Supply Chain – Project Manager
ZF Group
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Marysville • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Lead cross-functional, high-impact projects—spanning automation, warehouse optimization, material flow innovation, and advanced storage solutions—to modernize plant operations
- Own projects end-to-end, including quoting, vendor selection, specification development, equipment commissioning, validation, and operational handoff while maintaining timing, budget, and performance targets
- Design and optimize material handling systems, storage strategies, ergonomic layouts, and PFEPs (Plan for Every Part) to improve flow, reduce waste, and enhance cost efficiency
- Develop technical requirements, RFQs, cost justifications, and compliance documentation (TS 16949, ISO 14000), ensuring robust engineering and quality standards
- Partner with external suppliers to refine concepts, ensure technical alignment, negotiate equipment needs, and support acceptance testing and post-launch optimization
- Champion continuous improvement through Lean initiatives, Kaizen events, packaging innovation, and enhancements to returnable dunnage and logistics processes
- Introduce new equipment and automation—managing delivery, installation, validation, documentation, training, and production readiness
- Collaborate closely with plant leadership, engineering, planning, and logistics teams, providing technical insights and driving long-term improvements in daily operations
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 4+ years relevant experience (other bachelor degrees may be considered in lieu of engineering with significant relevant experience)
- 2+ years hands-on problem-solving experience with material flow or storage equipment
- Proficiency in Microsoft tools and CAD software
- Strong decision-making abilities with a bias for action
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong time-management prioritization and organizational skills
- 2+ years Project Management experience in a manufacturing environment
- 2+ years leading cross-functional teams
- 2+ years quoting experience
- Experience in plant layout design, quoting, cost analysis, budgeting, and blueprint interpretation
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now, or in the future.
Benefits
- Annual Incentive Plan
- Paid Vacation
- Personal Time
- 401k Plan
- Health Care Benefits
- Paid Holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
material handling systemsstorage strategiesPFEPtechnical requirementsRFQscost justificationscompliance documentationLean initiativesKaizenplant layout design
Soft Skills
decision-makingproblem-solvingcommunicationtime-managementorganizational skillsleadershipcollaborationprioritizationbias for actioncontinuous improvement