Team Leader Regional Inventory & Logistics

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Leading / Managing
> Leading regional inventory and logistics team responsible for warehouse Bratislava and deliveries to connected countries
> Ensuring and efficient team cooperation and people development

Interfaces / Strategy
> Ensure interface for logistics topics between market organization within the region
> Ensure consistent communication flow with other logistics functions (plants, SCM EMEA, systems)
> Ensure continuous process improvement, leading towards supply chain as a differentiator
> Develop and implement innovative supply chain solutions (costs and/or service focus)

Inventory management
> Co-ordinate alignment of supply chain parameters across the region and maintain or monitor/co-ordinate parameters in Supply Chain systems (e.g. Safety Stock, Replenishment Strategies)
> Continuous monitoring of incoming goods, escalate shortages
> Inbound planning (slot management/TLB, exception handling)
> Analyse stock levels and deal with overstocks (OOR/OOA, slow movers)
> Allocation of availability across markets according to criteria

Warehousing & distribution
> Interface to service provider for warehouse operations and distribution in defined markets, operational review meetings, quality audits
> Claim handling
> DOT management, permanent inventory
> Continuous improvement for space and handling optimization
> Best practice exchange with Central functions and other warehouses
> Interface to custom's offices

Logistics costs
> Monitoring and continuous optimization of rent, handling and transport cost
> Ensure self billing process

Candidates with education suit the position

Educational Specialization

Language skills

Personality requirements and skills