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Supervisor, Inventory Analysis and Service Parts Planning
CA - Cerritos
Opportunity Snapshot
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity to show off your forecasting and analysis skills in inventory forecasting systems (DRP) as well as your interpersonal finesse as you manage relations with our vendors in Japan.
Your high level mission will be to optimize the inventory management function for a vehicle distributor with a world-wide reputation for leadership and innovation. This involves managing inventory in remote warehouses from which the Isuzu dealerships order parts. To keep these two warehouses optimally stocked, you will order parts from vendors in Japan, negotiate prices, forecast and analyze inventory stock levels and order based on those forecasts.
At Isuzu Motors of America you'll enjoy the friendly and informal atmosphere of a small company culture along with the stability of a major national corporation. Our leadership is committed to offering a quality day-to-day work environment along with a positive work-life balance.
If you have...
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or other quantitative discipline.
- Minimum 3+ years of directly related inventory forecasting, analysis and planning experience in the area of service parts supply, distribution, and data systems.
- Prior supervisory experience.
- Extensive knowledge of spare, service, or replacement parts inventory control
- Knowledge of Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) or inventory forecasting systems, such as SAP & Manugistics from a user or system administrator perspective.
- Strong leadership and team building skills.
- Outstanding project management, time management and multitasking skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Advanced computer proficiency in MS Excel.
- Xelus software (Plan) experience is a plus.
. . .consider this rewarding role that offers:
- Opportunity to make an impact -- you'll play a pivotal role in optimizing our inventory and improving our bottom line as you leverage your creativity and determine your own route to success.
- Broad visibility -- you'll regularly interact with cross-functional groups, as well as senior leadership and garner recognition for your achievements.
- Diversity -- you'll be "wearing many hats" as you support our inventory management/forecasting and procurement functions. Our dynamic and fast-paced environment will ensure that you're continually stimulated with "never a dull moment".
- Enjoyable environment -- you'll benefit from a strong, collaborative culture within an organization extremely focused on its people.
- Career growth -- we reward highly motivated individuals who simultaneously develop their skills and utilize them to perform well on the job, and your success in this role can open a variety of doors for you throughout our organization.
- Excellent benefits -- in addition to a competitive salary, we offer a full benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision/life insurance; a company funded pension plan; a company-matched 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts; an employee assistance program; flextime; and more.
More About Your Role
Reporting to our Manager of Parts Inventory Control & PIO, you will oversee five employees including Parts Supply Planning Administrators & Parts Supply Planners, as you take charge of our Inventory function and drive its improvement.
Coming aboard, you'll aim to "hit the ground running" and quickly develop an understanding of our system and environment so that you can begin making a real impact within short order. There are several goals you'll immediately tackle; these include:
- Maintaining our inventory fill-rate objectives.
- Building strong working relationships with your team as well as our vendors in Japan; you will run our weekly conference calls with Japan and proactively stay on top of all emerging issues.
- Assessing the performance of your team and motivating them to achieve higher levels of performance.
In general, your responsibilities will be to:
- Oversee the day-to-day operations and supervise Inventory Control personnel to maintain a target service level to our customers while maintaining efficiency, accuracy, and productivity within the group.
- Serve as the Xelus Plan system administrator; you will be responsible for identifying, testing, implementing, and reviewing any changes or enhancements that are needed to meet business requirements. You'll also drive any necessary procedural or systems training, including PII and Xelus.
- Perform audits and review procedures within the Inventory Control group and make recommendations to improve automation, inventory efficiency, and productivity.
- Ensure the timely procurement of provisioning, maintenance, and post production requirements of service parts for all Japan and domestic parts purchases and inventory control.
- Take a lead role in analyzing and monitoring Isuzu's forecasts to its vendors and recalibrating the forecast models as necessary.
- Prepare special reports/analyses as required for management.
- Perform miscellaneous job related duties as assigned.
Keys to Success
To excel in this role you will be self-motivated, identifying what needs to be done and doing it with minimal supervision. At the same time, you'll take a proactive approach to automating inventory functions, driving improvements and adding the type of value that pushes us to the next level. Other facets of success are to:
- Showcase impeccable interpersonal finesse as you build relationships with cross-functional groups and ensure alignment with our overall inventory objectives.
- Maintain a high energy level to manage multiple issues, bring any complications to the surface, and drive accountability.
- Remain flexible and ready to shift priorities as the need arises.
If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity, and you meet the required qualifications, we look forward to hearing from you.
Who We Are
Isuzu Motors America, Inc. has been distributing and marketing Isuzu vehicles in the United States since 1981. For almost 90 years, Isuzu vehicles have been engineered with a passion and dedication to push the limits of capability, while redefining the perceptions of value. As a result, the Isuzu name is recognized world-wide for its leadership and innovation.
Innovation is standard operating procedure at Isuzu. For example, we are implementing a leading-edge supply chain management program that ties up less capital and generally helps us run leaner. We also welcome innovative input from our employees to help improve processes and maximize our success. For more information please visit www.isuzu.com.
