Job Description
Purpose of the Role
Lead the outbound logistics departmentto a ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective operation. Working in a highly automated environment, to ensure a seamless movement of finished goods to our customers. The focus is on managing the team and resulting in ensuring on-time delivery through efficient transportation planning, rapid resolution of technical issues and continuous improvement across safety, operational stability, quality, cost and supply chain performance.
Key Accountabilities
Asset Management
•Responsible for the technical state of the automated outbound area: automated warehouse, conveyor belts, automated loading systems and sleever machines
•Work together with the maintenance team on developing and executing the maintenance strategy within the outbound area. In collaboration, minimize equipment downtime and maintenance-related production losses.
•Ensure effective root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
•In collaboration with the engineering team develop and execute improvement strategies on the applications running in the outbound area (e.g. SAP, AGI, Colos, ST-One, etc.)
Teamwork and Leadership
•Lead the outbound logistics team with 17 people in total, of which 6 direct reports.,
•Build a high-performance culture focused on safety, ownership, and continuous improvement including capability development and succession planning
•Provide strong leadership for operational challenges and improvement opportunities
•Drive continuous improvement in processes and outbound assets
•Closely collaborate with the inbound logistics team, central logistics, supply planning, maintenance, engineering and quality to ensure a seamless delivery of goods to our customers
•Ensure workforce capability will meet future business requirements by pre-sorting and developing the team.
Transportation Planning and Logistics Partners
•Develop and manage the outbound transport plan to ensure the
•Protect and communicate outbound capacity constraints, to ensure the site can keep running
•Maintain, design and improve the tier-1 network
Safety, Quality & Compliance
•Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, food safety, and regulatory requirements.
•Embed and improve safety standards
Continuous Improvement
•Drive the Kraft Heinz Management System (KHMS), lean manufacturing, and operational excellence initiatives.
•Use reliability data and analytics to improve maintenance performance.
•Identify opportunities to reduce cost, waste, safety risks and operational risks.
•Able to take the lead on supply chain projects with the regional team in Amsterdam
Key Performance Indicators
•Unplanned downtime due to planning and logistics
•Export OTIF
•Absenteeism
•Asset Availability
•Safety Performance
•CFR
•Labor costs
•Resource and workforce planning.
Scope & Complexity
•Leads a team of 3 outbound foremen and a transportation planner
•Accountable for the outbound logistics assets worth tens of millions of euros
•Influences site performance through reliability, capability, and operational effectiveness.
•Ensures the outbound team and the loading capabilities grows alongside with the improvements in production
Experience & Qualifications
•Bachelor's or Master's degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering or related discipline.
•5 years of manufacturing or logistics experience in FMCG operations
•Knowledge of logistics processes and systems, TPM/ KHMS, Lean, and operational excellence.
•Proven leadership of technical teams in a complex manufacturing environment.
Location(s)
Elst
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes .