Federal-Mogul Burscheid GmbH is the global competence center for piston rings and cylinder liners within the Tenneco Group and develops and produces high-quality piston rings for passenger cars and commercial vehicles in two plants with currently around 1,200 employees.
Key resposibilities:
* continuously optimize safe, efficient, and scalable material flow performance and drive execution and commitment;
* calculate takt time, cycle times, defining manpower, equipment, and buffers needed and ensure frequent updates in the ERP system;
* elect and define how to choose the best equipment solution, such as tuggers, AGVs, AMRs, conveyors, through trade-off analysis;
* lean material handling to cut inventory cycles, lower carrying costs, and boost labor efficiency while delivering measurable savings across operations;
* implement new or advanced digital tools in order to optimize material flow, eliminate waste, and drive daily operational excellence;
* collaborate with the regional manufacturing/ supply chain team and coordinate the flow of materials through the supply chain suppliers optimizing transportation, warehousing, and inventory management strategies;
* collaborate with the manufacturing team and the supply chain team to drive cost savings, increase inventory turns and track financial performance;
* Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or operations; Master's preferred (MBA ideal) or similar education
* 3-5 years of professional experience in the area of material handling, material flow and integrity of production data
* in-depth knowledge of logistics and production processes
* careful, methodical and structured way of working with a strong Lean & continuous improvement mindset as well as deep understanding of Lean principles and practices
* knowledge of financial metrics and their connection to material handling and lean material flow aspects.
* professional experience on material handling transformations across the production plant (preferably in the automotive industry)
* fluent German and English language skills
* digital & analytic proficiency in SAP RLP, WMS, IoT, RFID (or similar systems) Power BI, MS office, and analytics platforms; experience scaling digital tools across large networks.
* ability to lead a team and foster collaboration across different functions in the plant (e.g. Operations, Finance, Supply chain).
* Secure, permanent, full-time employment
* Comprehensive and effective onboarding
* Attractive salary, performance bonus, vacation and Christmas pay, and flexible working hours
* Excellent health and benefits package