Tenneco

Supply Chain Engineering Manager

Tenneco

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Northville • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Help build the foundation for world-class material handling by deploying lean flow systems, PFEP, automation, and digital tools on the shop floor.
  • Partner with operators, engineers, and supply chain teams to eliminate waste, improve flow, standardize processes, and unlock measurable productivity and cost improvements.
  • Apply lean material flow principles by calculating cycle times, sizing manpower and equipment, designing delivery routes, selecting handling systems (tuggers, AGVs, AMRs, conveyors), and engineering part presentation (packaging, racks, kits, flow racks).
  • Support and enhance deployment of PFEP, standard work, kitting, kanban, supermarkets, packaging and automation initiatives; partner with cross functional teams and plant floor to enable and implement best in class flow and continuously improve processes.
  • Use time studies, simulations, layout tools, and WMS/ERP data to improve material flow, labor efficiency, and reduce inventory, optimizing floor space while increasing productivity and delivering measurable cost savings through disciplined lean execution.
  • Work with plants across regions to implement standard solutions, adapt designs to local environments, respect cultural dynamics, and support a resilient, scalable global material handling system.
  • Support operators, material handlers, and team leaders with standard work, packaging standardization, ergonomic part presentation, and reliable delivery systems to ensure safe, efficient, waste-free flow operation.
  • Partner to build PFEP, define routings, size resources, and improve logistics – internal & external – performance through lean delivery methods, digital tools, and continuous improvement.
  • Enable consistent material availability to the line by designing line side delivery systems, optimizing WIP and buffer strategies, eliminating flow interruptions.
  • Collaborate to implement automation (AGVs, AMRs, conveyors), material presentation equipment, and layout improvements while ensuring flexibility, scalability, safety, and uptime.
  • Execute global standards, provide feedback from the plant floor, share best practices across sites, and help scale world-class systems and innovations across the network.

Requirements

  • Lean Material Flow & System Design: Hands-on experience deploying PFEP, designing delivery routes, sizing manpower and equipment.
  • Supermarkets implementation using kanban, and standardized work while deploying material handling systems such as tuggers, AGVs, AMRs, conveyors, carts, and racks.
  • Packaging Development & Optimization: Design, validate, and optimize returnable and expendable packaging solutions for automotive components, ensuring part protection, line-side presentation, ergonomics, and logistics efficiency while meeting OEM specifications, durability requirements, and cost-reduction targets.
  • Data-Driven & Cost Reduction Execution: Experience using layout and simulation tools, ERP/WMS/MES systems to design and optimize material flow, reducing inventory and floor space; track record of labor efficiency improvement, as well as safety, and productivity through lean methods.
  • Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proven success partnering with operations, supply chain, engineering, maintenance, and frontline teams to execute improvements, applying structured problem solving and kaizen methods to remove waste, sustain performance, and drive shopfloor excellence.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Supply Chain/Logistics, or related field. (Master’s or lean/logistics certifications a plus.)
  • Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with CAD/layout tools and familiarity with simulation or digital twin software. Exposure to WMS/ERP/MES systems and digital tracking.
  • Lean & Continuous Improvement: Working knowledge of lean concepts (PFEP, Kanban, supermarkets, standard work, takt/cycle analysis, kaizen); certification or training in Lean/Six Sigma highly valued.
  • Financial Acumen: Strong grasp of financial metrics and their connection to material handling and lean material flow aspects.
  • Languages: Fluent English + other languages are a plus (Spanish, Mandarin, French, Germany mainly).
  • Communication & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to work with shop floor teams, engineers, supply chain, and leadership; ability to coach and influence without authority.
  • Leadership: Ability to lead, foster collaboration across departments and regions, and drive change.
Benefits
  • Compensation and comprehensive benefits
  • Opportunity to influence the future of supply chain across regions and global markets
  • Partnership exposure in a global business
  • A chance to leave a business legacy that defines the future of Tenneco

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
lean material flowPFEPdelivery route designmanpower sizingpackaging developmentlayout optimizationsimulation toolsWMSERPlean execution
Soft skills
continuous improvement mindsetinterpersonal skillscommunicationcollaborationleadershipcoachinginfluencing without authority
Certifications
Lean certificationSix Sigma certification