PC&L UK Country Manager

Aptiv is a global technology company that develops safe, green and connected solutions which are enabling the future of mobility. The company has more than 180,000 total employees, of which 27,000 are salaried.  Aptiv operates 15 major technical centers and 126 manufacturing locations in 44 countries.  The company is geographically diversified with revenues in North America representing roughly 38% of total revenues, Europe representing 33% of total revenues, Asia Pacific representing 27% of total revenues, and South America representing 2% of total revenues.  China represents roughly 18% of our total revenues.

As a technology company, approximately 20,200 of our 27,000 salaried employees are engineers.  Over one-third of our engineers develop software and systems solutions.  Our salaried workforce has the following breakdown regionally: 27% in North America, 43% in Europe, and 28% in Asia Pacific.

We have developed world class supply chain capabilities to successfully serve our customers.  A significant competitive advantage in our supply chain are the 126 manufacturing locations around the globe, approximately 73% of which are in best cost countries.  Approximately 96% of our 136,000 hourly workers are located in best cost countries.

Uniquely positioned to deliver end-to-end smart mobility solutions

Our name represents knowledge, adaptiveness and drive. It highlights our ability to both envision the future and to bring it to life, making it real through our portfolio of safe, green and connected technologies and deep systems integration expertise.

We have organized our business into two reporting segments, which enables us to provide our customers with both the hardware and software solutions that make the world more safe, green and connected:

Signal and Power Solutions – Revenues of $9.5 billion in 2020. This segment provides technologies that serve as the nervous system of the vehicle, including the complete design, manufacture and assembly of the vehicle’s electrical architecture. This segment’s products include engineered components, connectors, wiring assemblies and harnesses, cable management, electrical centers and hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems. Our products provide the critical signal distribution and computing power backbone that supports increased vehicle content and electrification, reduced emissions and higher fuel economy.

Advanced Safety & User Experience— Revenues of $3.6 billion in 2020. This segment provides software enabled solutions that serve as the brain of the vehicle, improving safety, security, connectivity and comfort. Products include active safety and perception systems, in-cabin user experience systems, compute platforms for security, comfort and control functions, as well as on-and-off-vehicle data management and communication solutions. The segment will also work closely with Aptiv’s newly announced automated driving joint venture with Hyundai, which advances the development of production-ready autonomous driving systems and further enhances Aptiv’s competitive positions in ADAS solutions and vehicle connectivity.

This is a challenging and exciting time for the Aptiv business and the Production Control and Logistics team have a pivotal role providing an interface between our customers, our supplier base and internally with our own manufacturing locations. The team are the first point of contact for PC&L related queries and operational escalations in the UK, as well as working with advanced PC&L teams on project related work. As a PC&L UK Country Manager you will be responsible for supply chain processes to meet customer delivery requirements for the UK business and customers.

Key Accountabilities:

Technical Leadership:

• Assist in definition of creative, lean and customer winning MPC concepts.

• Manage local PC&L organization to reach/ exceed business objectives (Inventory targets, E&O targets, PC functional cost).

• Optimize Warehousing JIT/JIS Footprint and keep strong focus on reducing costs.

• Flawless Launches of new projects / MY changes / Business transfers.

• Introduce and use the latest logistics principles in line with the company’s lean concepts.

• Strong customer liaison.

People management: 

• Develop and maintain structure to ensure all customer projects are properly resourced and efficiently reach cost, quality and delivery targets.

• Plan budget and control project expenses by monthly cost reporting. (Headcount tracking, costs and best cost country support.)

• Develop team in line with current and future demands, with effective career path and succession planning.

• Establish a continuous improvement culture and set targets to focus on improved performance.

Qualifications:

• Degree in business or related technical field or equivalent experience in lieu of education.

• Experience managing multiple complex / large systems projects with harness activity (design, quality, manufacturing) and application of SCM and Lean Manufacturing principles, concepts, theory, and practice including negotiation, forecasting, inventory management and inventory pull systems.

• Experience of change management in a manufacturing operations environment and leading change in materials/purchasing

• Experience managing diverse team across complex projects with proven experience managing.

• Experience of management / dealing with suppliers from Europe / North Africa.