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Plant PC&L Manager
Division:  FCM DIV EUROPE
Contract Type: 
Job Location:  CRAIOVA
Job Description: 

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
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