The World Largest Search Engine is seeking an "Automotive Supply ChainAnalyst"

Duration: 6 months

Work Location: Novi, MI

Work Schedule: (Normal business hours, Monday - Friday)-(Hybrid)

Project Overview:

Support vehicle component sourcing in support of client 2024-2204 vehicle build.

Overall Responsibilities:

• Work with Material Program Managers to review supply risks and escalate shortages to suppliers including monitoring capacity and production plans.

• Perform tactical commercial activities including POs, invoice reconciliation, monitoring costs.

• Track progress of commercial agreements

Top 3 Daily Responsibilities:

• Review supply risks and escalate shortages to suppliers including monitoring capacity and production plans.

• Perform tactical commercial activities including POs, invoice reconciliation, monitoring costs.

Mandatory Skills/Qualifications: (All skills, both technical and soft, required to be successful in the role)

• Manage supplier production plans

• Manage CTB (Clear to build) status

• Review and audit supplier capacity

• PO creation

• Invoice reconciliation

Non-Essential Skills/Qualifications:

• ROI (return on investment) analysis for process improvements and capacity expansion Commercial contract management and negotiation

• Track progress of commercial agreements with strategic suppliers:

• Work with GSMs and Legal team to prioritize supplier agreements and document key blockers to close agreements.

Mandatory: Analytical capability

Ability to identify the areas of knowledge required to understand the challenges facing a product, absorb the relevant information, and develop an opinionated perspective. This includes understanding the product?s market/industry, competitive analysis, and the product space?s underlying functionalities and capabilities. Ability to articulate the solutions across a range of detail depending on audience, and via appropriate media (i.e., presentation vs. doc).

Business acumen (Product Management)

Ability to take into account how different strategies and decisions impact financial and operational results of a given product. This could include defining short- and long-term monetization or cost savings opportunities, customer choices/options, and pricing strategies.

Craft

Ability to strike a balance between level of detail, prioritization, and execution by being intentional and keeping the user in mind.

Cross-functional collaboration

Ability to interact effectively with others in other technical and non-technical domains, to present/defend/clarify concerns or issues regarding an existing project, program or solution. Ability to effectively address difficult questions, handle pushback from a high-level audience, and maintain a professional demeanor while engaging in difficult or sometimes high-pressure situations.

Problem space understanding

Ability to combine an understanding of the problem space with a technical and business understanding of the options available to address it, and synthesize them into credible solutions. Ability to articulate the solutions across a range of detail depending on audience, and via appropriate media (i.e., presentation vs. doc).

Product evangelism

Ability to act as the voice of the product and company mission or its why. Ability to narrate a compelling story, engage via various channels, and build a community of user/customer evangelists who help their product or cause.

Product insight

Ability to create the purpose, value, and perspective of what the product should be over a long-term time frame, and to communicate the vision to stakeholders. Ability to articulate a clearly defined product vision in a way that captures attention and creates a credible plan that compels others to action.

Product lifecycle

Knowledge of the overall process for developing, maintaining, and evolving products. Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of engineering and other functions, major phases, checkpoints, and deliverables. Ability to identify common issues and considerations for delivering, updating, or sunsetting a product.

Strategic insight & development

Ability to establish or adapt strategies by integrating and applying one's understanding of the customer, competitive intelligence, external trends, and data from lagging/leading metrics.

User understanding and empathy

Ability to use tools and the expertise of others to gather user insights in order to understand and empathize with user needs, including incorporating users with varied life experiences.

Pay Details: $78.00 to $84.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records subject to federal contractor requirements and/or security clearance requirements.