Description
We are seeking a Regional Logistics Manager to oversee logistics operations across a region, ensuring efficient and reliable flows, implementing global logistics initiatives, and driving process improvements.
Responsibilities:
- End-to-end logistics excellence: Ensure efficient and reliable logistics flows across the region, supporting global logistics initiatives and standards.
- Regional projects and process improvement: Lead strategic logistics projects, identify opportunities for simplification and improvement, and drive change initiatives.
- Stakeholder management: Build strong relationships with Area Operations Managers, Supply Chain Planning, Customer Service, Procurement, IT, Quality, and external logistics providers.
- Logistics network and 3PL management: Evaluate and improve logistics networks, warehousing, transportation, and third-party logistics providers.
- Performance and continuous improvement: Monitor logistics performance, identify areas for improvement, and recommend process enhancements.
- Sustainability: Support the transition towards more sustainable logistics operations.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in Logistics or Supply Chain Management, ideally within an FMCG or similarly fast-paced environment.
- Fluent in English.
- Proven experience managing regional or international logistics operations and complex end-to-end supply chains.
- Strong project management skills with a track record of delivering cross-functional logistics initiatives.
- Experience driving process improvements, change management, and continuous improvement projects.
- Strong understanding of warehousing, transportation, distribution networks, and third-party logistics (3PL) operations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, solve complex problems, and translate data into actionable improvements.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience working with SAP ERP (R/3 or S/4) is considered an advantage.
- Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time.
Benefits:
- Attractive compensation package based on market-oriented salaries.
- Minimum salary according to the collective agreement: EUR 3,560.00 gross per month.