Job Description: WE CREATE EMPOWERED LEADERS! At Milwaukee Tool, our People and Culture are the foundation of our success. As the Manager JIT, you will lead a team responsible for ensuring material availability, supplier readiness, and successful execution of production and new product launch requirements. This role will drive Just-in-Time (JIT) planning strategies, supplier capacity planning, risk mitigation, and cross-functional program execution while developing a high-performing team focused on operational excellence. This Manager will serve as a key partner to Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Product Management, and Supply Chain teams to ensure alignment between business objectives and supply chain capabilities. Key Responsibilities Lead, coach, and develop a team of planning and supply chain professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and results-driven execution. Establish performance expectations and support employee development through coaching, feedback, performance management, succession planning, and talent development initiatives. Develop and execute JIT planning strategies that support production requirements, inventory objectives, and business growth. Ensure supplier’s readiness, material availability, and capacity planning to support current and future demand requirements. Monitor supplier performance and proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate risks that may impact production schedules, customer commitments, or product launches. Lead escalation management and problem resolution activities related to material shortages, delivery constraints, and supply disruptions. Drive rapid response actions and recovery plans to support changing business conditions and production plan fluctuations. Lead cross-functional planning and execution activities to support successful product launches, business initiatives, and operational readiness. Establish project milestones, monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation plans to ensure successful execution and on-time delivery. Coordinate long lead-time materials, supplier readiness, tooling requirements, risk-buy activities, and capacity planning efforts. Facilitate regular project reviews and communicate status, risks, mitigation plans, and key decisions to stakeholders and leadership teams. Drive optimization of JIT processes, planning systems, and operational workflows to improve efficiency, visibility, and execution. Lead supplier expansion and JIT deployment initiatives to support scalability and operational growth. Utilize data, KPIs, and analytics to identify opportunities, drive continuous improvement, and achieve business objectives. What You Will Be Expected to Deliver Effective execution of JIT planning processes across the supply chain. Reliable supplier capacity and material availability to support production and customer commitments. Successful launch readiness through effective planning, supplier preparedness, tooling readiness, and material management. Improved operational performance through process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives. Strong cross-functional alignment supporting business objectives and operational execution. Achievement of key performance metrics related to supplier performance, delivery reliability, material readiness, and launch execution. Tools you need to bring with you: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field. 8+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Materials Planning, Program Management, Manufacturing Operations, Customer Service, or a related discipline. 5+ years of experience leading and developing teams in a manufacturing environment. Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and driving operational improvements. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Excellent verbal and written English communication skills. Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization. Strategic Thinking People Leadership & Talent Development Just-in-Time (JIT) Planning Risk Management & Mitigation ERP/MRP Systems Data Analysis & KPI Management Advanced English is needed We provide a great package of benefits on top of the Labor Law. Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking to employ and advance in employment qualified persons without discrimination and to not allow harassment of any employee or applicant because of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, physical or mental disability, national origin, age, and any other status protected by local, state, or federal law. Please submit resume in English TTI is a world-class leader in design, manufacturing and marketing of Power Tools, Hand Tools, Outdoor Power Equipment, and Floor Care and Appliances for consumers, professional and industrial users in the home improvement, repair and construction industries. Our unrelenting strategic focus on Powerful Brands, Innovative Products, Operational Excellence and Exceptional People drives our culture. TTI was founded by Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill and Prof. Roy Chi Ping Chung BBS JP in 1985, yet the history of TTI's unique and growing portfolio of world-famous brands stretches back at least one hundred and fifty years. Through a clear and consistent strategy of acquiring and developing established brands, TTI has grown to become a clear market leader in power tools, outdoor power equipment, hand tools and floor care appliances worldwide. TTI is proud of its own history, and proud, too, of the huge legacy of tradition and excellence that we have inherited from the brands that make up our Company today. TTI actively promotes a strong corporate culture of respect and ethical integrity. Our Values are our beliefs, principles and standards that do not change over time. Values are the resources we draw on when asked to make decisions. They form the groundwork for our ethical behavior. All that we do at TTI must be consistent with the values to which we subscribe.

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