Sr. Logistics Supervisor (60340)

Objective of Job:

• Managing an extensive/complex area OR several areas in logistics
• Ensuring and optimizing processes in the internal supply of materials, in particular cost reduction under consideration of price, quality and logistics in cooperation/coordination with logistics planning.

Principal Activities:

Leadership

• Support the strategic planning of the department/division by breaking down or elaborating the strategic planning of the group within a short-term or medium-term time horizon.
• Planning and managing the budget in the area of responsibility in coordination with the manager and ensuring compliance with it.
• Participate in personnel planning in the area of responsibility in coordination with the manager and deploy employees in accordance with their qualifications.
• Carrying out personnel deployment/shift planning and scheduling, taking into account the company and departmental objectives. Ensuring all Plant Logistics Teams function synergistically.
• Technical and disciplinary management of employees in the subordinate area and making personnel decisions in coordination with the HR department and the manager
• Breaking down and prioritizing the group goals to the employees, setting priorities within given deadlines and targets.

Professional Activity

• Implement guidelines, processes and systems (e.g. in logistics, SCM, etc.) in the area of responsibility
• Support in ensuring all functions in the area of responsibility (e.g. logistics functions in the warehouse or SCM plant, etc.); if necessary, implement measures in the case of discrepancies.
• Contribute to the identification and development of optimization proposals as well as the implementation of derived measures (e.g. with regard to processes, operating resources, IT systems, etc.)
• Supporting other departments to deal with overarching company tasks
• Ensure that optimization proposals are identified, developed and derived measures implemented.
• Implement and ensure compliance with logistics and SCM guidelines, processes and systems in the warehouse.
• Ensuring the rescheduling of work processes and equipment in the case of disruptions and bottlenecks.
• Monitoring cost development/ensuring compliance with specified budgets/overhead costs/BDE time records and key figures; initiating corrective measures in consultation with superiors if necessary
• Developing/supporting the optimization of processes, operating resources and IT systems
• Ensuring compliance with process and procedural instructions
• Implementing safety, health and environmental protection regulations within the framework of legislation
• Drawing up work instructions, defining procedures and further developing systems for the warehouse logistics area
• Plan, organize and carry out annual stocktaking in accordance with stocktaking instructions
• Ensuring inventory accuracy and compliance with logistical warehouse principles (e.g. FiFo)
• Notify and coordinate transport service providers in the shipping area and coordinate logistics service providers in the warehouse area.

Other, Individual Activities

• Leading and managing logistics projects and project teams in the area of responsibility and working on complex logistics projects.

Job requirements:

• Associate degree or related experience, preferably 3-5 years Logistics Operations.
• Strong Project Management and Presentation Skills
• Strong Technical background working with various WMS.
• Excellent Negotiation and Analytical skills.
• Process and Goal Oriented

Pay range $98k - $121,500k annually.