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Senior Automotive Supply Chain SME / Business Value Consultant
Automotive | Supply Chain Transformation | AI & Data-Driven Operations
Role Summary
We are seeking a senior automotive supply chain practitioner to help shape and validate business use cases for supply chain transformation, operational intelligence, and AI-enabled decision support.
The ideal candidate brings deep OEM or Tier-1 experience across vehicle planning, logistics, fulfillment, traceability, and supply chain operations, and can translate business challenges into measurable value opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead workshops with business stakeholders and SMEs.
• Identify and prioritize supply chain improvement opportunities.
• Define business requirements, KPIs, and value realization metrics.
• Support AI, analytics, Control Tower, and operational intelligence initiatives.
• Partner with business, data, and technology teams to shape solution roadmaps.
• Build executive-level business cases and recommendations
Required Automotive Domain Expertise
Strong experience across:
• Vehicle Order-to-Delivery (OTD)
• Vehicle Allocation & Dealer Fulfillment
• Demand Forecasting & Supply Planning
• Vehicle Distribution & Logistics
• Recall Management & VIN Traceability
• Vehicle Traceability, Genealogy / BOM Relationships
• Supply Chain Visibility & Operational Intelligence
Qualifications
• 20+ years of automotive supply chain experience.
• Experience in automotive OEM supply chain, vehicle planning, distribution, dealer operations, allocation, fulfillment, or automotive consulting.
• Experience supporting VIN traceability, recall management, or vehicle genealogy initiatives strongly preferred.
• Proven track record leading supply chain transformation initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and workshop facilitation skills.
• Ability to quantify business value and define success metrics.
Desired Experience
• Toyota or Japanese OEM experience.
• Supply Chain Control Tower programs.
• Vehicle traceability and recall analytics.
• Supply Network Intelligence solutions.
• AI, analytics, or data-driven supply chain initiatives.
• Knowledge of GVID, VIN, and vehicle genealogy concepts.
Deliverables:
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Process Flows
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Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members
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Participate as primary, co and/or contributing author on any and all project deliverables associated with their assigned areas of responsibility
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Participate in data conversion and data maintenance
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Provide best practice and industry specific solutions
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Advise on and provide alternative (out of the box) solutions
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Provide thought leadership as well as hands on technical configuration/development as needed.
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Participate as a team member of the functional team
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Perform other duties as assigned.
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