The posting
Job Title: Supply Chain Risk & Sustainability - Analyst
Company: AISIN World Corp. of America
Department: Business Administration
Location: Northville, MI
Position Summary
The Supply Chain Risk & Sustainability Analyst proactively monitors and assesses potential supply chain risks by conducting supplier risk surveys, tracking Tier‑1 supplier responses, and identifying impacts at the component and part‑number level through customer and AISIN part structure analysis. The role focuses on early risk identification, evaluation, and mitigation to prevent disruptions before they escalate to customer inquiries. By providing timely and accurate risk visibility, this position supports continued delivery to OEM customers and strengthens overall supply chain resilience.
Position Responsibilities
The incumbent is expected to perform the following functions that the company has determined are essential to this position:
- Receive and process supply chain risk survey requests initiated by OEM customers / AISIN Internal.
- Understand customer‑specific requirements, timelines, and reporting formats.
- Support timely response to OEM inquiries related to supply continuity, risk exposure, and part applicability.
- Conduct supply chain risk surveys when potential risks arise (e.g., natural disasters, geopolitical events, capacity constraints, financial instability, regulatory and political changes).
- Ensure survey scope aligns with OEM customer requests and identified risk scenarios.
- Document risk type, timing, and potential impact across affected parts and suppliers.
- Support decisions which specific parts and components are impacted by the identified risk.
- Distribute risk surveys to Tier‑1 suppliers covering relevant component part numbers.
- Track whether the identified risk applies to each supplier and part number.
- Follow up with suppliers on missing, late, or incomplete responses.
- Maintain clear status indicators (e.g., impacted, not impacted, under investigation).
- Create and update risk survey summary reports, including: Supplier list Affected part numbers Risk applicability and response status
- Prepare structured summaries for internal management and OEM customer submissions.
- Review, summarize and analyze various data as requested for presentations or other purposes.
- Work closely with purchasing, sales, production control and AISIN North American Plants (NAPs) to validate part breakdowns and risk impact.
- Conduct mitigation planning by providing supplier and component‑level supply chain data.
- Support conflict minerals due diligence activities, including supplier data collection, CMRT review and validation, compliance tracking, risk assessment, and customer reporting to support regulatory and OEM requirements.
- Support diversity and carbon neutrality activities by collecting, analyzing, and reporting supplier and customer sustainability data.
- Conduct the continuous improvement and optimization of risk survey tracking tools, templates, workflows, and reporting processes to enhance efficiency, data accuracy, and risk visibility.
- Report major, weekly and monthly activities to the Management.
- Other tasks and duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Abilities
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and follow‑up skills
- Strong analytical thinking
- Ability to collaborate effectively and possess strong time management skills.
- Ability to solve problems, even if it hasn’t been seen before.
- Demonstrated ability to work with patience, persistence, and attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and fact verification.
- Outstanding ability to work with end-users, demonstrating professionalism and courtesy in all interactions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
- Proficiency with business application software and enterprise systems.
Beneficial Skills and Experience
- Experience in automotive industry with understanding of standard job functions and requirements within the industry.
- Prior purchasing and /or supply chain management experience in automotive industry or industrial environment.
- Experience working in a multi-cultural environment or global business environment.
- Fluency in English with additional language skill in Japanese, Chinese, German, and/or Spanish a plus.
Education/Training/Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, sustainability, or a related field is required.
Travel Requirements
- Approximately 10-20 %
Work Environment Requirements
With reasonable accommodation:
- Must be able to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other office equipment.
- Must perform job duties onsite, when necessary, except those duties that are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (for example, offsite customer visits).
- Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to work on multiple assignments at once, and complete assignments within deadline and budget (if applicable) with satisfactory quality.
- Must be able to operate as an effective team member.
- Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all company safety policies.
Attendance/Work Hour Requirements
- Must maintain an acceptable attendance record.
- Must be willing and available to work weekends and holidays as necessary and desirable to meet business needs.
