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In this role, you will oversee the entire internal supply chain process, ensuring efficient organization, planning, and control of material flow from external suppliers through to production and final delivery to customers. Your primary objective will be to maximize customer satisfaction while minimizing costs. You will report directly to the Plant Manager.
What you will do
* Strategy Implementation: Implement and execute planning and delivery strategies to maintain the lowest total supply chain cost.
* Collaboration with Purchasing: Work with direct materials purchasing to optimize delivery processes from supplier to plant, including aspects such as containers, batches, timing, frequency, and routes.
* Customer Delivery Optimization: Improve customer delivery processes by focusing on containers, batches, environmental concerns, and frequency of returnable containers.
* Cost Calculation and Evaluation: Calculate associated costs and evaluate additional opportunities, ensuring alignment with internal customers for informed product/project decisions.
* Team Communication: Maintain clear, consistent communication with teams across the company, including business development, member relations, and distribution, to facilitate coordination and collaboration.
* Process Optimization: Work closely with the Production Manager to optimize internal processes, identify weaknesses, and develop innovative systems to drive performance efficiency.
* Strategic Analysis: Conduct analysis on strategic decisions related to supply chain management.
* Financial Analysis: Collect and analyze financial data to make projections, drive strategy, and implement new operational initiatives.
* Risk Management: Identify supplier risks and formulate appropriate mitigation strategies with the Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) team.
* Process Documentation: Ensure process documentation meets all legal requirements and internal procedures.
* ERP Management: Ensure accurate and up-to-date information in the ERP system; lead ERP implementation if necessary.
* Production Balance: Optimize the balance between production lines, available capacity, and customer requests.
* Logistics Management: Manage logistics needs of internal customers and optimize call-off strategies from suppliers in line with the production value stream.
What makes you successful
* Education: University degree in a relevant field.
* Experience: Extensive experience in internal logistics, including shop floor planning, customer service, and supply chain management, preferably in the automotive industry.
* Language Skills: Fluency in both English and Dutch.
* Industry Knowledge: Experience with Tier 1 supplier-direct to customer processes.
* Technical Skills: Proficiency in ERP systems, especially SAP, is highly desirable.
* Negotiation and Purchasing: Exceptional negotiation skills with strong knowledge of purchasing, delivery, and materials management principles.
* Communication: Effective verbal and written communication skills for engaging with internal and external executive management and cross-functional teams.
* Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple projects and tasks independently, prioritizing effectively in a fast-paced environment.
* Attention to Detail: Strong time and project management skills, with a detail-oriented and independent approach.
* Leadership: Experience in coaching and developing employees at various levels within the organization.
* Execution: Ability to drive execution when necessary.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Supply Chain, Strategy/Planning, and Project Management
Industries
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Alternative Fuel Vehicle Manufacturing, and Manufacturing
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