Manager, Supply Chain Systems & Excellence

CSP Composite; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

401k with company match

Job summary

CSP Composite, based in Auburn Hills, MI, seeks a senior supply chain professional to own QAD-based planning, inventory, and production reporting. You will align IT with business needs, manage master data, and drive policy improvements across planning and shipments.

With 7+ years in manufacturing supply chain and strong ERP/MRP skills, you will lead cross-functional projects, optimize processes, and enhance data quality and reporting reliability. Occasional travel to CSP facilities is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, operations, business, information systems, or related field.
• Seven or more years in manufacturing materials, supply chain systems, or operational improvement with cross-functional leadership.
• Strong ERP/MRP knowledge, inventory control, master data, and demand processes.
• Experience creating procedures, implementing changes, training users, and improving adoption.
• Proficiency in Excel, data analysis, root-cause solving, and translating needs into system requirements.

Responsibilities

• 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; propose policy changes to the Director.
• Establish master-data ownership, validation rules, and change controls for planning parameters and BOMs with responsible functions.
• Lead EDI business requirements and process adoption with IT and customer-facing teams; validate demand, releases, shipments, and exceptions.
• Define KPI calculations and reporting requirements; improve data quality and reduce duplicate reporting.
• Assess plant maturity and process gaps; prioritize improvements, lead testing, training, rollout, and stabilization.
• Govern PFEP, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and planning standards; coordinate field implementation with teams.
• Conduct process audits, coach users, verify corrective actions, and escalate barriers with recommendations.
• Guide analysts’ priorities and transfer best practices into CSP standards.

Skills

ERP/MRP knowledge

Inventory control

Production reporting

Master data management

Demand planning

Excel / data analysis

Root-cause problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain / Operations / Information Systems

Tools

QAD

Power BI

EDI

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!