Director Global Supply Chain

About Clarios

A dynamic and global market leader, Clarios is one of the largest suppliers of energy storage solutions and powers one in every three cars worldwide. From Low Voltage Lithium-ION to AGM, we have the broadest, most efficient and innovative energy storage portfolio to meet our customers' varied challenges in bringing new vehicles, from conventional to fully electric, to market. We consider every stage of a battery's life and take a whole lifecycle approach from materials selection to design through production. Sustainability and responsible battery management is at the heart of everything we do.

Principled. Committed. Customer Centric. Challenge the Status Quo. Win Together. These are words we live by. And, we need you on our team. Come join us!

About the Global Supply Chain Director Role

As a member of the global supply chain team, you will have the opportunity to drive cross-regional enterprise processes by leading updates to product portfolio changes, evaluating supply and demand constraints, and optimizing operational resources to enhance service and product availability. This role will establish and lead process improvements related to Sales & Operations planning. This role reports to the Senior Director Global Supply Chain and is in our corporate location in Glendale, WI. The position can be remote.

What you will do it:

• Establishes, implements and maintains best practice methodologies for Sales & Operations Planning. Aim to improve business outcomes through transparent communication & collaborative decision-making. Evaluate tools and processes to enhance practices. Identify key performance metrics needed to track, trend and inform on SIOP progress as well as identify and mitigate business risks.
• Create, test and deploy an enterprise-level SIOP module focused on components to assist the enterprise and regional teams to drive a higher level of supply assurance, risk management, and advance capacity planning. Components include raw materials, engineered product parts, manufacturing molds and any other element critical to stable and lean manufacturing of Clarios products.
• Drive business and capability improvement in evergreen business processes, especially regional and enterprise level demand forecasting. This should include developing and deploying re-engineering and error-proofing methods.
• Develop and executive a structured process to identify high-impact opportunities to improve inventory management within regions and across the enterprise, looking for ways to unlock working capital consumption levels while protecting customer service levels.
• Support and lead as appropriate enterprise-level initiatives to address supply chain disruptions impacting individual regions or across the enterprise; support and/or drive select 'control tower' activity
• Other duties as required

Success at Clarios means being a team player

• Collaborate closely with regional supply chain organizations, planning teams, and operations to ensure alignment in short and long term inventory planning, product flow timing, and strategies that contribute to Clarios sales objectives and financial performance.
• Engage with finance, product development, commercial and other internal teams to understand all demand and market influences that impact the timing and volume of demand.
• Develop constructive and effective relationships with direct team and cross-functional partners.
• Be agile and resilient in adapting to evolving business conditions.
• Inspire teams to achieve superior business results.
• Always act in accordance with Clarios values and mission.

What we look for:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, supply chain, analytics, or mathematics
• Masters in Business Administration with Supply Chain or Material planning focus preferred
• 10+ years of Supply chain mgt and experience including management, forecasting, replenishment, allocation and analysis.
• Expert knowledge of supply chain planning, inventory planning, and S&OP
• Knowledge of industry best practices for analytics and inventory management processes and how they support the long range SIOP practice.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with ability to drive collaboration and mutually support work spirit and culture where people can do their best.
• Ability to influence up to executive leadership using strong critical thinking and change management techniques.

What you Get

Growth and experience working inside the world's largest battery company with relationships with nearly every OEM and Aftermarket brand in the markets where we operate. Enjoy competitive compensation with performance incentives, full health benefits eligible on Day 1, career development and learning, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, Clarios wellness program, paid holidays, sick days, personal days, and more.

To all recruitment agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email [email protected].

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Who we are:

Clarios is the creator behind the world's most recognizable car battery brands. We are the car battery found in most new vehicles including leading brands such as Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Our 16,000 employees develop, manufacture, and distribute batteries for virtually every type of vehicle. We recover, recycle, and reuse up to 99% of our battery materials, leading sustainability practices in our industry. Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Battery Group, is currently a Brookfield portfolio company. Learn more about us at www.clarios.com.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing [email protected]. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report. We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

To all recruitment agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.