Senior Manager, Global Supply Chain

Leadership / Managerial 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 to maintain a 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.

• Directly manage a team of Supervisorsand Material Plannerswith indirect oversight of50 hourly employees.

• Responsible for full employee life cycle including selection training development employee relations and performance management.

• Responsible for performance management training and development of team members aligned with career ambitions and areas of opportunity to improve including annual performance reviews and Individual Development Plans (IDPs).

• Leads team and implements departmental objectives aligned withplant& company objectives through day-to-day management annual performance reviews and corrective actions.

• Create develop and sustain a can-do climate and high levels of frequent communication cooperation rewards and recognition training and mutual support among departments.

• Guide team to solve complex and challenging situations as they arise.

• Leadership / Managerial 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 to maintain a 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.

  • Directly manage a team of Supervisorsand Material Plannerswith indirect oversight of50 hourly employees.

  • Responsible for full employee life cycle including selection training development employee relations and performance management.

  • Responsible for performance management training and development of team members aligned with career ambitions and areas of opportunity to improve including annual performance reviews and Individual Development Plans (IDPs).

  • Leads team and implements departmental objectives aligned withplant& company objectives through day-to-day management annual performance reviews and corrective actions.

  • Create develop and sustain a can-do climate and high levels of frequent communication cooperation rewards and recognition training and mutual support among departments.

  • Guide team to solve complex and challenging situations as they arise.

  • As a leader in the organization you will provide a physical presence in the workplace to lead and promote a culture of accountability and teamwork.

  • Ensures Allison Transmission policies and procedures are adhered to and executed in area of responsibility.

  Union relationship management:

  • Engagement with shop committee

  • Grievance management

  • Adherence to Collective Bargaining Agreement

  Shopfloor Accountability:

  • Drive performance across area of responsibility aligned with overallplantobjectives and strategy.

  • Manages the execution of lean materials processes including the Kanban (pull) system min/max FIFO and risk alerts.

  • Manages outside non-routed & routed sub-contract and consignment processes to avoid plant impact.

  • Directs and manages inventory cycle counting activities in compliance with corporate guidelines.

  • Develops manpower plan to support overall customer demand and operations.

  • Manages receiving shipping and material storage in assigned plant and warehouse management movements where applicable.

  • Manages the planning scheduling and delivery performance of vendor supplied parts.

  • Communicates daily with external suppliers as well as third party logistics provider to ensure adherence to schedules and uninterrupted flow of material.

  • Manages the sequencing of the plant assembly line(s) to avoid customer impact.

  • Oversees and manages manufacturing bill-off-materials and engineering change management process.

  • Manages additional responsibilities scope as needed such as indirect materials (general stores) defective material return (DMR) shipping processes business development analyses etc.

  Strategic / Forward Looking Responsibilities:

  • Provide input to company budget and forecast processes managing budget in area of responsibility.

  • Supports plant rearrangements and capacity increases including planning and execution of required transitional bank inventories.

  • Support workforce planning activities based on company strategy and volumes to identify resource needs and training gaps.

  • Represents global supply chain interests in cross functional product line team analyzing business opportunities.

  • Forecasts and optimizes inventory levels to meet customer demands while minimizing working capital.

  • Manages recovery planning and prioritization of activities associated with internal disruptions to minimize impact to customer schedules.

  Key Performance Measures:

  • Safetyrecordable and lost workday rates

  • Supplier delivery performance

  • Hours per unit(HPU)

  • Budget performance

  • Total and controllable absence rates

  • Inventory investment accuracy and turnover rate

  • Various quality metrics related tomaterial delivery processes

  Competencies and Behaviors:

  Required:

  • Exceptional leadership communication and interpersonal skills to leverage the power of teamwork effectively with others at all levels of the organization and cross-functional to motivate employees and elicit work output.

  • Ability to adapt to changes in responsibility based on business needs.

  • High level of analytical ability for solving complex problems using creative thinking to find and implement solutions / improvements.

  • Skilled in managing challenges and conflicts as they arise in alignment with Allisons values and core competencies.

  • Continuous improvement mindset improving overall team performance to achieve plant and company objectives.

  • Makes decisions that positively impact the current and future state of the business.

  • Strong grasp of Operational Excellence and lean manufacturing principles.

  • Strong organizational planning and time management skills.

  • Strong attention to detail

  • Comfortable presenting at direct report peer and senior leadership level

  • Demonstrated ability in forecasting budgeting and P&L management.

  • Strong understanding of and ability to implement pull systems / Kanban

  • Knowledge of scheduling and inventory control systems and processes

  • Knowledge / experience with SAP or similar ERP systems

  • Strong computer skills (Microsoft tools Power BI Workday Maximo)

  Qualifications:

  :

  • Bachelors degree in business Supply ChainEngineering or related field

  Preferred:

  • Mastersdegree inBusiness Supply Chainorcloselyrelated field

  • APICS CPIM SCM or related certification

  Experience:

  :

  • 5 years experience in leadership role.

  • 5 years experience in supply chain role supportingmanufacturing and/orwarehousing environments

  Preferred:

  • 7 yearsexperience in supply chain role supportingmanufacturing and/orwarehousing environments

  Scope Factors:

  • Manages working capital of up to $50M

  • Manages a team of up to 10 salaried employees across multiple shifts.

  • Manages a team of up to30 hourly employees across multiple shifts.

  • Works autonomouslyor directly with others to resolve areas of conflict.

  • Occasionally interacts with senior leadership team. Frequently interacts with peers of the same level or lower. Interactsfrequentlycross functionally.

  • Fully seasoned managerial level with responsibility for significant specialized functions within a department.

  • Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.

  • Areas of responsibility are typically unique within the department.

  • 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