Sr. Supply Chain Specialist

Job Description

About the Team
The Sr. Supply Chain Specialist is responsible for managing the logistics project activities by ensuring successful progression of both internal and external customer milestones.

What you can look forward to as Sr Supply Chain Specialist:

• Lead interdepartmental activities with management to define the project class and scope of project and resources needed.
• Lead projects and processes to continuously improve the material and information flow.
• Lead Logistics cost estimations for supply chains, BOM and/or supplier change requests for new and potential customers, prepare presentations with arguments for customer negotiations.
• Maintain appropriate SAP and Axalant data as needed in projects and lead problem solving, corrective action development activities in case of issues with the BOM/material setup.
• Act as customer to packaging engineering for developing packaging solutions for production line, transportation and warehouse storage and calculate overall logistics impact.
• Lead in developing procedures and work instructions for all logistics department functions as needed.
• Understand and comply with TS 16949 and ISO 14000 requirements.

Your profile as Sr Supply Chain Specialist:

• Bachelor’s degree along with 6+ years of experience
• Extensive experience with interpreting and manipulating large amounts of supply chain data
• Extensive experience with logistics contract management and in-depth knowledge of specialized methods and techniques.  
• Experience with an ERP system.
• Can manage and resolve a wide range of complex problems using problem solving tools.
• Demonstrate 100% commitment and support in all situations including out-of-hours assignments necessary to meet tight project deadlines.
• Project Management skills, ability to develop and monitor timing plans and master schedule.
• Demonstrate effective time management and prioritizing skills.

ZF does not offer visa sponsorship for this role (e.g., H-1B, TN), and candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship by ZF now or in the future. This role also does not include any immigration-related support, including—but not limited to—being listed on government forms, providing documentation for work authorization, coordinating with universities, or participating in training plans or other procedures related to visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT/CPT, J-1, O-1, L-1, E-3, and any other status requiring employer sponsorship or immigration-related support). IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FORM OF VISA SPONSORSHIP OR ANY IMMIGRATION SUPPORT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.

Why you should choose ZF in Gray Court:

• A supportive collaborative team environment
• Annual Incentive Plan
• Paid Vacation
• 401k Plan
• Health Care Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• A strong diversity culture
• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities

Long Description

• Ensure material availability to support the ZFTG production schedule, independent orders for pre-series, bank builds, etc. by reviewing stock levels, vendor performance and production schedule to avoid potential shortfalls and report status reviews for all build phases.
• Lead interdepartmental activities with management to define the project class and scope of project and resources needed.
• Manage, review, and ensure maintenance of New Parts List or comparable project task list by product for all relevant topics.
• Act as Team Lead, working with ZF teams (launch management, logistics, purchasing, quality and sales) and global SCM, in order to support business development, capacity, and continuity.
• Develop reports, charts, graphs, and summarize data and key performance indicators to support managerial decision-making processes and gate reviews to the customer (including corrective actions if necessary).