Job Description:
• Active member of the Commercial Regional Leadership Team and Global Supply Chain Fulfillment Leadership Team.
• Manages and provides leadership for the functional group’s development, direction, and effectiveness, adhering to organizational policies and processes and supporting overall business and corporate objectives.
• Develops and executes the regional network (warehouse/logistics) strategy optimizing service and cost and enabling the 5-year business growth plan aligned with Global Fulfillment harmonization and standardization strategy.
• Provides expertise and responsibility for regions’ import/export functions and compliance, including trade and security regulatory compliance.
• Manages operating expenses of assigned departments and company codes, as well as logistics services spend for assigned region.
• Manages freight payment audit company for business within the region, directing audit savings and reporting.
• Develops and maintains successful relationship and contract management of the 3rd party warehouse and logistics suppliers.
• Measure, monitor and report monthly KPIs, making sure performance is in line with target and identifying root cause and corrective actions to address logistics issues.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Regulatory, Quality and Operations to effectively and compliantly service customers.
• Ensures sufficient product flow to customers in assigned regions, in alignment with Global Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) processes and strategies that meet service level objectives: Drives 24m month demand plan at code country level @ 80%+ Accuracy.
• Aligns demand, supply and cost at country level ensuring full transparency across the multifunctional team through Sales & Operations Planning hierarchy & Calendar.
• Secures and manages inbound supply from both internal and external suppliers to support inventory policy and sales requirements for equipment, disposables, solutions, and spare parts meeting service and cashflow targets.
• Manages inventory obsolescence risk and transitions for new product introductions and phase outs, as well as write-offs and disposal.
• Supports Order-to-cash (OTC) process ensuring customer satisfaction and internal requirements.
• Manages customer complaints related to deliveries and logistics, ensuring response and resolution within customer time frame expected.
• Implements solutions for continuous improvements, supporting the business in maximizing sales and profit with optimal logistics cost, assuring quality and high service level performance.
• Owns Supply Chain Strategy for Region (5-year horizon) to ensure Supply Chain can support business growth.
• Active contributor to Global Supply Chain Strategy – People, Process, System.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree or, equivalent of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience.
• Experience in directly related fields, with the most recent years in progressive management positions.
• Owning/Facilitating S&OP process at a regional/global level.
• Advanced Planning System’s (Demand & Supply) Implementation and maturity building – Gains, IBP, Kinaxis.
• ERP system expertise and Logistics/warehousing – SAP (experience of ECC to S4 transformation), Transportation Management, Global Trade Management, 3PL / Freight Forwarder integration.
• Proven leadership and managerial abilities demonstrated by developing, coaching, and training others in an organizational setting.
• Demonstrated management experience with warehouse operations, transportation modes and requirements, international shipping requirements, import, export compliance and management, warehouse management, and warehouse facility operations, including benefits and risks of shipping modes and storage method alternatives.
• Has demonstrated experience with 3PL and 4PL/LLP suppliers.
• Subject matter expertise in inventory control methods, inventory expiration requirements, and achieving metrics.
• Understanding of accounting and finance in order to analyze costs and benefits of strategies, projects, or initiatives.
• Ability to manage projects while successfully meeting budget and schedule constraints and project objectives.
• Planning skills to establish project schedules, manage projects, set priorities, set objectives, and negotiate deadlines.
• Successful experience working proactively in a global environment developing strong linkages at many levels.
• Knowledge and use of relevant PC software applications and skills to use them effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Benefits:
• multiple group medical, dental and vision plans
• robust wellness program
• life insurance
• disability coverages
• variety of voluntary programs such as group accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and much more
• 401(k) plan with a matching contribution
• vacation and sick time programs