Sales Logistic Manager Italy

Medline is an international player in a fast-paced, ever-growing environment, and we are always exploring new ways to maximise our service output. We listen to our customers, understand their needs and develop innovative services to continuously optimise delivery time, cost and the availability of goods to end users.

The demand for special logístical services, which contribute to the capacity of healthcare professionals to spend more time focussing on patient care, continues to grow. And with our a new supply chain optimisation division, we are able to develop a range of traditional and technologically advanced services, create financial models and marketing collaterals to promote our innovative services, as well as enhance our customers experience—while generating profitable revenues external to traditional product sales revenues.

As **Sales Logistic Manager**, you will support Medline’s sales organisation by designing and offering services that focus on logístical services for our product portfolio that will help healthcare providers (healthcare facilities) to improve patient care and support the achievement of Medline’s business objectives.

**How can you help us?**
- Develop/specify value-added services for potential and existing customers.
- Assess customer-based service requirements and match those to Medline’s operational capabilities.
- Support the sales team in promoting service solutions by meeting with customers. Develop this through onsite consultation, business reviews, in-depth analysis and improvement projects.
- Reply to questions in tenders related to Medline’s operational and logístical capabilities, and prepare for pre-tender faze with account managers
- Have close internal interaction with all departments involved in ensuring customer satisfaction, such as sales, customer service, operations, or other functional areas of the company
- Have close external interaction with Medline customers and suppliers.
- Determine activity-based costs and suggested pricing for value-added services in alignment with budgetary targets and sales strategy.
- Design and implement offered services, including on-site coordination and marketing collaterals in local languages.
- Identify market trends and business opportunities to increase the service portfolio with customers.
- Negotiate and collaborate with suppliers to develop products for customers at the best possible cost and performance.

**Are you our match?**
- Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain management or healthcare
- 5+ years in logistics industry and/or healthcare experience
- Fluent in Italian and English
- Ability to make quick decisions and high-level business decisions.
- Analytical, self-starter, self-organised and target-oriented
- Experience with Lean principles; certification in Lean/Six Sigma (black belt) is preferable
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks
- Proficient with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio)
- Able and willing to travel (approximately 50% within Italy)

**We have everything covered**:

- Tailored onboarding programme - Engage our experienced colleagues.
- Interesting incentive plan - Influence your income through your work output.
- Medical insurance and Employee Assistance Programme - Your overall health and mental well-being are priority.
- 53 hours of vacation time from the beginning of the contract (proportional to contract length) - We encourage practicing work-life balance.
- Company car - We enable your mobility for business as is necessary.

**Ready to join forces with a game-changing employer? **We would love to hear from you.