Analyst, Container Management

The role

You will support planning and projects for the Container Management Function. You will schedule empty containers, pallets and transport frames, track delivery backlogs and keep the supply of empties reliable between the Scout plant and supplier plants.

What you will do

• Support planning concepts and projects for the Container Management Function
• Support suppliers in transportation, infrastructure, packaging, scheduling and equipment to keep the supply of empties reliable
• Schedule empties (pallets, containers, transport frames) and track delivery backlogs
• Identify supply chain risks and follow up countermeasures across departments
• Check transport container inventory and maintain inventory data
• Process complaints and initiate inventories
• Keep constructive, cooperative communication with suppliers
• Steer empty containers between the Scout plant and supplier plants
• Carry out special tasks that match the job holder's skills and duties

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in logistics or production environment in the automotive industry
• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or a related field, or an equivalent amount of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage complexity
• Collaborative team player with interpersonal skills able to work at each hierarchical level of the company
• Understanding of production environment and affinity to work with complex IT systems

Nice to have

• Advanced degree
• Proven experience in the field of scheduling or pre series logistics
• Proven experience in digitalization of processes

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with an employer match and immediate vesting
• 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Opportunity to build products and a company from the ground up

Before you apply

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Applicants with arrest and conviction records are considered, per local fair chance rules in San Francisco and Los Angeles
• This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City

About the company

Scout Motors is reviving the iconic Scout brand as an electric and range-extended vehicle maker, with all-electric and Harvester range extender powertrains. The company is building rugged electric pick-up trucks and SUVs.