Senior Materials & Logistics Manager

We’re looking for an Electrification Materials & Logistics Manager in Rivoli (TO) or Arco (TN) Location.

This position is based in the manufacturing facility that this individual will lead or potentially remote.  Reporting directly to the Director, MPL, this position will be responsible for leading the materials, planning and logistics.

Main Responsibilities

1. Lead and improve the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning process for all assigned Plants (SIOP)

- Cross Functional reviews of customer demand (Market Intelligence and Customer Release)

- Ensure long horizon forecast is extended to all suppliers (52 week Forecast)

- Collect and Update Internal and External Capacity information (Plant Efficiency and Dana Committed capacity)

- Develop and Execute Strategies and action plans to address gaps between Demand and Capacity (How to fulfill forecasted demand)

2. Customer Order Management

- Develop and Implement a Customer Time Fence process as applicable

3. Control & Reduce Logistics costs

- Improve utilization of planned trucks (Weekly planning of next weeks required trucks)

- Improve cube or weight utilization of inbound trailers

- Reduce and minimize Premium freight

- Improve internal supply chain and materials flow between Dana plants (Utilize Value Stream Mapping)

Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred

•Minimum of 12+ years’ experience in a Materials Management and Logistics function.

•Must have excellent computer skills and thorough knowledge of MRP, MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

•Understanding of both the Automotive and Commercial Vehicle industry preferred.

•Must be proficient in the use of eBusiness tools and Microsoft Office Suite

•Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and must be capable of professionally interacting with all plants.

•Experience in Assembly, Machining, and Forging Operations preferred.

•Must be detail oriented, proactive in anticipating requirements and able to work efficiently with minimal direction in a sometimes high pressure environment.

•Skilled in composing written correspondence and preparing presentations for senior management.

•Successfully interacts with a dispersed leadership team and others across functions and sites.

•Must be proactive, detail oriented and have excellent organization, planning and follow-through skills.

•Committed to tasks and skilled at identifying and solving a variety of problems of broad scope and complexity with little to no supervision.

•Bi-lingual a plus (English and Spanish).

•Must be able to work flexible hours.

•Travel required 25% +.