Senior Manager, Component Supply Planning

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

 

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For:

The Senior Manager will act as a co-architect for the Component Supply Planning (CSP) team, playing a pivotal role in shaping the team’s strategy and co-leading key transformation initiatives, including staircase projects. This individual will serve as a liaison to other teams within the Global Supply Chain & Repair (GSCR) organization, ensuring alignment of processes, systems, and tools. A key focus of this role will be driving the successful implementation and utilization of external tools and AI technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the coordination of the activities of a section or department with responsibility for results, including costs, methods, staffing, and workforce and succession planning.

• Responsible for the training, development, and management of talent within the organization, providing guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established policies.

• Acts as an advisor to subordinates to meet schedules, resolve technical problems, and develop performance requirements.

• Lead development of collaborative planning and implementation in CSP, ensuring alignment with overall supply chain plans and business objectives.

• Lead CSP BuySell Evolution and its strategic integration into the Supply Organization.

• Systems Alignment and Implementation of Z2Data within key workstreams, including overseeing and problem-solving system issues in the respective applications portfolio.

• Build effective partnerships with Procurement, GSP teams, and Tier 2 suppliers to resolve problems and network with key contacts outside of own expertise.

• Liaison to the cross-functional GSCR team for strategic initiatives, designing specific strategies and solutions to meet project deliverables.

• Co-Lead Early Warning Evolution and mitigate constraints impacting the supply plan, including capacity, expediting, and recommending or placing purchase orders.

• Co-lead Metrics development and moderate Monthly and Quarterly Ops Reviews to drive performance visibility.

• Co-lead Continuous Improvement across all workstreams, evaluating and recommending complex, best-in-class supply chain solutions and process improvement projects.

• Engage Business SMEs to gather and derive business and system requirements, translating them into functional and technical specifications.

• Review planning requirements and understand drivers behind net changes to prepare accurate supply chain plans.

• Drive 3rd party commit rates and on-time shipment improvements while escalating shortages as necessary.

• Review vendor-created requirements and design specifications to ensure fit for purpose and alignment with organizational goals.

• Apply cross-functional business processes, lead business process documentation, identify fit gaps, and propose effective remediation.

• Develop resolutions for complex situations where analysis of data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

• Frequently interact with subordinates, customers, and peer group managers to lead cooperative efforts among members of project teams.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline required
• Work Experience: 12+ years of experience

Key Skills and Competencies

• Wide breadth of experience in Materials management including Purchasing, Planning (Strategic & Tactical) and Manufacturing
• Excellent analytical skills required relative to data mining and process development/improvement
• Strong experience creating and maintaining process
• International Supply chain experience is a must
• Contract Manufacturing experience is a plus
• Direct manufacturing experience in the electronics industry is a plus
• In-depth Oracle experience is preferred

Benefits:

We understand the importance of work-life balance and wellbeing, which is why we offer flexibility for our teams including: hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.

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