Global Supplier Collaboration & Supply Chain Lead

International Motors, LLC; Lisle (IL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

International Motors, LLC is seeking a Supplier Collaboration Supply Chain Professional to lead on site assessments of supplier readiness and drive improvements in capacity planning, materials management, and KPI documentation. This role requires significant travel (60–80%) to US suppliers and a willingness to base remotely when not traveling, with a residence near Lisle, IL or other specified locations.

The successful candidate will work with cross-functional teams to implement corrective

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of supply chain, engineering or manufacturing experience.
• At least 1 year of lead experience.
• Master's degree and at least 3 years of supply chain, engineering or manufacturing experience.
• At least 8 years of supply chain, engineering or manufacturing experience.
• Lead experience required across multiple functions and supplier networks.

Responsibilities

• Leads problem solving activities to look for continuous improvement opportunities with both International cross functional teams and supplier contacts
• Work with cross functional groups to implement corrective actions to improve supply continuity including but not limited to production, procurement, supplier quality, transportation, tooling, containerization, engineering and finance
• Creates detailed project plans for identified improvement activities for both internal and supplier action items with timing for accountability (Gantt Charts)
• Holds leadership escalation review meetings to ensure awareness of risk, review KPI’s, educate leaders on progress improvements, and to request for support as required
• Evaluates International supplier metrics to identify suppliers that need on site support thru reactive impact data including factory down time, truck pulls, expedited freight, and POA (point of application) misses. Additionally, thru measuring proactive leading indicators like backlog demand growing at assembly plants / service parts and where International demand is higher than normal or exceeds known capacity thresholds

Skills

Problem solving

Data analytics

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Bachelor's equivalent experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

International Motors, LLC is seeking a Supplier Collaboration Supply Chain Professional to lead on site assessments of supplier readiness and drive improvements in capacity planning, materials management, and KPI documentation. This role requires significant travel (60–80%) to US suppliers and a willingness to base remotely when not traveling, with a residence near Lisle, IL or other specified locations.

The successful candidate will work with cross-functional teams to implement corrective