Project Engineer

Supply Chain Management

Payrate: $52.00 - $53.00/hr.

Position's Contributions to Work Group:

• Manage the supply chain interaction between 6 Sigma Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) projects and the worldwide drivetrain value streams. Ensure component & prime product facilities, parts, & dealers are working towards the earliest CPI effectivity while minimizing scrap & re-work. This single point of contact will proactively identify & prevent future supply chain issues and be the "go-to SME" on supply chain best practices

Typical Task Breakdown:

• Ensure awareness of pending/active CPI projects to communicate/manage anticipated impact to the value chain (create single view)
• Proactively collaborate with black belts, purchasing, supply chain, and engineering to phase in / phase out components across multiple worldwide facilities to optimize CPI effectivity & minimize scrap
• Manage service letter inventory requirements & work with service engineering & purchasing to resolve issues
• Provide on-going visibility of expected scrap & CPI effectivity dates
• Obtain component and machine serial number effectivity
• Consolidate reporting & visualizations
• Interface with operations and depot supply chain analysts & provide feedback for drivetrain efficiency gains
• Create/facilitate/manage ISR/PSR (Part Stocking Requests) in close collaboration with product support
• Act as the Supply Chain SME and coach/advise Black Belts on minimizing value chain disruptions
• Identify & implement/leverage process/tool effectiveness improvements

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business or an equivalent level of work experience.
• Three to five years of professional level experience minimum.

Technical Skills:

• Supply chain theory & terminology w/ basic computer skills.
• Knowledge of other functions that provide inputs regularly, i.e., Product Development, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Operations. Must have the ability to learn and do quality analysis

Soft Skills:

• Demonstrated excellent project management skills, team leadership skills, and excellent communication skills
• Must be very customer focused and can drive change throughout the enterprise effectively. Must be able to manage risk and ambiguity on a project.

Pay Transparency:

The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $52.00 - $53.00 /hr. Non-exempt positions are eligible for overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the base hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week, or as required by state or local law. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, health savings accounts with qualified medical plan enrollment, 10 paid days off, 3 days paid bereavement leave, 401(k) plan participation with employer match, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, dependent care flexible spending account, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, accommodations and reimbursement for work travel, and discretionary performance or recognition bonus. Sick leave and mobile phone reimbursement provided based on state or local law.