Job Description

Essential Job Functions:

• Oversee and maintain production control planning and scheduling programs to meet sales forecasts and balance manpower and machine utilization.
• Investigate deviations to production schedules and ensure timely resolution.
• Provide accurate and timely customer order responses, ensuring that required schedules, materials, and systems are in place.
• Collaborate with the Operations Manager to develop production plans and forecasts.
• Develop and adjust sales forecasts based on release information and market conditions.
• Create strategies for efficient manufacturing and on-time product delivery to consistently meet customer requirements.
• Maintain optimum inventory levels to balance customer demand with carrying costs and minimize premium freight.
• Oversee changes in Bills of Material (BOM) with Engineering collaboration.
• Develop and implement visual inventory management systems on the production floor.
• Establish procedures and oversee annual physical inventory, including valuation and reconciliation.
• Monitor inventory adjustments, conduct cycle counting, and integrate sales forecasts with inventory and budget planning.
• Manage obsolete products and support Sales in removal activities.
• Manage departmental expenses within budget and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build strong cross-functional and strategic relationships across all levels of management.
• Motivate, coach, and develop staff to optimize performance and encourage personal/professional growth.
• Identify and develop internal talent through mentoring and succession planning.
• Maintain departmental Key Operating Procedures (KOPs) and ensure compliance with safety rules, UAWunion contracts, and plant policies.
• Lead plant purchasing functions for both direct and indirect materials.
• Drive departmental accountability through KPI tracking, action item follow-up, and achievement of plant metric targets.
• Promote and integrate safety as a core responsibility alongside departmental objectives.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years in inventory management, planning, scheduling, and distribution within a manufacturing environment.
• Automotive supplier experience strongly desired.
• Proven track record of team leadership and performance improvement.
• Strong understanding of supply chain and manufacturing cost structures.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle/SAP preferred).
• Ability to utilize complex reporting and data analysis tools effectively.

Deliverables: 

• Departmental KOP reports and compliance.
• Achievement of overall departmental goals and objectives.
• Employee training, coaching, and development plans.
• Consistently high levels of plant customer satisfaction.
• Inventory accuracy and effective inventory level management.
• Documented continuous improvement initiatives.
• Reduction of inventory adjustments and obsolete stock.
• Support quality, environmental, and 5-S programs.

Education:   

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Operations, Logistics, or Engineering required.
• MBA or master’s in supply chain management preferred.
• APICS certification highly preferred; CPIM strongly recommended.

If you enjoy innovation, and an opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing organization, CSP is the place for you!