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Supply Chain Manager 1
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A Supply Chain Manager manages the work involved with moving materials, including raw materials, finished products or data, in a cost effective way. Supervises logistics analysts who gather data on production, storage and transportation costs; looks for ways to streamline production and implement cost savings.
$131,362 / year median in Michigan
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Supply Chain Manager 1
- Full Time Penske
- Dearborn, MI Posted on 06/22/26 (
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MI0rS1KD8x)Position Summary:
The Supply Chain Manager 1 is responsible to provide tactical direction and leadership to ensure customer requirements are met. Responsible for day-to-day execution of all account activities. Monitors carrier performance to optimize value delivered to the customer. Quickly resolve any operations issues to eliminate production loss or transportation service failures μnicate with customer. Monday thru Friday normal business hoursMajor Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all parts control and/or load control center activities. Often requires daily analysis of customer transportation needs. Responsible to monitor the carrier and / or supplier bases to ensure customer demand is being met in a timely manner. Develop action plans to address issues affecting supply chainwork.
- Seek internal operating efficiencies through process / system improvements. ced cycle time and/or cost of operations. Identify new business opportunities, work with SAE to expand service offerings. Identify and deploy continuous improvement (AC/FC).
- Conduct performance review, corrective action, and goal setting for team of salaried and hourly employees. Provide career development, mentoring, and promotional opportunities to direct reports to create future leaders. Deploy and maintain staffing and development strategies. PCM, CDP, succession planning of all positions.
- Responsible for the formalization ofprehensive project plans, clarifying timelines, milestones, goals and ownership. Intervene when necessary to resolve issues between project managers, operations, functional teams and customers. Work closely with customer's leadership and project team during scope development and option analysis phase.
- Understand how customer, supplier and vendor fleets work together and affect overall supply chain performance.
- Review operating metrics and fix out-of-tolerance results.
- Other Projects as assigned
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor's degree preferred with a concentration in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or equivalent
- 3 years of functional experience in multiple supply chain service lines (transportation, warehousing, LLP, etc) required
- 2 years of supervisory or equivalent experience
- Experience with root cause analysis preferred
- Must be able to identify interim solutions or containment action plans that have overallwork implications
- Strategic direction of location, aligning local customer expectations with Statement of Work.
- Must be able to ensure succession planning of key positions, deployment of staffing model and developing future leaders.
- Ability to manage multiple projects with a sense of urgency while maintaining a high degree of accuracy
- Excellent interpersonal andmunication skills
- Working knowledge of financial management (P&L experience preferred).
- Strong problem solving skills.
- Strong analytical and presentation skills, written/oralmunication andanizational skills required.
- Must have a strong understanding of operations and supporting technology, especially web based applications
- Must have a successful track record of building relationships with stakeholders or customers that have resulted in high customer satisfaction
- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
- Willingness to travel as necessary, work the hours necessary to aplish the job duties, work at the specific location required,plete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment,cation, and criminal history) and drug screening.
Physical Requirements:
- The physical and mental demands described are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable amodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The associate will be required to: read;municate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.