Contract Manufacturing Manager

Contract Manufacturing:

For the respective product segment within BA ISL EMEA, you
- Coordinate the planning activities and processes in the respective plants and locations
- Generate Plan consolidated reports and analysis
- Support the logistics strategy for Contract Manufacturing in cooperation with BA Central Functions
- Support the definition of the logistics footprint (customers) with respect to the logistics requirements
- Drive specific Warehouse & Inventory Management
- Steer the Logistics between the Continental production plant (including sub-contractors) and the Customer
- Have a close alignment with Operations, especially in regards of line transfers, bank builts and support accordingly

SIOP Process:

For the respective product segment within BA ISL EMEA, supported by the SIOP Operations team, you operate & steer the
- Demand planning / allocation process
- Inventory planning / allocation process
- Demand and supply balancing process
  to achieve the agreed business targets.
- Ensure the cross-BA alignment of short-/mid-term capacity requirements / demand changes

• the organization, preparation, facilitation and documentation of systematic & regular SIOP meetings,
• the ongoing review / reporting of SIOP results within BA MM team
• the alignment of the strategic direction and evtl. required corrective measures

- Align & coordinate all related / required activities.

SIOP Process Execution & Development:

For the respective product segment within BA ISL EMEA, supported by the SIOP Operations team, you:
- ensure to meet customer specific / market requirements and in-time reaction in case of escalations
- establish an ongoing assessment of SC risks & opportinities
- initiate escalation processes (within and/or across BAs), if required
- support product phase-in and phase-out processes
- ensure interface to / involvement of the "Raw material / Inbound Logistics" functions.

SIOP KPIs / Performance management:

For the respective product segment within BA ISL EMEA and in alignment with BA, as well as GS SCM you:
ensure the definition, implementation and regular provision of SC KPis, performance monitoring and reportings for:
- Delivery Performance (OTIF)
- Inventory management (WoC/Inventory, Turnrate, Coverage, Slow movers ...)
- Production capacities / capacity utilization (short / mid term)
- FC Accuracy (Demand, Inventory ...).
- SC Cost
and the annual target setting.
Ensure continuous analysis of the operational performance and initiate, agree & follow-up on evtl. required improvement measures.

•  -Degree in SCM, Economics, Engineering, Operations, Business (university / university of applied science)
• - Project management experience in major SCM projects, preferably in an international context
• - Proven track record in implementing SCM processes and IT systems
• - High level regarding SCM Process understanding
• - Several years of professional experience in Supply chain Planning, E2E SIOP operations (good cross-functional knowledge)
• - Experience in design of SCM processes
• - Excellent know-how in SCM tools and methods, in particular familiarity with the supply chain planning area
• - Solid SAP know-how
• - Leadership experience >5 years and on BA/segment level (or comparable)
• - International management experience several years (leadership role)
• - Strong communication, facilitation & moderation skills, in a highly operational & dynamic context

We want our employees to do well with us. That's why we offer them not only an exciting job in an international technology group, but also numerous additional offers such as flexible and hybrid working, sabbaticals and other benefits.

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