REQUIREMENTSAffirmative Action South African CitizenDegree or Diploma in Industrial, Electrical, Electronic Engineering, Production Management, Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Commerce, Logistics, Transport, Information Technology/ Systems, or Data Science3 years of experience gained within the automotive industry in a logistics environment1-2 years of project management experienceESSENTIAL SKILLSAnalytical skills with an innovative approach to problem–solvingComputer literate, Microsoft Office Package (Word; Excel and PowerPoint) SAP, Power BI)Understanding of RPA (Robotic Process Automation)Sound interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently (self-motivated)Ability to prepare and present reports and presentations to managementADDED ADVANTAGEGerman languageRESPONSIBILITIESEnsure part readiness for the full scope of local, CKD and direct purchase components to support the milestones in model years and new vehicle projectsEnsure part availability and supply of local, CKD and direct purchase components to support the pre-series build milestones in model year and new vehicle projectsEnsure that all systems, processes and documents are in place for the CP8 sign-off of all pre-series unitsEnsure that all systems/ processes are in place for handover to series productionCoordinating and leading a cross-divisional commodity meeting to action risks/ problemsManaging special component orders to secure the optimal introduction of changes into production to prevent volume loss, quality issues, or on-costEnsuring that call-off demands are correctly reflected at the supplier and that quality and engineering approval is complete before hand-over to CKD and local material controlManaging pre-series stock levels by initiating the removal/ scrapping/ reordering of components based on pre-series build corridor and input from engineering, quality and production/ pilot hall to prevent overstock or incorrect HW/ SW level in stock baseMonitor pre-series vehicle requests on COPS to ensure timeous SCE breakdowns are in line with an accurate BOM for sourcing parts in MY and new model introductionsCompile picking lists of pre-series vehicles and coordinate dunnage meetings before vehicle buildsCompiling and maintaining the pre-series database w.r.t component readiness, tracing and availability for the pre-series build milestones collecting information from various sources. (SV orders, ProCKD, CX, WEBEDI, PROMON, Aekos, Deviations)Evaluating the impact of Aekos and essential running changes on the pre-series bill of material and approve accordingly with recommended introduction datesManipulating the single car explosion to implement temporary changes (Aekos/ deviations) by determining appropriate usage PR, colour and trim combinations as well as effective periodInvestigating and sourcing components for ad-hoc queries to ensure the accuracy of the bill of material