Director, Global Supply Chain

Primary Purpose of Role:

TheDirector of Global Supply Chain(GSC)Functional Excellenceisresponsible for enhancing and overseeing the efficient progress of global supply chainprocesses.This roledirectsand managestheglobal Bill-of-Material (BOM) teamdirectsand managestheglobalpackagingteam managestheglobal(GSC)program initiativesmeetsregulatory and other corporate compliance requirementsalong with overseeing the Operational Excellence (OE) deliverables fortheResponsivenesspillar.The individual will be entrusted with the task of addressing and solving complex operational problems that could potentially affect their unit and other associated departments. This role necessitates managing a teamdevelopingand executing mid to long-termstrategicgoals that are in line with organizational objectives and influencing others to adoptimprovedpractices &methods.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hire lead and manage a dynamic team to create an inclusive and collaborative work environment

• Monitor evaluate and provide regular feedback on employee growth and implementing improvement as needed.

• Drive employee engagement and retention initiatives tomaintaina motivated workforce positively represent corporate communications to influence outcomes that support business strategies.

• Ensure compliance with Allison Policies and manage employee relations matters as needed.

• Leads a team of salaried employees with indirect oversight of a small hourly population in bill of materialglobalpackaging and Global Supply Chain functional excellence supportingOEplantdesignand layoutcriteria.

• Direct and manageOperational Excellenceresponsivenesspillar; with special focus on direct and indirect material movement (including scrap) and delivery within the plant from/to receiving/shipping dock to/from fabrication & assembly operations (leading organizations journey to be fork-truck free on the operations floor).

• Drive improvements to the operationsteams and operationsof the global supply chain to ensure functional excellence (thru identifying standardizing training measuring and helping to improve key performance metrics and processes for GSC)

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex operational issues that could affect the performance or productivity of thesupply chain orplantoperations.

• Complies withregulatory & other corporatepolicies.

• Developimplementand oversee continuous improvementand strategicinitiatives within the global supply chain to optimize performance.

• Direct the planning and execution of program launches to ensure an organized and effective rollout.

• Lead and mentor a team of both directindirect reportsand3PLresources.

• Influence and communicate effectively with executive leadership to gain acceptance of practices and methodologies associated with global supply chain functional excellence.

• Handle additionalresponsibilities such as providing GSC guidance andsupport for other Allison Transmission operations such as Auburn Hills / Walker or driving synergy projects with other Allison Off-highway plants/PDCs.

Key Performance Measures:

• Safetyrecordable and lost workdayrates

• Hours per unit

• Expense budget performance

• Capital projects implementation performance and return on investment vs plan.

• Inventory investment accuracy and turnoverrate

• Bill-of-material accuracy

• Delivery and Efficiency improvements for material movement

• Fork Truck usage % on the operations floor

Competencies andBehaviors:

Required:

• Exceptional ability to solve complex and multifaceted problems in an effective manner.

• Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing teams and implementing change.

• Proficient understanding of global supply chains and continuous improvement methodologies including 6-sigma (DMAIC/Root-Cause Analysis/Cause-Effect-Analysis/Failure Mode-Analysis/SIPOC/Control Charts) lean management (VSM/Kanban/Gemba/Kaizen etc) and other established practices.

• Outstanding communication skills especially in influencing others to accept practices and initiatives.

• Ability to work with professionals from various cultures andbackgrounds

• Proficiency in supply chain management software and related applications.

• Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel PowerPoint Word)and proficiency in other data management and statistical tools

Qualifications:

Required:

• BachelorsDegree in Supply Chain Engineering (Mechanical/Production/ Industrial or other relevant discipline) Business or other related areas.

Preferred:

• Master Degree in Supply Chain Engineering (Mechanical/Production/ Industrial or other relevant discipline) Business orotherrelated fields

• APICS CPIM SCM or related certification

• Lean / Six Sigma experience certification

• Project Management certification

Experience:

Required:

• 10 year experience as a leader in Global Supply Chain role.

Preferred:

• 15 year experience as a leader in Global Supply Chain role.

• Experience with SAP ERPsystem

• Manages a team of up to3-5 appointed hourly employees.

• Works autonomously or directly with others to resolve areas of conflict.

• Frequently interacts with senior leadershipteam. Frequently interacts with peers of the same or lower level. Interacts frequently cross functionally.

• Manages multi-million dollarannual capital expense budget.

• Builds effective teams by leveraging the strengths and experience of the team through assignments and projects.

• Manages overall goals and sets direction for the team including daily tasks and associated priorities; such that they are aligned with enterprise goals.

• Sets clear objectives and measures monitors progress and results.

• Accountability for results of the team including managing and measuring internal metrics.

• Delegates both routine and important tasks decisions and projects and sets applicable priorities for the team.

• Exercises full management authority including performance reviews pay decisions recruitment discipline termination and other personnel actions.

• Erroneous decisions will result in critical delay(s) in schedules and/or unit operations and may jeopardize overall business activities.