Supply Chain Manager

About the role

Clarios is the force behind the world's most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials-setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we're not just making batteries; we're shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarios-where your power meets endless possibilities. Veterans/Military Spouses: We value the leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise developed through military service. At Clarios, those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit, ingenuity, and passion-where you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics. Equal Employment Opportunity: We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disa

Responsibilities

• How you will do it
• Analyze customer orders and sales forecasts to prepare plant production and inventory plans.
• Review actual plant performance against sales and production plans. Recommend corrective action(s) to bring results in line with plans or recommend change in production and inventory plans to recognize differences between actual and forecasts.
• Direct and monitor production control activities to assure that balanced inventories are maintained and that production and purchase releases are scheduled to meet production and inventory investment objectives.
• Plan and direct the activities for which responsible such as Shipping, Warehousing, Production Scheduling, and Inventory Control (raw materials and finished goods).
• May be responsible for directing purchasing activity for expense items. Maintain contact with all vendors of material and components to insure uninterrupted supply. Resolve discrepancies concerning items that fail to meet in-coming quality standards.
• CMS Principle Champion for Material Control.
• Prepare capacity planning analyses. Recommend purchase of additional capacity where necessary.
• Assist in developing and maintaining the integrity of computerized production/inventory control systems. Supervise the operation of such systems. Insure data integrity by developing systematic cycle counting to maintain accuracy.
• Direct warehousing activities and insure adherence to governmental safety and health regulations and personnel policies and procedures.
• What we look for
• Required
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technical or business field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience successfully supervising a team.
• Preferred
• SAP experience, proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; CPIM.
• Demonstrable knowledge with MRP master data set-up, production versions, routings, warehouse management, inventory management, production activities, and RF transactions.
• What we do
• Our Florence, Kentucky components plant began operations in 1978 and here is home to our components plant which manufactures PowerFrame ® grids and our battery containers and covers. Here we produce around 173,000 cases a day.
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• What you get:
• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching - all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility
• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2026's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the fourth consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

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