Description
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Key Responsibilities & Competencies :
- Lead cross-functional deployment of end-to-end material flow systems for major plant changes, new introductions, and capacity/footprint transformations across Powertrain Operations.
- Ensure readiness of suppliers (for material delivery), internal logistics, and internal dunnage/container loops while integrating quality and traceability requirements.
- Lead deployment of lean storage and intralogistics automation solutions (where justified) and ensure integration with digital execution and traceability.
- Leads through influence; manages conflict constructively.
- Solid planning, prioritization, and closure discipline.

Responsibilities

End-to-End Material Flow System Knowledge & Implementation:
- Define and deploy material flow concepts covering receiving, storage, internal logistics, point-of-use supply, finished goods movement, shipping, and empty-return loops for internal dunnage.




- Establish exception flows (quarantine/hold, nonconforming material routing, rework loops, offline verification routing where applicable).
- Define and govern automation zones in material flow concepts (handoff points, parking/charging constraints, do-not-block areas, and exception handling).

Internal Dunnage & Container System Design (Scale):
- Lead internal returnable dunnage/container fleet strategy definition (e.g., for repack racks, kit bins/racks, sequence racks): container/rack families, spare philosophy, turnaround planning, storage footprint, repair and wash strategy (where applicable).
- Improve governance for internal dunnage shortage prevention and recovery (controls, escalation, contingency methods).

Quality / Traceability Integration:
- Ensure material flow and internal dunnage enable traceability and compliance (label content/placement standards, scan discipline, mix-prevention methods, contai

📌 MFE Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Ford Motor
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