Planning & Logistics Assistant Manager
About this position
Responsibilities
As a Planning & Logistics Assistant Manager you will be involved in the following areas:
• Member of Planning & Logistics Management Team
• Manage Optimal planning of incoming Raw materials
• Ensure timely availability of Raw materials for production
• Minimize detention and demurrage cost
• Drive Master-Scheduling of Finished goods production:
• Ensure Contribute to drive factory efficiency through optimal allocation of product per line
• Participate to the AM (Additional Material) S&OP process
• Drive Inventory Management:
• Grant optimal BM (Base Material) inventory levels with daily monitoring
• Optimal control of finished goods inventory through pacing of production lines and daily control on planned demand and actual deliveries
• Drive factory daily logistics operations:
• Ensure goods receipts from suppliers and deliveries to customer: resolve issues that might arise with deliveries
• Implement and lead a good warehouse, transportation, and logistics resource management in the factory. Ensure correct and timely reporting of KPIs
• Promote, secure, and improve safety and work conditions in your area
• Operational logistics optimization
• lead factory logistics, to optimize internal and outsourced resources to maximize short and midterm capacity utilization and efficient usage of working capital.
• Secure stock survival days and proper reorder level management for make to stock products. Secure FIFO from stock and control slow moving stock
• Secure logistics quality of service towards customers, incl. claim and complaints management / root cause analysis / eradication
• Strategic logistics management:
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities and drive logistics activities at factory level for lowest possible total logistics cost (inbound, outbound, war
Requirements
• Relevant degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field
• Proven experience in logistics and supply chain management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks
• Proficiency in logistics software and Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of safety regulations and best practices in logistics