LOGISTICS SPECIALIST

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for the inventory level of Raw materials and components families (follows-up and reports, defines and leads improvement actions, etc);
• Ensures the materials and components needs in order to meet the complete customer demand;
• Plans the raw materials and components requirements and anticipates the potential impacts with suppliers and with production;
• Validates and sends on a weekly basis the forecasts to the suppliers;
• Follows up daily the material arrivals according to the order;
• Communicates and completes precise & reliable information to the Supplier contacts;
• Adapts the frequency to the situation (preventive, curative, crisis)’
• Identifies the blocking points, plans and implements appropriate quick actions to solve them;
• Provides support in implementing tools and methods in order to improve the supply chain organization like Pull flow, Kanban, EDI, Milk run;
• Defines the loading and transportation plans for suppliers in charge;
• Provide support in the inventory counting and proposes actions to maintain the accuracy of inventory;
• Defines priorities with the Customer Service & internally, follows the evolution of any associated action plans;
• Meets the Suppliers contacts on a regular basis;
• Proposes logistics protocol with suppliers in cooperation with the Purchasing department.

The ideal candidate:

• Minimum 1 year of experience in the automotive industry (logistics, production, project, purchasing position, industrial;
• University degree;
• Strong knowledge of supply chain in production (flow, transportation, etc)
• Wide IT knowledge (MS Office professional, Google suite, SAP represents an advantage);
• Very good knowledge of English required, French is an advantage;
• Able to work under pressure and against deadlines;
• Good communication and negotiation skills;
• Reactivity, rigor, diplomacy;
• Initiative/motivation to perform, positive person.