Associate,logistics Transportation

**Position Purpose**

This position, reporting to the Associate Manager, Regional Transportation HQ Europe, will be responsible for the day-to-day management of transport operations and analytics to drive end to end cost and performance improvements across the region.

The role is focusing (80%) on day-to-day operations within the region. performance management and project management to enable sales freight and COS containment and enhance performance KPI improvements and cost savings. For the remaining part (20%) the role is supporting on performance management and project management to enable sales freight and COS containment and enhance performance KPI improvements and cost savings.

The role works cross-functionally with the different supply chain teams (Logistics Operations, Supply Planning, Customer Fulfillment, Manufacturing, Direct & Indirect Procurement, Global Trade Compliance) and works in synergy with external 4PLs

**Key Accountabilities**:
**Service**
- Deliver Service KPIs OTP, OTD, OTC targets across GCB & PRO Europe
- Ensure import & export operations in Europe in compliance with SCJ and local country customs legislation and regulations.
- Ensure goods in transit in SAP as well as shipment traceability
- Ensure import/export documentation compliance for every shipment
- Solve day to day operational issues impacting the ability to distribute effectively
- Contribute to continuous improvement plans to improve service KPIs
- Contribute to data collection and root cause analysis for Weekly and Monthly Operational Reviews
- Contribute to primary freight monthly analysis to support SF/ODE meetings
- Support cross functional activities to secure transportation capacity during peak periods
- Support NPD
- Ensure maintenance of Transportation SWI, Masterfiles and Routing guides in cooperation with the Control Tower
- Establish best practice across the region and champion the extension to new geographies and BUs
- Manage the relationship between suppliers, 3PLS, 4PLSs, and 3PMs guaranteeing the operational flow and shipping accuracy as per SCJ requirements

**Cost**
- Deliver Regional Transportation budgets and cost savings targets for the different BUs & P&Ls (GCB COS, GCB SF, PRO COS)
- Support yearly Budget activities
- Enable cost to serve optimization through data analysis
- Support landed cost requests
- Contribute to the efficiency of the total cost of ownership by securing that every transport is utilized to the fullest

**People**
- Develop deep functional and sustainable capability in transportation
- Become a LEAN Navigator, foster LEAN methodology and culture within Supply Chain
- Partner with supply chain key stakeholders to optimize customer service and cost within the network

**Required Skills and Education**:

- Bachelor University degree in Logistics, Economics or Industrial Management Engineering
- No experience / short experience in logistics or supply chain (6 months)
- Proactivity and strong courage
- Eager to learn and to work in a regional Team
- Excellent analytical skills with financial acumen
- Ability to powerfully portray data and leverage to drive continuous improvement
- Ability to deal with complexity and manage ambiguity
- Fluent in speaking, writing, and reading English
- Good communication and influencing skills,
- Ability to building strong relationship with cross functional partners.
- Team player
- Ability to drive action and influence decision making at different levels of the organization achieving win-win solutions through negotiation
- Strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities
- Availability to travel

**We offer a 6 months contract