Automotive Supply Chain SME / Business Value Consultant

Senior Automotive Supply Chain SME / Business Value Consultant

Location: Detroit, MI or Kansas City, KS
Work Arrangement: Remote with occasional client-site visits
Industry: Automotive | Supply Chain Transformation | AI & Data Analytics
Employment Type: Contract

Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Automotive Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert (SME) / Business Value Consultant to support supply chain transformation, operational intelligence, and AI-enabled decision-making initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have extensive automotive supply chain expertise across vehicle planning, logistics, fulfillment, traceability, and dealer operations. This role requires the ability to collaborate with business stakeholders, identify operational improvement opportunities, define business requirements, and translate complex supply chain challenges into measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business workshops and discovery sessions with stakeholders and subject matter experts.

• Identify, assess, and prioritize automotive supply chain improvement opportunities.

• Define business requirements, KPIs, performance indicators, and value realization metrics.

• Support AI, analytics, Supply Chain Control Tower, and operational intelligence initiatives.

• Collaborate with business, data, and technology teams to develop solution roadmaps.

• Develop business cases, executive-level recommendations, and value assessments.

• Analyze existing business processes, identify gaps, and recommend process improvements.

• Develop process flows, functional documentation, and business requirements.

• Support data conversion, data validation, and data maintenance activities as required.

• Provide industry best practices and recommend alternative solutions based on business needs.

• Mentor project team members and facilitate knowledge transfer.

• Contribute to project deliverables, business documentation, and implementation activities.

• Provide subject matter expertise and hands-on functional support throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Automotive Domain Expertise

Experience in several of the following areas is required:

• Vehicle Order-to-Delivery (OTD) processes.

• Vehicle allocation and dealer fulfillment.

• Demand forecasting and supply planning.

• Vehicle distribution, transportation, and logistics.

• Recall management and VIN traceability.

• Vehicle genealogy and Bill of Materials (BOM) relationships.

• Supply chain visibility and operational intelligence.

• Automotive OEM supply chain operations and business process transformation.