Head of Department - Customer Logistics (m/f/d)
DSJ Global are partnered with one of the world's largest automotive Tier 1 Suppliers, in their search for a Head of Customer Logistics. This position will lead a team of 10-12 people in a complex and invigorating production plant. Please see the details below:
Your Responsibilities:
- Provide technical and disciplinary leadership to teams in customer logistics, packaging, and shipping documentation, fostering their continuous development.
- Ensure seamless communication and coordination between customers, business units, production, and shipping/packaging departments.
- Proactively manage and escalate supply chain bottlenecks to maintain operational continuity.
- Collaborate closely with the sales team to develop accurate sales forecasts.
- Oversee the timely fulfilment of customer requirements and actively contribute to production planning.
- Maximise delivery performance and continuously enhance customer satisfaction and reliability.
- Manage and adhere to the cost centre budget, ensuring financial efficiency.
- Lead and support initiatives aimed at optimising processes and increasing overall efficiency.
Your Profile:
- A degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Business Administration, or a comparable qualification.
- Hands-on experience in order procurement and supply chain management, particularly in customer logistics.
- Several years of leadership experience in a similar role, ideally within the manufacturing sector.
- Strong expertise in customer logistics, SCM execution processes, and operational order procurement within an international organisation.
- Extensive experience using SAP R/3 or S/4HANA in an operational setting.
- Excellent analytical skills with a solution-oriented approach.
- Strong communication and organisational abilities, with confidence in international environments.
- Fluency in both German and English, spoken and written.
If you'd like the opportunity to work with a world-renowned Tier 1 automotive supplier, please apply below!
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