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This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Orion, MI on a full-time basis.
The Role:
As a Material Business Planner at Orion Assembly, you will take a pivotal role in driving operational excellence and team performance. While you will not have direct line management responsibility for individual employees, you will be accountable for the overall performance of cross-functional teams. Your role will encompass using independent judgment within Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) guidelines to address complex challenges and deliver results aligned with Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE) principles.
What You'll Do:
- Optimize daily material operations at Orion Assembly to ensure adherence to quality standards, lean manufacturing practices, and robust safety protocols
- Develop operational plans that drive performance improvements and proactively address production challenges.
- Influence team performance by working closely with team leads, providing guidance, and ensuring effective collaboration among cross-functional groups
- Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives by promoting open communication, sharing best practices, and supporting performance-driven culture.
- Monitor and communicate quality objectives while leveraging data analytics to resolve issues and prevent the recurrence of problems.
- Ensure compliance with internal quality standards and the National/Local Union Agreements with the United Auto Workers Union, upholding rigorous Process Control Plan (PCP) standards.
- Partner with engineering, maintenance, IT, and union teams to align advanced production automation systems with human operations, ensuring seamless process integration.
- Support GMS initiatives by coordinating cross-team efforts to drive launch activities and continuous improvement projects.
- Analyze production metrics to inform strategic planning, ensuring production targets and cost schedules are met while driving operational efficiencies.
- Contribute to the planning and execution of new initiatives and expansion projects by leveraging innovative, data-driven insights.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
- 5+ years of experience in a business planning capacity focused on supply chain or relevant experience
- Proven ability to drive team outcomes and influence the performance of cross-functional groups without direct supervisory authority.
- Skilled in mentoring and coaching team leads to foster a collaborative, high-performing work environment.
- In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes, lean production principles, and quality standards essential for optimizing production operations.
- Strong analytical skills to assess production data and resolve complex operational challenges.
- Exceptional communication skills to effectively collaborate with team leads, union representatives, and management.
- Ability to build relationships that promote cross-functional teamwork and open dialogue.
- Solid understanding of business processes with the ability to ensure adherence to internal standards, union agreements, and regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) or similar operational frameworks is advantageous.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience integrating automated production systems and leading change management initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
- A demonstrated track record of influencing and driving team performance through strategic workforce planning and targeted training initiatives, even without direct people management
- Ability to use data-driven insights to develop and implement innovative solutions that enhance operational performance across complex production systems.
