Manager, Supply Chain Systems & Excellence

CSP Innovations, Inc.; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with company match

Job summary

CSP Innovations, Inc. in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking an experienced supply chain leader to own QAD-based planning, master data, and KPI reporting. You will develop and maintain supply chain policies, standard work, and process playbooks while aligning changes with IT and cross-functional teams.

Lead EDI requirements, validate demand, and oversee inventory controls, PFEP, and cycle counting. The role demands 7+ years of manufacturing materials and supply chain experience, ERP/MRP mastery, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Seven+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing materials, supply chain systems, or operational improvement.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP, inventory control, production reporting, master data, and demand processes.
• Experience creating procedures, implementing process changes, and training users across sites.
• Proficiency in Excel, data analysis, root-cause problem solving, and translating business needs into system requirements.

Responsibilities

• Owns supply chain business standards for QAD, including material planning, inventory transactions, production reporting, and shipping; align changes with IT.
• Develop and maintain supply chain policies, procedures, and standard work; propose changes to the Director.
• Establish master-data ownership, validation rules, and change controls for planning parameters, item data, BOMs, and routings.
• Lead EDI requirements and process adoption with IT and customer-facing teams; validate demand and shipment information.
• Define KPI calculations and reporting needs; improve data quality and reduce manual reporting.
• Assess plant maturity and process gaps; prioritize improvements and lead testing, training, rollout, and stabilization of changes.
• Govern PFEP, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and planning standards; coordinate field implementation.
• Conduct process audits, coach users, and escalate unresolved barriers with recommended actions.
• Guide the analyst’s work priorities and transfer plant practices into CSP standards.

Skills

ERP/MRP

Inventory control

Data analysis

Excel

Root-cause problem solving

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

QAD

EDI

Power BI

Job description

CSP is the industry leader in the formulation and molding of lightweight, advanced composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you're only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry-leading benefits, called BENEfits4U. Our comprehensive offering includes: affordable medical, dental, and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; 401k with company match and much, much more.

Job Description Essential Job Functions

Own the supply chain business standards for QAD, including material planning, inventory transactions, production reporting, and shipping; align technical changes with IT. Develop and maintain supply chain policies, procedures, standard work, and a controlled playbook; recommend policy changes to the Director for approval. Establish master-data ownership, validation rules, and change controls for planning parameters, item data, bills of material, and routings with the responsible functions. Lead EDI business requirements and process adoption with IT and customer-facing teams; validate demand, releases, shipment information, and exception handling. Define common KPI calculations and reporting requirements; improve data quality and reduce duplicate spreadsheets and manual reporting. Assess plant maturity and process gaps; prioritize improvements and lead testing, training, rollout, and stabilization of approved changes. Govern PFEP, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and planning standards; coordinate field implementation with the Process & Inventory Analyst and plant teams. Conduct process audits, coach users, and verify corrective-action effectiveness; elevate unresolved barriers with recommended actions. Guide the analyst’s work priorities and development; transfer successful plant practices and consultant-developed methods into repeatable CSP standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. Seven or more years of progressive experience in manufacturing materials, supply chain systems, or operational improvement, including leadership of cross-functional projects. Strong functional knowledge of ERP/MRP, inventory control, production reporting, master data, and customer demand processes. Demonstrated experience creating procedures, implementing process changes, training users, and improving adoption across teams or sites. Proficiency in Excel, data analysis, root-cause problem solving, and translating business needs into clear system requirements.

Preferred Experience

QAD functional experience and automotive Tier 1 manufacturing experience. Experience with EDI, reporting tools such as Power BI, and system testing or deployment. ASCM CPIM/CSCP or Lean/Six Sigma training or certification.

Skills & Competencies

Builds credibility on the plant floor; communicates clearly with technical and operating teams; challenges ineffective practices constructively; follows issues through to verified closure.

Working Relationships & Accountability

Owns supply chain business requirements and standards. IT retains technical architecture, security, infrastructure, and system administration. Plants remain responsible for daily execution; policy exceptions are escalated to the Director.

Performance Measures

QAD transaction compliance, EDI utilization, data quality, reporting reliability, audit-action closure, and adoption of standard processes.

Work Environment & Travel

Based in the Auburn Hills, MI main office, with 50% travel to CSP facilities, including overnight stays, for assessments, workshops, training, and implementation. Work includes office analysis and on-site activity in manufacturing environments. Follow applicable site safety and PPE requirements.

If you enjoy innovation, and an opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing organization, CSP is the place for you! Being a CSP employee means having the opportunity to see your impact every day. Our work experience is the combination of everything that's unique about our culture, our core values, our commitment to your success, and most importantly, our people. We are a team of self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy and humble people who make choices according to what is best for the team. We live to collaborate and make a difference.