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SCM Analyst at Ford Motor Company — Chennai

Experience1–5 yrs
SalaryNot disclosed
Work modeonsite
Posted23 Sept 2026

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About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is hiring in Chennai in automotive mobility. This role looks for around 1+ years of experience.

Skills

Supply Chain Management
Inventory Planning
Inventory Management
Procurement
Logistics
Root Cause Analysis
Six Sigma
Forecast Analysis

The role

A supply chain analyst at an automotive manufacturing company manages service parts supply, inventory planning, supplier procurement, and logistics coordination, applying supply chain management, inventory planning, and Six Sigma to resolve backorders and improve fulfillment.

Full job description

Engineering graduates (Mechanical, Mechatronics, EC, EEE, Production etc.) with 2 to 5 years of experience (SG4 / 5) with Supply Chain Management experience with any OE (Auto industry preferred) or Tier 1/2 suppliers of Auto component manufactuers.

Responsible for meeting market metrics – Fill rate (Line & Piece), inventory turns, backorder etc.

Perform all daily/weekly/monthly processes diligently without any backlog thereby meet key deliverables.

Procurement of services parts from external Global suppliers, Ford plants

Respond to dealer part status requests. Take action to address immediate dealer need (COPIS/Call trackers). This generally involves contacting the supplier, carrier or PDC to expedite processing.

Perform denied order root cause analysis and work towards implementing the containment actions

Review forecast changes and stock order suggestions and identify the unusual trends

Ensure all open issues are tracked in the issue log with all specific details

Participate with issue log meeting with SME / DMs

Interface with internal (e.g. Purchasing, Engineering, Product Analysis, Supplier Development Performance) and external (e.g. Supplier, dealer) organizations to resolve part issues. Escalate issues as necessary to the Supervisor / Manager

Resolve all parts that are in a low or negative inventory position (backordered critical) by expediting inventory movement. Address root cause of low or negative inventory position (e.g. request increase in forecast, increase order quantity etc.) Input timing and remarks on availability progress. Escalate issues when supply issue cannot be reached in a timely manner (backorder aging) with the appropriate urgency

Participate in Six sigma projects, work on continuous improvement initiatives and elimination of NVAs in various process steps

Work closely with Purchasing to review the supportability of overdue parts from suppliers

Work with Purchasing on direct sourcing strategy through cost volume analysis

Facilitate meetings with Purchasing, SCM, Warehouse, STA for early resolution of supply issues

Engineers with 2 to 5 years of experience in SCM field from any OEM/Tier 1 suppliers (SG4/5).

Functional skills : SCM fundamentals & concept Supply management Analytical skills Good communication Cross country exposure

Education Qualification Mechanical / Automobile / Production / Industrial Engineer

No. of years of experience 1.5 to 5 Years

Professional Exposure Auto components / Service parts / Logistics / Inventory planning & management