Job Description

• Lead all supply chain activities and processes for the plant/operations unit
• Define the plant supply chain strategy and translate into action plans based on plant/operations unit, BA SCM and Group strategy
• Set plant/operations unit specific SCM standards and requirements towards external and internal contacts and ensure implementation based on BA SCM and Group standards
• Implement and monitor BA and CT specific policies, procedures, and standards for SCM
• Initiate and manage plant/operations unit SCM optimization measurements to improve the efficiency, reliability, and cost situation in cross-functional teams
• Contribute to strategic, budget and operative planning of the plant/operations unit (e.g. with respect to investments, inventory, SCM costs, capacity and headcount planning)
• Define SCM plant/operation’s unit targets and ensure the achievement under consideration of internal and external customer expectations and contribution
• Initiate and implement continuous improvement activities by applying CBS methods and training measures
• Initiate and control investments for supply chain equipment (e.g. fork trucks)
• Interface to segment, BA functions to gather local supply chain requirements, demands and other feedback.
• Represent the plant/operations unit towards internal and external contacts regarding SCM topics (i.e. process requirements)
• Initiate, participate in and/or steer local supply chain related and cross-functional projects
• Participate actively in the activities of environmental health and safety
• Lead change management in plant/operations unit SCM
• Ensure compliance in plant/operations unit SCM
• Conduct employee dialogues, personnel development, and coaching

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Relevant Bachelors degree or Equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience or minimum 10 years or more if no relevant Bachelors Degree
• Continental is not able to pay relocation expenses for this opportunity for non-Continental employees
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor non-Continental employees for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree
• 7 years with degree
• SAP experience

Additional Information

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