Company Description

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

With its premium portfolio in the car, truck, bus, two-wheel and specialty tire segment, the Tires group sector stands for innovative solutions in tire technology. Intelligent products and services related to tires and the promotion of sustainability complete the product portfolio. For specialist dealers and fleet management, Tires offers digital tire monitoring and tire management systems, in addition to other services, with the aim of keeping fleets mobile and increasing their efficiency. With its tires, Continental makes a significant contribution to safe, efficient and environmentally friendly mobility. 

Job Description

Management of the ContiKit area                              

Supervise local SCM, Production, QM function and other supporting functions to ensure operational efficiency and excellence to meet customer satisfactionFull Responsibility for running production line in the manufacturing site (filling of bottles, kitting and outbound logistics) in right quantity and quality to meet customer demandBuild, manage and retain well trained team, keep team motivated and performance levelPromotes and provides working environment conducive to positive team morale and working attitudeLead the safety, health, and environmental effort to achieve expected results, ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements internally and externally                       

Customer demand fulfillment                     

Ensure On Time Delivery and achieve defined turnover rate of inventorySupervise customer FC reliability level and derive effective internal material planning systemEnsure necessary JIT service and effective replenishment                                                         

Supply Chain                                            

Develop strategies to assure continuous supply for customer orders and timely procurement of raw materials and supplies in order to maintain reasonable production levels at optimum costs consistent with quality and quantity specificationsStandardize, optimize, and monitor the supply chain processes within the unit following approved SOP'sSupervise local NPM supplier pool set up and ensure supplier performance levelEquip sufficient manpower to ensure needed capacity for productionDevelop and implement product and part movement and delivery strategies; Set inventory control guideline 

Quality System

Establish direction of quality improvement, process and productivity improvementResponsible for local QMS system incl. validation of quality documents     Monitoring of supplier quality and performanceControl of non-conformities in collaboration with the plant qualityCreation and maintenance of test plans in collaboration with the plant qualityYearly customer audit follow-ups with quality department                                                         

Customer Satisfaction and KAM collaboration (shared)

Ensure customer expectations are exceeded with the highest quality products and services.Drive for close collaboration with KAM for regular customer FC analysisCalculation of standard cost for RFQ input incl. product, production and logistics costMonitoring of rating systems from customersMaintain customer relationship to manage part modificationsSupport customer complaint analysis and root cause analysis                               

System management                          

Creating new products & new clients / SAP + ValidationImplementing EDI for new customers (AVIEXP, ASN, ...)Training of staff in logistics systems internal + external (+ SAP +Customer portal)Update of the management system of production orders and storage (PoMs + SAP PP module).Spares spart maintenance and creation                                                                                               

Maintenance                             

Ensure equipment maintenance and spare parts availabilityEnsure the process capability and metricsIntroducing new equipment, new production methods and techniques                             

Project Management                                          

Leading projects in manufacturing or supply chain (e.g. introduction of new equipment, automation of supply chain, etc.)            

QualificationsBachelor’s degree in engineering or similarMore than 5 years operational experience in production, plant quality, plant logisticsMore than 3 years Management of production procedures and qualityMore than 3 years’ experience leading projectsMore than 3years experience leading a teamWorked in international set-up for >5yrs

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