Opportunity Snapshot
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity to show off your forecasting and analysis skills in inventory forecasting systems (DRP) as well as your interpersonal finesse as you manage relations with our vendors in Japan.
Your high level mission will be to optimize the inventory management function for a vehicle distributor with a world-wide reputation for leadership and innovation. This involves managing inventory in remote warehouses from which the Isuzu dealerships order parts. To keep these two warehouses optimally stocked, you will order parts from vendors in Japan, negotiate prices, forecast and analyze inventory stock levels and order based on those forecasts.
At Isuzu Motors of America you'll enjoy the friendly and informal atmosphere of a small company culture along with the stability of a major national corporation. Our leadership is committed to offering a quality day-to-day work environment along with a positive work-life balance.
If you have...
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or other quantitative discipline.
- Minimum 3+ years of directly related inventory forecasting, analysis and planning experience in the area of service parts supply, distribution, and data systems.
- Prior supervisory experience.
- Extensive knowledge of spare, service, or replacement parts inventory control
- Knowledge of Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) or inventory forecasting systems, such as SAP & Manugistics from a user or system administrator perspective.
- Strong leadership and team building skills.
- Outstanding project management, time management and multitasking skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Advanced computer proficiency in MS Excel.
- Xelus software (Plan) experience is a plus.
. . .consider this rewarding role that offers:
- Opportunity to make an impact -- you'll play a pivotal role in optimizing our inventory and improving our bottom line as you leverage your creativity and determine your own route to success.
- Broad visibility -- you'll regularly interact with cross-functional groups, as well as senior leadership and garner recognition for your achievements.
- Diversity -- you'll be "wearing many hats" as you support our inventory management/forecasting and procurement functions. Our dynamic and fast-paced environment will ensure that you're continually stimulated with "never a dull moment".
- Enjoyable environment -- you'll benefit from a strong, collaborative culture within an organization extremely focused on its people.
- Career growth -- we reward highly motivated individuals who simultaneously develop their skills and utilize them to perform well on the job, and your success in this role can open a variety of doors for you throughout our organization.
- Excellent benefits -- in addition to a competitive salary, we offer a full benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision/life insurance; a company funded pension plan; a company-matched 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts; an employee assistance program; flextime; and more.
More About Your Role
Reporting to our Manager of Parts Inventory Control & PIO, you will oversee five employees including Parts Supply Planning Administrators & Parts Supply Planners, as you take charge of our Inventory function and drive its improvement.
Coming aboard, you'll aim to "hit the ground running" and quickly develop an understanding of our system and environment so that you can begin making a real impact within short order. There are several goals you'll immediately tackle; these include:
- Maintaining our inventory fill-rate objectives.
- Building strong working relationships with your team as well as our vendors in Japan; you will run our weekly conference calls with Japan and proactively stay on top of all emerging issues.
- Assessing the performance of your team and motivating them to achieve higher levels of performance.
In general, your responsibilities will be to:
- Oversee the day-to-day operations and supervise Inventory Control personnel to maintain a target service level to our customers while maintaining efficiency, accuracy, and productivity within the group.
- Serve as the Xelus Plan system administrator; you will be responsible for identifying, testing, implementing, and reviewing any changes or enhancements that are needed to meet business requirements. You'll also drive any necessary procedural or systems training, including PII and Xelus.
- Perform audits and review procedures within the Inventory Control group and make recommendations to improve automation, inventory efficiency, and productivity.
- Ensure the timely procurement of provisioning, maintenance, and post production requirements of service parts for all Japan and domestic parts purchases and inventory control.
- Take a lead role in analyzing and monitoring Isuzu's forecasts to its vendors and recalibrating the forecast models as necessary.
- Prepare special reports/analyses as required for management.
- Perform miscellaneous job related duties as assigned.
Keys to Success
To excel in this role you will be self-motivated, identifying what needs to be done and doing it with minimal supervision. At the same time, you'll take a proactive approach to automating inventory functions, driving improvements and adding the type of value that pushes us to the next level. Other facets of success are to:
- Showcase impeccable interpersonal finesse as you build relationships with cross-functional groups and ensure alignment with our overall inventory objectives.
- Maintain a high energy level to manage multiple issues, bring any complications to the surface, and drive accountability.
- Remain flexible and ready to shift priorities as the need arises.
If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity, and you meet the required qualifications, we look forward to hearing from you.
Who We Are
Isuzu Motors America, Inc. has been distributing and marketing Isuzu vehicles in the United States since 1981. For almost 90 years, Isuzu vehicles have been engineered with a passion and dedication to push the limits of capability, while redefining the perceptions of value. As a result, the Isuzu name is recognized world-wide for its leadership and innovation.
Innovation is standard operating procedure at Isuzu. For example, we are implementing a leading-edge supply chain management program that ties up less capital and generally helps us run leaner. We also welcome innovative input from our employees to help improve processes and maximize our success. For more information please visit www.isuzu.com.
