Auburn Hills
Vice President Logistics
As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.Your Tasks
- Lead and direct all aspects of the end-to-end value stream, from supplier base to customers, ensuring seamless material and information flows across the organization
- Design, optimize, and manage upstream and downstream relationships with customers, suppliers, and other partners
- Ensure timely, reliable, and cost-efficient supply service across all regions and production sites
- Build, develop, and maintain a high-performing logistics leadership team at regional and plant level
- Drive the implementation, standardization, and continuous improvement of logistics processes and tools, including SAP interfaces, system enhancements, and upgrade projects
- Define, monitor, and support the achievement of supply chain and logistics performance targets
- Ensure effective integration of material and information flows throughout the supply chain
- Oversee Customs and Foreign Trade operations, ensuring compliance with local regulations and implementing appropriate risk mitigation strategies
- Develop and optimize regional and global transportation networks to improve efficiency, service levels, and costs
- Support logistics planning and cross-functional plant teams to ensure successful product launches and operational ramp-ups
- Review and approve logistics concepts and decision releases for customer projects
- Review and approve logistics investments, budget plans, and cost forecasts for plants and projects
- Communicate regional logistics performance and key initiatives to regional and global senior management
Your Profile
- University degree in Business Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Extensive leadership experience in logistics, supply chain management, or a related function within an international manufacturing environment
- In-depth knowledge of transportation, customs and foreign trade, packaging, materials management, material flow, logistics investments, and cost management
- Strong understanding of regional governmental logistics regulations and compliance requirements
- Experience with OEM logistics requirements and complex global supply chain environments
- Proven expertise in SAP-supported logistics and supply chain processes
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic planning capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- International and intercultural experience, with the ability to lead in a global business environment
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken