Mercedes-Benz: Building Exceptional Vehicles… and Careers!
The best chapters in Alabama’s automotive success story are yet to come. The Mercedes-Benz automobile of the future will be different; greener, more efficient, safer, and even more fascinating. Only one thing will never change – It will wear a star.
MBUSI is home to the GLE, GLE Coupe, and GLS Sport Utility Vehicles and the    C-Class for the North American market. Our facility is one of the most advanced automotive manufacturing facilities in the world, with over 6 million square feet under one roof. The plant, located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, is positioned in an area of natural beauty and abundant natural resources.
MBUSI offers an excellent compensation and benefits package including health and life insurance, 401(k) and retirement, on-site child development and wellness facilities. MBUSI is committed to excellence and actively promotes teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement within its ranks. Our Team Members share a common goal to always be the best premium auto manufacturer in North America.
Mercedes-Benz, U.S. International, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.  Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. follows all local, state and federal laws in all aspects of business.
 
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for any open positions.
Job overview Managing supplier capacities & supplier readiness of purchased part production for MBUSI vehicle production by proactively steering supplier industrialization in the project phase and evaluating associated risks. Leading crisis management and manage shortages related to capacity bottlenecks. Duties and responsibilities Manage supplier activities with the following scope of work (but not limited to):
- Safeguard current & future production volume of purchased parts for MBUSI.
- Analyze production capacities and identify countermeasures for bottleneck processes.
- Evaluate material flow output efficiency at supply base incl. supply chain management.
- Negotiate and track adjustments at suppliers (tool, equipment, headcount) due to production volume fluctuations.
- Identify issues, develop countermeasures and track measures to completion and/or escalation to management.
- Drive decision making process on supplier relevant investments within MBUSI & Daimler worldwide and present to a steering committee for decision by aligning with all relevant parties (e.g. Sales, Purchasing, Supplier Quality).
- Create formal status and decision making reports for steering committees up to MBC Board level (e.g. for critical series supplier topics, new project status and creation of audit reports as well as decision making reports).
- Ensure shipment of correct quality level in the right quantity in the requested time at supplier base.
- Confirm necessity of investment (e.g. correct amount of equipment, manpower, packing and overtime).
- Support crisis management for shortterm and longterm shortages at supplier.
- Organize and lead on-site evaluations of supplier using Mercedes Benz guides and processes, such as Logistics Process Analysis (LPA), Daimler Logistics Audits (DLA) or Audits according to the Association of German Automotive Industry (VDA):
• Identify logistics process issues.
• Evaluate supplier logistics capability.
• Track agreed countermeasures with supplier.
• Organize and conduct follow-up visits to ensure implementation.  Perform other duties as required.