Manager, Supply Chain Systems & Excellence

CSP (Teijin Automotive Technologies); Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CSP is seeking a Supply Chain Analytics/Standards Lead in Auburn Hills, MI, with 7+ years in manufacturing materials or supply chain systems. You will own QAD standards, master data, and EDI, while driving policy development and process improvements across sites.

You will collaborate with IT and operations to ensure data quality, KPI alignment, and standardization of planning and reporting. Travel up to 50% is involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing materials or supply chain systems.
• Strong ERP/MRP knowledge, inventory control, and data analysis.
• Experience creating procedures, training users, and improving adoption.
• Proficiency in Excel and translating business needs into system requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own supply chain standards for QAD including material planning, inventory transactions, production reporting, and shipping.
• Develop and maintain supply chain policies, procedures, and standard work.
• Establish master-data ownership and change controls for planning parameters and item data.
• Lead EDI requirements and collaborate with IT and customer-facing teams.
• Define KPI calculations and reporting; improve data quality.
• Assess plant maturity, prioritize improvements, and lead testing and rollout.
• Govern PFEP, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and planning standards.
• Conduct process audits, coach users, and drive corrective actions.
• Guide analysts and transfer best practices into CSP standards.

Skills

ERP/MRP proficiency

Inventory control

Data analysis

Process improvement

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

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!