SCM Purchasing Controller/Continuous Improvement Manager

We have been designing electrical architectures for more than 100 years and leading the industry in the evolution of vehicle architectures. We like to think of the electrical distribution system as a nervous system, moving power and data throughout a vehicle. High-speed data transmission systems send information from the vehicle’s eyes and ears (sensors) to the brain (computing platforms).

We bring our deep experience and systems integration expertise, whether we are building to print or providing full design services of the entire vehicle electrical architecture. We solve our customers’ most challenging problems.

Your Role

The primary role is to support functional director in driving improvements activities leading to cost savings in Material line.CI Manager will establish strategic and tactical improvement goals in line with business objectives. He/She will work with SCM teams in sites and regions to operationalize these goals and ensure execution. Also, he/she will establish robust management system to track the progress and early detect

performance risks (R&O process).This role will also focus on implementing, improving as well as ensuring compliance to Aptiv Operating System in areas of SCM, including Lean 2.0 initiative, digitalization, and other Continuous improvement initiatives. CI Manager will also be responsible to constantly research and develop proposals to improve processes, systems and results of the SCM TEAM. Team of 5-8 employees will report to this role directly. This role will report to SCM Director EMEA.

In your daily job you will:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support functional director on developing tactical and strategic plans to reach performance goals in Material line
• Work with respective sub teams and plants to implement these plans
• Develop robust management system to track the progress and early detect the risks to performance
• Liaise with finance organization to assure consistent, accurate and reliable reporting and understanding of variances
• Develop and implement robust forecasting process for functional KPIs and liaise with finance
• Assure compliance to Aptiv reporting procedures and guidelines. Standardize areas which lack consistency of reporting in different sites. Liaise with finance
• Support functional director of SCM in developing BBP and Declaration goals every year. Liaise with finance
• Liaise with Sales commercial team to ensure alignment between material cost and sales price evolution and to develop the optimum cost to price model to support margin growth.
• Define, and implement improvement projects related to reducing material cost
• Define and implement improvement projects related to purchasing processes to remove waste
• Drive digitalization project from definition to implementation – to remove manual work and reduce waste
• Coach Purchasing team on accounting and FP&A aspects to help to control results and ensure initiatives translate to bottom line improvements for Aptiv
• Revise and upgrade SCM operating system processes and procedures to the current state
• Develop and implement training and certification program for all purchasing team in EMEA
• Travel to plants and sites to drive improvement workshops and kaizen projects

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be legally able to work in the U.S. without any visa sponsorship/transfer requirement now or in the future.
• Local residency in the metro Detroit area required, with ability to work on site
• Master Degree in Business, Finance or Economics
• 10 years of work experience with at least 5 years senior managerial role
• Work experience in areas of finance operations planning or financial controlling
• Managerial work experience in Automotive supplier or OEM at least 5 years in Supply Chain, Operations or PC&L
• Understanding and ability to build financial models, business cases and assess profitability of projects
• Understanding and experience of managerial accounting
• Very strong analytical skills and data management skills
• Problem solving skills and tools
• Forecasting techniques and tools
• Excellent Communication skills
• Training and Teaching skills
• Persistence in problem solving
• Able to build a network and professional relationship
• Ability to travel up to 25% (domestically/Internationally)
• Additional language skills (Spanish) is an advantage

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children,