Working cross functionally with Purchasing and MP&L SMEs as ONE Centre of Excellence (COE) Team and leverage Digital tools within Ford to progress Ford ability to mitigate Tier N issues.
Proactively manage Tier N supply chain risk detection and mitigation before they manifest into a supply disruption.
Lead in preparing and distributing flash report, Critical event report and with cross functional teams.
- Review multiple news alerts, identify, and summarize key take aways for flash report, critical events report and category digest
- Triage daily events signals with category, commodity & network data to arrive at insights and use them to scan categories & commodities for emerging risks
- Develop "Critical" insights (based on N-Tier network, Supplier/Category/Commodity risk scanning) on impending unfavorable situation for suppliers
- Scrub through open sources to gather more information on certain events when needed
- Understand supply/demand & structural risks at category/ commodity level
- Profile risks & perform analysis based on targeted risk alerts and present the findings to steering team
- Timely preparation & delivery of executive level reporting, including weekly, monthly, quarterly status reports for Sr. Leadership
- Demonstrate Agility & Innovative mindset in running the project and represent in Leadership forums
- Be integral part of N-Tier project (comprising of both Purchasing & MP&L) executing the "Risk Mitigation Framework" of scanning, profiling & developing supply protection plans
- Work with IT & systems to accelerate technology deployment for N-Tier visibility
Candidate Specification
Education Qualification : B.E / B. Tech / Masters in supply chain
Number of Years of Experience: 3-5 Years in Business Reporting/SCM/Purchasing/Project Management
Professional Exposure : Experience in Business Reporting and Supply chain
Exposure to ERP systems / Inventory Planning & Management
Close interaction with Materials Management /
Commodity Buyer / Supply Chain Management
Skill & Knowledge requirement:
- Good knowledge of supply chain and familiarity with multi-tier value chain (including key categories, commodities, suppliers, etc.)
- Proficient in language with good writing and editing skills
- Ability to read thru risk events and draw interpretation
- Conversant with MS Office application with higher proficient in PowerPoint preparation
Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively
Demonstrates interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Flexible to work in night shifts
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