Supply Chain Battery Manager | 160071-1 | hourly

In partnership with Aquent, a premier global talent agency, a world-renowned automotive leader is seeking a dynamic supply chain professional to drive the future of aftermarket product availability. In this role, you will play a critical part in keeping drivers on the road by managing the end-to-end supply chain, procurement coordination, and inventory execution for essential replacement battery systems and related components. Your work will directly impact customer satisfaction, dealer network efficiency, and the seamless delivery of critical automotive components worldwide.

The Opportunity

Step into a pivotal operational role where you will act as the central link connecting suppliers, logistics, engineering, warehousing, and commercial leadership. This is not just an inventory management role; it is an opportunity to champion product availability, proactively mitigate backorder risks, and resolve critical supply bottlenecks. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external tier-one suppliers daily, ensuring that high-standard fulfillment goals are met and that replacement parts are delivered to the right place at the perfect time.

What You Will Do

As a key driver of supply chain continuity, you will manage daily operations, track performance metrics, and foster strong vendor relationships. Your core responsibilities will include:

• End-to-End Supply Execution: Ensure replacement battery products and associated components are delivered efficiently to satisfy customer demand and critical business metrics.
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Coordinate seamlessly across supply planning, procurement, logistics, warehousing, quality, engineering, and finance departments.
• Risk & Inventory Monitoring: Track daily and weekly supply performance, focusing on unit availability, backorders, past-due shipments, inventory levels, supplier capacity, and premium-freight exposure.
• Supplier Management & Issue Resolution: Lead root-cause analyses (RCA), establish recovery plans, track supplier commitments, and escalate risks to ensure swift resolution.
• Data Tracking & Executive Updates: Maintain accurate forecasts, reporting dashboards, and action trackers to guide strategic buying decisions, resourcing projects, and long-term supply strategies.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid functional experience in supply chain, aftermarket operations, or inventory management.
• Proven analytical skills with the ability to manage large datasets, monitor KPI dashboards, and navigate ambiguous or incomplete data.
• Demonstrated experience in supplier engagement, including holding vendors accountable to schedules and recovery milestones.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly present risk mitigation updates to leadership and drive cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience specifically within the automotive industry or automotive aftermarket supply chains.
• Direct experience planning or managing battery systems or complex electrical components.