Position Description

You will be responsible to identify and drive continuous improvements with critical suppliers, simultaneously making sure the organization stays aligned with business needs to improve value generation for sustainable supplier performance in on time delivery, quality, capacity, scalability and sustainability to all our sites.

The primary focus area is to work directly with the Central Procurement & Plant Material Leads. You will lead implementation of processes, tools, and training to drive accuracy, efficiency, and accountability in all aspects of order fulfillment including supplier on-time delivery, get well to PO, supplier past due reduction, days gap closure to Modine need date, supplier capacity verification, surge capacity available and key quality indicators at the supplier, on-time response to 4D/8D and 8D closure rate in order to achieve sustained high quality performance. You will influence key decision-making processes with direct connection to customer and supplier delivery and business.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and implement development activities. Initiate, lead and follow up continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives.
• Drive supplier capacity audits, reviews and be in control of supplier’s scalability. Analyze the need of process development and investments.
• Analyze production set up and methods to identify waste and improvement potentials.
• Provides a structured problem-solving process to drive a solid root cause analysis for performance issues (Delivery and Quality) for assigned suppliers.
• Facilitate and implement supplier-training programs. Evaluates risk of new suppliers to deliver upon program requirements including on site or other assessments. Works throughout the NPI programs to ensure suppliers’ readiness.
• Prioritizes, leads, and facilitates assessments with a cross functional team for strategic/critical suppliers to resolve reason for poor performance monitoring corrective action and continuous improvement validations.
• Develop programs related to supplier overall performance including a robust on-boarding and risk assessment process, execution of risk mitigation strategies, periodic on-site assessments of key suppliers, development and execution of Modine Global Supplier Standards.
• Communicate Process outcomes & risks/mitigations effectively and efficiently during shop floor and business center reviews.
• Lead strategic supplier discussion (i.e. dual source, supplier change) items with Procurement & Commodity leadership.
• Monitor, track and report on supplier compliance to delivery due dates, identify risks to late delivery, handle critical issues with suppliers according to Modine procedure.
• Coordinates with Procurement, Operations, Materials/Fulfillment and Engineering to assure that materials are on site in a timely manner to facilitate speedy and accurate parts availability to meet customer demands.
• Helps to develop a culture of accountability supporting the tracking, action planning, and measurable improvement of critical supply chain planning KPIs … define the process mission, vision, tactics, goals, objectives, KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), and the measures that are aligned with the organization strategies
• Lead KPI performance through supplier management of demand-supply variation, labor planning, order scheduling and capacity planning.
• Develop project templates and management system driving data to information to action plans.
• Facilitate and lead weekly Critical Material Review meeting across multiple business verticals.

Required Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree within engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain management.
• 8+ years of experience in continuous improvement in manufacturing, and/or supplier management, preferable in a global, cross cultural environment.
• Hands on experience of successful application of six sigma and lean manufacturing tools.
• Ability to travel up to 50%

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven track record to work effectively in matrix organization and ability to manage, mentor, and influence others.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously and work to a stick schedule
• Tenacious although professional when working with supplier challenges.