As a Power Systems Industrial Strategy Director - (Global Supply Chain (GSC) - North America (NAM)); you will provide industrial strategy inputs aligned with business and GSC-T for the cluster/plants, as well as defining and implementing Long-Term Industrial Plans (LTIP) in coordination with GSC-T and LoB.
Additionally, it requires identifying, preparing, and executing the rebalancing program for the cluster, involving localization, manufacturing transfer projects, and regionalization.
* Industrial Strategy: + Define the medium & long-term industrial strategy for the BU / cluster in alignment with GSC-T & LoB + Drive preparation of LTIP at plant level by providing pertinent & relevant inputs on industrial strategy and new projects + Prepare the consolidated LTIP for the entire cluster in alignment with global industrial strategy and local considerations to drive optimization, efficiency and proximity to customer + Be the single point entry point for people from LoB or GSC-T to launch new initiatives or projects inside any plant within the cluster * Rebalancing: + Periodically review all the FG - all finished products being imported in NAM for sale in NAM and look for opportunities to manufacture those products in NAM region + Periodically review all the parts being imported by plants in NAM and look for opportunities to localize those parts in Mexico / NAM + Formalize the direction and prepare the rebalancing projects based on the above inputs plus GSC-T strategy and drive them to successful execution + Make sure the rebalancing numbers reported by each plant and cluster are 100% aligned with GSC-T industrial database reporting * Project Management: + Drive all transfer, rebalancing, QVE and main industrial projects for the cluster through efficient execution and within the agreed constraints of quality, lead time (schedule) and overall cost (capex & opex) + Secure availability of "right" resources for the projects through plant & function teams and help to solve the priority conflicts with their hierarchical management when needed to make sure project gets delivered on time + Keep good & strong links with GSC-T, BU Industrialization, BU Quality, Plant GMs etc.
to ensure high level of collaboration amongst all teams * Project Management - Leadership: + Assemble strong and motivated project teams focused on delivering high quality results + Identify talents and be a mentor & coach for talent development + Drive a culture of high performance, speed, transparency and trust.. * Resource management + Keep track of resource needs and availability of resources to manage project prioritization + Anticipate needs for future and make resources available according to those needs + Make sure that we are providing necessary training to resources according to project needs * Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain * Minimum 15-years of experience in a Supply Chain environment of a Multinational corporation * Deep understanding of manufacturing and project management * Clear understanding of the SE Industrial policies and practices * Strong experience in Supply Chain management of technical commodities * Need experience in driving strong & successful execution of projects * At ease in functional reporting (doted / dual line reporting) as well as hierarchical mode (direct / solid line) in large matrix organizations.
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