The Logistics Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of material flow, inventory control, warehousing, and production planning to ensure efficient operations and timely delivery of products. This role bridges procurement, production, and logistics to optimize service, quality and cost.
Core Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Define and execute logistics strategies aligned with business objectives; lead a team of logistics professionals.
- Operational Excellence: Oversee material management, planning, inventory, warehousing, transportation and reverse logistics processes; ensure compliance with SLAs and regulation.
- Performance Management: Monitor KPIs such as delivery accuracy, cost efficiency, and lead times; conduct performance reviews.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive process optimisation using SAP, Power BI, and Lean methodologies; identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Procurement, and Planning teams; maintain strong relationships with carriers and 3PL providers.
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
- Experience: Minimum 10 years in logistics, transportation, or supply chain management; proven leadership in managing complex networks.
- Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; proficiency in SAP and Power BI; excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Languages: Dutch and English.
- Leadership and team development.
- Strategic thinking and decision-making.
- Financial acumen for budget and cost control.
- Ability to manage change and drive innovation.
Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.