Supply Chain Planning Supervisor Spare Parts

About this role

Inside the Role Responsible for the strategic leadership, development, and continuous optimization of DCNA's aftermarket supply chain, logistics network, and parts distribution strategy for the United States. Leads international and cross-functional initiatives across DCNA, DTNA, Daimler Buses Headquarters, manufacturing locations, Procurement, suppliers, service partners, and third-party logistics providers. Develops long-term supply chain strategies and networks that address capacity, inventory, sourcing, warehousing, customs, transportation, and distribution requirements in support of business goals. Accountable for improving parts availability, customer service levels, lead times, inventory performance, cost-to-serve, and operational efficiency. Establishes performance indicators and governance routines, leads corrective actions, and drives sustainable process improvements. Partners with Procurement to localize selected commodities, strengthen regional supply resilience, reduce cost and lead time, and minimize coach-down events caused by parts unavailability. Posting Information We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team Position offers a starting salary range of $104,000.00 - $133,000.00 USD    

Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience​   

Benefits include annual bonus program; 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age; starting at 4 weeks paid vacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paid parental leave; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off; short-term and long-term disability plans.   

What You Drive at DTNA

The position requires a strategic and entrepreneurial mindset combined with strong operational execution. The role is expected to work across organizational boundaries, establish effective management structures, and deliver measurable improvements in customer uptime, service level, cost, lead time, inventory performance, and process efficiency. Other duties may be assigned based on Aftermarket business needs.

Strategic Leadership and Project Management • Lead the development and execution of DCNA's aftermarket supply chain, logistics, warehousing, and distribution strategy in alignment with business objectives. • Lead complex international and cross-functional programs from concept through implementation, including defined scope, business case, milestones, resources, risks, governance, and measurable results. • Act as the central coordination point among DCNA, DTNA, Daimler Buses Headquarters, manufacturing plants, PDI operations, internal functions, suppliers, customs partners, carriers, and third-party logistics providers. • Provide management direction for day-to-day priorities while building scalable structures that support long-term business growth. • Present supply chain performance, risks, recommendations, and decisions to Aftermarket leadership and relevant stakeholders.

Distribution Strategy, Warehousing and Transportation • Develop and implement a long-term spare parts distribution strategy for the United States, including network design, stocking locations, fulfillment models, transportation programs, and third-party logistics concepts. • Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of warehousing and material-flow concepts, including capacity, storage, inventory accuracy, productivity, quality, and operational controls. • Optimize inbound and outbound transportation, routing, carrier performance, shipment consolidation, and expedite processes to improve service while reducing total logistics cost. • Evaluate network redesign opportunities and develop recommendations for regional stocking, warehouse expansion, outsourcing, insourcing, and service coverage.

Inventory Management and Parts Availability • Own the inventory management framework for aftermarket parts, including segmentation, stocking policies, safety stocks, reorder parameters, lifecycle planning, obsolescence management, and working-capital optimization. • Balance parts availability and customer uptime requirements with inventory investment, storage capacity, and supply risk. • Lead root-cause analysis and countermeasures for backorders, past-due orders, supply constraints, and coach-down events caused by missing parts. • Coordinate recovery plans for critical shortages and ensure clear escalation, ownership, and follow-through across internal and external partners.

Customs and International Trade • Develop and govern customs, import/export, and trade-compliance processes for the international spare parts supply chain. • Ensure accurate documentation and compliant processing in collaboration with internal experts, customs brokers, suppliers, and logistics providers. • Identify and implement opportunities to reduce customs delays, administrative effort, border-crossing lead time, and avoidable cost.

Procurement, Localization and Supplier Development • Partner with Procurement to identify, prioritize, and execute localization opportunities for selected commodities and services. • Develop sourcing and supplier strategies that improve cost, lead time, availability, quality, and supply-chain resilience. • Lead cross-functional supplier performance and risk reviews; initiate recovery plans, fallback strategies, and supplier-development actions where required. • Support commercial negotiations and long-term programs covering transportation, warehousing, sourcing, EDI infrastructure, allocations, quality campaigns, and major recovery efforts.

Process Excellence and Transformation • Elaborate, introduce, standardize, and continuously improve end-to-

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