Manager - Inventory Planning - Bilingual in Korean/English
6 days ago
Montgomery
Job Description Position Title/Role: Part Supply Planning (PSP) Manager (Bilingual in Korean/English) Department/WG Redistribution Center (RDC) Reports To: RDC Head of Department (HOD)/Coordinator FLSA Status: Exempt Summary The PSP Manager is responsible for overseeing inventory levels in the Mobis Redistribution Center (RDC) and ensuring levels are adequate to meet customer demand by monitoring and forecasting demand trends, managing purchases to support inventory targets and customer fill, and managing sales and inventory data. The incumbent also provides leadership and supervision to the members of the PSP Team. Essential Functions (To perform within this position successfully, the incumbent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.) • Manage inventory based on Mobis RDC customers’ (Hyundai/Kia dealers) demand and historical sales trends, • Research demand drivers, and adjust and maintain stocking levels, • Create demand forecast models utilizing option/color/trim/region information for production, • Manage annual and monthly budget and part inventory to increase fill rate and ROI, • Manage research activities to reconcile forecast variance and refine the forecast model based on supplier conditions, • Manage strategy to minimize obsolete stock, • Manage strategies on customer service rate and first fill rate, and evaluate the first fill rate loss factors, • Coordinate and support OEM recalls, campaigns, and special supply projects, • Maintain SRT (supply rule table) quarterly to improve customer order fill rate, • Coordinate meetings with related departments to improve communication and consensus decision-making approach, • Build and maintain the trust and confidence of PSP Team and fellow RDC management, • Provide leadership and supervision to PSP workgroup Team Members to include time and vacation management, coaching, performance management, teambuilding, and training, • Serve as primary liaison between Headquarters in Korea and Mobis RDC (reporting KPIs and performance), • Manage daily customer orders and back orders, • All other duties as assigned Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes, 6 PSP Team Members Basic Qualifications (The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required and preferred for this position.) Required Education & Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Industrial Distribution, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Statistics, or related field, • 4 or more years of experience in a Supply Chain Management role in a distribution environment, • 4 years of experience in a supervisory role Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: • Proven leadership skills, • Ability to speak and write fluently in both Korean and English, • Good communication, analytical, and technical skills, • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, • Strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills, • Ability to make good decisions and take decisive action in a fast-paced environment, • Ability to work effectively with little or no supervision Preferred Education & Experience: • Inventory/replenishment/forecasting experience, • Automotive industry experience, • Project Management experience Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: • Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) certification preferred, • Six Sigma certification preferred Working Conditions: • 95% Office; 5% Floor, • 20% Domestic/ International TravelCompany DescriptionWho is Hyundai MOBIS? Hyundai MOBIS forms the parts and service arm for South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Company, Genesis Motors, and Kia Motors. The company offers chassis, cockpit, and front-end modules; safety products, including airbags, headlights, anti-lock brake systems, and electronic stability control products; steering parts; multimedia systems; UVO systems; injection-molded plastic parts, such as instrument panels, carriers, and bumpers; and steel wheel rims and decks. It also supplies after-sales service parts for vehicles. Concentrating its resources on after-sales parts, module parts manufacture, and parts export, Hyundai MOBIS has firmly established its position as one of the leading auto parts specialist companies in the world. Hyundai MOBIS’s Module Division, of which MOBIS Alabama, LLC is part, has supplied the three major modules, chassis module, cockpit module, and front-end module, to automakers in the just-in-sequence (JIS) system. Participating in the initial stages of a new vehiWho is Hyundai MOBIS?\r\n\r\nHyundai MOBIS forms the parts and service arm for South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Company, Genesis Motors, and Kia Motors. The company offers chassis, cockpit, and front-end modules; safety products, including airbags, headlights, anti-lock brake systems, and electronic stability control products; steering parts; multimedia systems; UVO systems; injection-molded plastic parts, such as instrument panels, carriers, and bumpers; and steel wheel rims and decks. It also supplies after-sales service parts for vehicles. Concentrating its resources on after-sales parts, module parts manufacture, and parts export, Hyundai MOBIS has firmly established its position as one of the leading auto parts specialist companies in the world.\r\n\r\nHyundai MOBIS’s Module Division, of which MOBIS Alabama, LLC is part, has supplied the three major modules, chassis module, cockpit module, and front-end module, to automakers in the just-in-sequence (JIS) system. Participating in the initial stages of a new vehi