Objective:
- Ensure sufficient capacity & supplier readiness of the Asian suppliers in order to secure timely delivery of right parts towards BBAC and Daimler plants worldwide.
- Conduct onsite supplier evaluation, logistic audits, capacity verification audits, supplier performance tests to assess the supplier’s status according to VDA standards. Enhance the supplier’s performance to meet BBAC/Daimler logistical and capacity requirements.
- Calculate required supplier capacities based on documentation in Daimler systems and project information, align with supplier and buyer about the countermeasures, present in committees to get a management decision for the capacity extensions.
- Build the team relation with global as well as hub supplier managers to tackle complex situations of capacity management related to multiple car and powertrain plants. Also support global supplier managers to solve the capacity crisis arising at Asian suppliers by systematic task force management.
- Cross functional teamwork with Quality Engineers, MRP controllers, R&D & Buyers to ensure suppliers meet all the Daimler project milestones with respect to EDI set up, production & capacity planning, warehouse, production process management and transport management.
- Use Daimler standard methods and systems to manage the supplier readiness information and also use reporting tools to manage timely report to higher management and headquarters.
- Trigger escalations during bottlenecks and whenever supplier capacity under crisis. Formulate and lead cross functional and multi national task force team to solve the bottleneck and capacity crisis not to affect MB Carline production plan.
- Exhibit team spirit/flexibility with colleagues/commodity supplier managers to support each other in day to day work.
Task description:
1. Plan, prepare and conduct audits and initiate and track countermeasures if necessary for the assigned supplier. Take responsibility for all necessary audits (CSE, LPA, DLA, SPT and VDA 6.3 support) during the ramp up phase of a new product project for the assigned supplier. Identify capacity shortages and apply countermeasures. Solve shortages in a sustainable way.
2. Calculate required supplier capacities based on documentation in Daimler systems and project information, align with supplier and buyer about the countermeasures, present in committees to get a management decision for the capacity extensions.
3. Propose and introduce corrective Logistics measures to stabilize assigned supplier processes continuously (incl. Task force management).
4. Release the production process of local content suppliers of the assigned commodity from a logistics point of view based on audits results. Take responsibility for the necessary actions to assure that the suppliers are able to fulfill Mercedes Standards by creating necessary countermeasures.
5. Represent Supplier Readiness and Capacity Management - Logistics in the relevant forums, coordinate and report on activities with quality and purchasing for assigned commodity. Contact suppliers in capacity and logistics-related issues, ensure distribution of relevant project information for assigned suppliers. Continuously improvement of processes and methods within the team and related functions.
6. Monitor supplier planning process and process readiness status of the assigned suppliers in the new product creation phase until the end of ramp up phase, including sub-supplier management for allocated suppliers.