Demand Fulfillment Manager

THE POSITION

As member of the Demand Fulfillment Team, you are ensuring the E2E Demand Fulfillment process for your respective product segment in alignment with all relevant functions within and across business areas (BA's), reaching the agreed Service Level, WoC (Inventory) & Cost targets and by that actively contributing to the BA achieving its Sales & Ebit targets.

You ensure…

• SIOP-Process ownership, with a strong focus on meeting customer requirements, while optimizing the capacity utilization, inventory & SC cost structures.
• Demand Planning, Inventory planning and Demand & Supply Balancing (incl. FG demand allocation/escalation within & across BAs). 
• Reviewing / reporting the monthly SIOP results within your respective product segment, following BA and SCM strategic direction.
• Driving effective alignment processes with all relevant functions (Sales/Segments, Plant Operations, DC Operations, Customer Logistics, Controlling) and the active participation in the x-BA governance process for capacity alignment.
• The continuous monitoring of the respective product segment performance, based on standard KPIs (OTIF, Inventory, Capacity utilization, SC cost, FC accuracy...).
• The pro-active identification and implementation of improvement opportunities towards process excellence.
• A clear & strong focus on meeting / exceeding customer requirements.
• To support the product phase-in / phase-out.
• To collaborate with the “SCM Processes & Projects” team to define, train & implement standard SC processes.
• Functional lead of the plant supply chain managers and teams in the cluster, support SCM staff recruitment, performance, potential reviews, training, and development.

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY

• Immediate Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition & Employee Discounts
• Annual Bonus
• Employer 401(k) Match
• And more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Economics/Business. Engineering or Operations, or related
• 7 years of professional experience required.
• Experience in managing E2E SIOP processes (in a multi-plant environment).
• Management/Leadership responsibility in the areas of Supply Chain and/or Manufacturing Operations (good knowledge about sales, purchasing...). 
• Designing, implementing & operating SC processes & related systems.
• Project management in an international/global context.
• Effective communication combined with a hands-on approach.

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Continental is not able to pay relocation expenses for this opportunity.

EEO-Statement:

EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply to Careers@conti-na.com or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application, if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a call back.

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Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic, and transportation. In 2023, Continental generated sales of €41.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 56 countries and markets.  

ContiTech is one of the world’s leading industry specialists. The Continental group sector offers its customers connected, environment-friendly, safe and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 42,000 employees in more than 40 countries and sales of some 6.8 billion euros (2023), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.

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