Our Forvia FCM Craiova plant is looking for a Plant Production Control and Logistics Manager
Main Mission
The role of a Plant Production Control and Logistics Manager is to manage the production control and logistic activities of the plant at the lowest cost with the best service, deploy the PC&L standards processes and continuously improve their effectiveness, efficiencies and sustainability.
The Plant PC&L Manager is accountable for Plant PC&L Budget realization (Inventories, Logistics and Pc &l Headcount) and for the execution of the PC&L standard processes related to Customer management and deliveries, production planning, internal and external flows managements.
Deliverables, Performance Indicators
- Financials: transportation costs, inventory level : Adherence to budget, PC&L overall budget
- Delivery: Customer satisfaction: MPM, Number of incomplete vehicles
- systems: KPI related to FCS/SAP and standard tools usage (for ex : PIC PDP adherence, Master data accuracy, JNI usage), KPI related to PC&L fundamentals adherence
Activities:
Business planning & Entrepreneurship
- Build and commit on PC&L Budget, as per Division/BG PC&L strategy (inventories, transportation, digital tools, shared service scope, etc.).
- Ensure adequate staffing, training and development of team members.
- Lead the logistics team and set PC&L objectives according to ownership/accountability for the PC&L team members (as per described in the RASIC chart)
- Ensure the strict respect of SLA (service level agreement) with shared services and maintain constant communication with to ensure full alignment on strategy and execution.
- Agree on the recharge cost from shared services according to business model
- Measure and communicate results in a transparent way.
Process standardization and development
- Ensure customer satisfaction: anticipate customer requirements (OEM/OES) and maintain good relationships, manage the launch of new programs within the plant, supervise day-to-day activities.
- Monitor logistics processes: From Long term planning set up to Day-to-day activities supervision: prepare and propose the Sales and Operations Plan (PIC) to the plant management committee, prepare and propose the Master Scheduling Plan (PDP) , improve & enhance performance and relationships of suppliers and logistics partners.
- Monitor logistics performance and implement necessary improvement actions in coordination with other plant functions (Quality, Forvia Excellence System, IT …).
- Participate in the development of the Division/BG PC&L network.
- Ensure adherence to department budget.
Technical competences: Knowledge of the processes
Principles: Forvia Faurecia system
- Knowledge of the ERP processes & Tools + logic to detect, understand and solve issues
- Shopfloor management
Business competences: Build some intimacy to have a good relationship with
Sales & Customers, Purchasing & Suppliers, Program team & Engineering, plant staffing.
Leadership competences: Lead a team as a Manager
Respect of Forvia code of Management and Values (drive, accountability, teamwork, agility, respect, open-mindedness)
Knowledge of Employee Empowerment (EE) basics: engage team members in working in standard conditions and focused on continuous improvement
Management & Training
- Meet the code of conduct of the Company and promote it within his/her team. Behave as a ¨role model¨, according to Forvia values;
- Provide support (technical/managerial) to his team and escalade issues to his Manager, when required;
- Cascade all important information to his/her team ; Provide reporting to his/her manager;
- Manage the skills of his/her team, define the training plans in relation with HR. Conduct the annual assessments of his/her team members.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have/be:
- Bachelor's degree in industrial or supply-chain management
- Experience in logistics minimum 2 years (ideally in automotive)
- Minimum bi-lingual (English required)
- ERP System experience – SAP it is an advantage
- Customer orientation / Leadership / Team spirit / Autonomy /Rigor / Openness to new ideas