Whirlpool - Executive - Supply Chain Management

Role Description :

- This position is within Whirlpool Corporation's Supply Chain Group. Whirlpool's supply chain is involved with some significant changes, so this group is working with many exciting projects.

- The engineering group is called upon to help with multi-million dollar decisions, which requires reliable and accurate information. The person in this position will be a major contributor in the gathering and preparation of data, and the use of that data appropriately in many projects.

Experience Level :

- 2+ years experience in supply chain design or related field

- Exp in Llama soft - Supply Chain Guru Software preferred

- Database and modeling skills required - Excel, Access, SQL Server

- Experience with optimization and simulation technology a plus

Educational Background :

- Master's degree or equivalent experience in industrial engineering, operations research, or supply chain management

Individual Characteristics :

- Driven/self-starter who can work independently

- Communicator: explains detailed technical tasks, written and verbal

- Listener: demonstrates understanding of instructions

- Organized

- Manages time effectively

- Tolerates stress

- Accepts change (i.e., deadline and scope changes)

- Team player - works well with others

- Agile with numbers and likes data; understands a general approach to data analytics (tool is unimportant)

- Distinguishes between trivial and significant data elements required for design

- Intelligent w/intellectual curiosity

- Decisive

- Critical thinker

- Self-confident