Division: BENTELER Automotive
Functional Area: Supply Chain Management; Logistics
Career Level: Professional
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time
Weekly Working Hours: 40.00
Required Languages: English
Requisition ID: 43960

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Are you a results-oriented and analytical supply chain professional with a passion for process optimization and cost reduction? We are looking for a Supply Chain Engineer to join our North American Regional Supply Chain team. In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in developing and executing strategies to enhance supply chain operations and drive continuous efficiency improvements.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive logistics concepts for new projects, including material flow, internal transport, line feeding, packaging, and space requirements.
• Calculate logistics costs for new projects/products, ensuring cost efficiency and competitiveness across transport, packaging, warehousing, and inventory costs throughout the value chain.
• Design shop floor layout plans to ensure lean material flow within operations.
• Support plant launches, including new projects and new plants setups.
• Drive continuous process improvement through waste elimination using Value Stream Mapping tools, focusing on reducing logistics costs.
• Standardize and optimize planning tools, logistics equipment, and processes, including containers, storage racks, labels, internal transport vehicles, and line feeding concepts.
• Support the implementation of lean practices, such as Kanban, internal milk runs, automated material handling solutions (AV’s), storage, supermarkets and kitting areas in plants.
• Prepare supply chain data and quotation documents for negotiations with service providers, and track contract terms (e.g., transit lead times, prices, and services).
• Develop packaging and container concepts to meet operational requirements.
• Implement global and regional best practices across all plants within the region to ensure consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement

Position Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant experience in supply chain planning, preferably within the automotive industry.
• Demonstrated experience in launching new projects, calculation logistics costs and setting up internal material flow including internal transportation, packaging / containers, replenishment of parts to production lines
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed, data-driven decisions.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with experience presenting and analyzing data.
• Proficiency in planning and optimization tools and software used in supply chain management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel domestically as required for project and plant support

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The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with around 23,000 colleagues in nearly 26 countries.

The same is true in our BENTELER Automotive division. This is where intelligent solutions for the automotive world are born—and where we, as a partner, provide answers on central topics like safety, the environment, and efficiency to nearly every major automotive manufacturer. Whether it's the body, the chassis, or the engine, we’re constantly setting new standards with the products, materials, and technologies we develop and produce. Inventiveness that makes sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!