Packaging Specialist- Fleet Coordinator

About the Role The Packaging Specialist- Fleet Coordinator at Autoliv Queretaro Technical Center leads the returnable packaging fleet for automotive components, automation cells, and service/aftermarket parts. The role focuses on program management, cost efficiency, and alignment with internal and customer standards while collaborating with packaging engineers, customers, and manufacturing plants. What You'll Do

• Lead and coordinate the returnable packaging fleet for automotive components, automation cells, and service/aftermarket parts; ensure program management, cost efficiency, and alignment with internal and customer standards while coordinating with packaging engineers, customers, and manufacturing plants.
• Project manage build & delivery: charter, timeline, budget; track supplier/tooling readiness and shipping to suppliers/plants; escalate risks early.
• Track deliveries to suppliers/plants and perform risk management.
• Coordinate maintenance, controls, and vendors; manage fleet size strategies for packaging assets.
• Coordinate integrator/3PL for kitting and site delivery.
• Plan and execute container availability for new launch and serial production.
• Design loop strategy and right-size the pool by lane (model cycle times, turns, seasonality, surge).
• Maintain container master/PFEP (IDs, specs, owners, lanes, MOQ, lead-times); control changes and revisions.
• Drive supplier RFQs, negotiations, and submissions; manage PPAP deliverables and approvals.
• Run daily/weekly control: balance supply/demand, expedite returns, trigger temporary expendables when needed, prevent line‑side stockouts.
• Manage repair/refurb/cleaning programs; define acceptance criteria; analyze failure modes; approve scrap vs. repair.
• Lead supplier/3PL compliance: onboarding/training, scan discipline, discrepancy resolution, chargeback/claim processes.
• Manage budget for builds, redeployments, repairs, and losses; create ROIs for conversions and location adds; support sourcing/negotiations.
• Manage physical counts and audits; reconcile to system inventory; close gaps via containment and corrective actions.
• Plan launches/ECNs: phase-in/out plans, readiness at suppliers/plants, ramp-to-rate container availability.
• Bridge design, cost, and customer validation, ensuring alignment with budget targets.
• Manage customer reimbursement activity for out-of-scope packaging usage. What We're Looking For
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent.
• 3-6 years of related experience.
• Works with minimal supervision and drives projects to schedule/budget.
• Clear communicator with suppliers, plants, logistics, and design; structured problem solving.
• Travel readiness (5–20%); Spanish/English bilingual a plus for US/MX lanes. Nice to Have
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus for US/MX lanes. Compensation & Benefits
• Attractive compensation package; recognition awards, company events, family events, university discount options and many more perks.