized automotive parts maker that is focusing its resources on the automobile industry of the future, which will be characterized by autonomous driving, connectivity and electrification solutions. Its business scope encompasses key automotive parts, the three major modules (chassis modules, cockpit modules and front-end modules) and after-sales service.

Tier 1 welcomes those who are willing to keep challenging themselves and live up to the core values of OEM Group.

Job Purpose

The Supply Manager will oversee the Supply department to ensure parts availability to support OE service and accessory parts requirements. Responsible for attaining and driving improvements to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Purchase Orders, Fill Rate, Back Order lines, and inventory (MOS) objectives; while operating within business constraints. This person will attend meetings with OEs and vendors linking the relationship with Tier 1 Supply. They will also be responsible for developing and improving standard operating procedures (SOPs) as well as training and mentoring employees. Planning and control of parts and accessories requires timely and accurate forecast preparation, ordering, and expediting techniques. In addition to constant coordination and communication with appropriate OE departments. These responsibilities have a direct impact on Tier 1 expenses (freight, warehousing), income (parts sales), and customer service (Fill Rate, Back Order lines), and therefore have an impact on company profitability.

Key Accountabilities:

• Effectively coach, counsel, and develop staff including training of any new employees. Develop, review, document, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs). (35%)
• Supervise team in forecasting and ordering parts and accessories using available tools to meet corporate KPIs. (30%)
• Effectively communicate with Management of Tier 1 and OES on business KPIs, current statuses, and issues and resolutions to provide better customer service. (15%)
• Support OEs in role of Liaison by attending supply related meetings. Work closely with customers (OES) and vendors to support business and improve processes. (10%)
• Monitor daily dealer backorder and port shortage reports and take appropriate action to resolve, including XVOR/UPER orders to minimize risk of buy backs. (5%)
• Expedite vendor purchase orders to minimize critical inventory and dealer back order situations. Support direct reports in expediting parts and elevate concerns through the proper channels. (5%)

Key Performance Indicators:

• Provide guidance to Supply department team members to meet corporate objectives for fill rate and inventory (MOS).

• Monitor department KPIs and provide direction to meet objectives.

• Oversee the preparation and reconciliation of purchase orders for assigned parts on a regular basis, including air and sea orders, urgent air (VOR/XVOR) orders, initial/new model parts orders, and other special orders, as required to support customer needs and Tier 1 purchase targets.

• Monitor dealer Back Orders continuously, and communicate with suppliers on delivery in order to achieve highest customer service levels and Fill Rates, while operating within business constraints of inventory value and air freight expenses.

• Oversee the management of part and accessory lifecycles appropriately from initial launch to build out in order to support timely new model launch and to minimize obsolete inventory. Identify E&O risk items prior to vehicle build out and take action to eliminate or reduce.

• Review and recommend changes to the Part Master to ensure that correct supply levels, supersession codes, and part control codes are maintained and accurate.

• Take an active role in identifying and recommending modifications to the Parts System to aid in inventory planning and to improve customer service.

• Participate in the design, testing, and implementation of short and long term system enhancements.

• Study current forecasting and inventory management processes, and implement any necessary changes to improve accuracy and efficiency, with the goal of common, integrated processes to support OES.

• Coordinate with OEs and Systems department to address any system problems effecting the planning and expediting of parts and accessories.

• Support OEs in role of Liaison by attending supply related meetings. Communicate with Management of Tier 1 and OEs issues and resolutions to provide better customer service through process improvement.

• Manage special projects such as new vehicle launch dealer kits including ordering, expediting with the vendors and

• PDCs, communicating to involved groups, and coordinating dealer order entry and timing with the PDCs.

• Oversee weekly shipments of PIO accessories from PDCs to ports to maintain optimal port inventory levels, minimize freight expense, and support vehicle processing.

• Reconcile GLOVIS port physical inventory results (monthly and annually) with system inventory.

• Work with Tier 1 Finance to document variances.

• Work with Glovis HQ and to identify port responsible damaged parts, adjust the inventory out of the system, verify the port has physically removed the inventory, close the QIR, and generate an invoice request form for Tier 1 Finance.

• Work with vendor partners and the Tier 1 PDC Managers to optimize the processes for repacking and distributing transmission and engine seed stock.

• Coordinate with audio and navigation remanufacturing vendors to enhance the core return and remanufacturing

• processes to improve inventory availability, reduce processing lead-times, and minimize obsolesce.

• Recommend modification to OE terms and conditions to benefit dealers and OEM/OEM.

• Generate daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual KPI reports, OE brand updates, VIP presentations, and other executive summaries.

• Support any ad-hoc requests for analysis, information, special projects, or additional tasks.

Work schedule/hours:

• 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Minimal overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air.

• 3 days in office, 2 days remote (hybrid), this could be subjected to change.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelors

• Masters

Experience Requirements:

• Recent SQL experience - strong skills

• Managed a team of employees

• Must have distribution and inventory experience

• 5-7 years of directly related experience in inventory management or related field

Required/Preferred:

• Demonstrated ability to identify problems/issues, recommend appropriate solutions, and follow-up to ensure positive results is required

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Relevant professional certification (CPIM, APICS, CPM, etc.) is preferred but not required

Skills:

• Computer Skills

• Reasoning Ability

• Proficient computer skills: e-mail, record keeping, routine database, word processing, spreadsheets.

• Deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Competencies:

• Organizational Awareness

• Understands the internal climate of the organization, including the most productive channels of communication (formal and informal), and makes use of the appropriate communication channels to achieve goals and objectives. Understands unwritten protocols, the political aspects of how communication takes place, and avoids errors in judgment when selecting strategies for accomplishing tasks.

• Team Management

• Utilizes teams effectively by leveraging each person's strengths and skillsets. Builds team relationships and positive morale. Manages and resolves conflicts in a constructive manner. Allocates decision making responsibilities to appropriate team members to maximize individual and team effectiveness.

• Analytical Thinking

• Able to grasp the underlying concepts in complex information and identify root causes of problems that arise. Solutions are formulated based on a synthesis of information and not impulsively. Breaks down problems and issues into sub- components and then assesses the costs, benefits and risks of various options prior to selecting a particular approach.

• Continuous Improvement

• Ensures work meets or exceeds standards while identifying and implementing ways to make the job process more efficient. Studies best practices that can be applied to improve work tasks and processes. Seeks feedback from colleagues, superiors, and customers. Identifies alternatives to existing job tasks or processes, and offers suggestions for improvement.

• Strategy

• Formulates objectives, looks for opportunities and implements strategic plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization and department; Obtains information and identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving long term goals, commits to a course of action after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints, and organizational values.

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The base pay range above represents the low and high end of the base compensation range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual base compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, actual experience, and job performance. This job posting is not a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee.

The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for our employees. Based on the details of your position, we provide a variety of benefits to our employees, including medical, dental, and vision plans, pre-tax savings plans, pre-tax parking and commuter plans, supplemental health and welfare plans, a retirement savings plan, an employee assistance program, pet insurance, and paid holidays. Other rewards may include short-term incentives and paid time off.

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