Director, Global Material Handling - Northville, MI

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Job Description
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive

products for original equipment and aftermarket customers. Through our DRiV, Performance

Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain business groups, Tenneco is driving advancements in

global mobility by delivering technology solutions for light vehicle, commercial truck, offhighway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

In this role, you will set the global benchmark in material handling - designing lean-driven standards, inspiring alignment from executives to frontline teams, and empowering leaders to deliver excellence. By integrating PFEP, automation, and digitization, you will eliminate waste, optimize flow, and unlock measurable cost savings. With a global mindset, you will unite regions, leverage cultural strengths, and shape the future of material handling with resilience, agility, and industry leadership.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Material Handling Master Expert: being able to calculate takt time, cycle times, defining manpower, equipment, and buffers needed; Select and define how to choose the best equipment solution, such as tuggers, AGVs, AMRs, conveyors, through trade-off analysis; designing technical part presentation like racks, kits, dollies, flow racks to standardize line-side delivery; and leveraging IoT, RFID, WMS/ERP, and simulation tools to validate, track, and continuously optimize safe, efficient, and scalable material flow performance.
• Influence and Developer of Leaders: design global lean material handling standards with PFEP, automation, and digitization, aligning executives and develop frontline leaders to build accountable teams driving optimization, continuous improvement, and excellence.
• Financially Savvy Operator: lean material handling to cut inventory cycles, lower carrying costs, and boost labor efficiency while delivering measurable savings across operations.
• Global Business Mindset: set the worldwide benchmark in material handling, uniting regions under lean standards, leveraging cultural strengths, and shaping the future with unmatched resilience, agility, and industry leadership.
• Shopfloor/Material Handling/Lean Front-Line Leaders: Empower frontline leaders with global standards, lean practices, and digital tools, enabling them to optimize flow, eliminate waste, and drive daily operational excellence.
• Regional Supply Chain Directors & Plant Supply Chain Managers: This is a crucial partnership, collaborating with the supply chain team on a global scale to manage and coordinate the flow of materials through the supply chain suppliers optimizing transportation, warehousing, and inventory management strategies.
• AND MORE...