Planning & Logistics Manager

Summary

Define the materials and production plans of the Production Unit, making sure they adapt to the available resources and getting as close as possible to the customer needs in terms of deadlines and quantities. 
Coordinate and monitor the logistics operations such as warehousing, inventory, transportation, and supply chain processes, meeting the requirements of safety, environment and quality, ensuring a timely supply to external and internal customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the Production and Deliveries Plans.
• Establish policies and processes in order to improve the flow of material in the plant resulting in reduced lead-time and increase security of delivery.
• Implementation of processes and systems to improve production planning.
• Ensure timely and cost-effective procurement of raw materials.
• Responsible for optimizing Inventory level and ensure integrity of inventory.
• Responsible for taking actions along with production in order to fulfill the production plan in place.
• Responsible for implementing customer communication processes on delays affecting orders.
• Producing performance reports related to production planning (Safety of Delivery Lead-time, Inventory, etc.).
• Participate in group projects as a representative of this plant in the area of Production Planning and Logistics.
• Manage logistics, warehouse and transportation.
• Complete the order cycle of deliveries ensuring that they are in the right place, at the right time.
• Keep track of metrics on safety, quality, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency, and implement improvements.
• Strategic capacity planning
• Enable and participate in the SIOP process
• Follow-up of contractors’ activities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

Education and/or Work Experience

• Degree in Industrial Engineering or similar
• Min. 3 years’ experience in similar position in industrial company
• Advanced knowledge MRP
• IT Knowledge: advanced user in Microsoft Office. Experience with ERP “Movex” or similar
• Stock management techniques and their implementation
• Languages:  Required: Fluent in English. - Advanced level.
• Experience in environments with strong Lean culture and processes
   

Technical Skills/Physical Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to be resourceful, display business acumen, creative thinking skills, and decisive leadership.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills with the ability to influence others to achieve organizational goals.
• Ability to coach and develop the team.
• Results-oriented with the ability to independently manage performance and balance multiple tasks to achieve production goals while ensuring timely communication with stakeholders.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the capability to manage resources and workflow effectively.
• Communicative, organized, dynamic and proactive professional, clever in take decisions offering solutions to our clients, Negotiation skills, Management team. Customer focus.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and in changing environments.
• Structured, analytical, and used work with data do problem solving.
• Strategic thinking, able to understand different business dynamics.