Pacesetting. Passionate. Together. HELLA, one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, has shaped the industry with innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics. In addition, the company is one of the most important partners of the aftermarket and independent workshops. What motivates us: Shaping the mobility of tomorrow and fostering the central market trends such as autonomous driving, efficiency and electrification, connectivity and digitization as well as individualization. Every day, 36,000 employees worldwide are committed to this with passion, know-how and innovative strength.

YOUR TASKS

Job Objective
Direct, manage, coordinate and optimize a high complexity logistics planning department, focusing on all topics
related to inventory management, material management, production planning, sales scheduling and demand
planning; Responsible for Logistics Planning in more than one location (cross-plant responsibility)

Duties and Responsibilities
A Logistics Planning
1 Direct, manage and optimize all resources connected to the planning processes with the goal to achieve
minimal total costs and meet customer requirements within a high complexity plant operation

2 Direct and control the design of information flows incl. master data and logistics processes related to
planning logistics within a high complexity plant operation

3 Coordinate and balance conflicting interests arising within inventory management, material management,
production planning, sales scheduling and demand planning process with internal / external stakeholders
within a high complexity plant operation

4 Securing the implementation and application of global (logistics) standards (e.g. process)

5 Drive continuous improvement and collaborate with regional logistics to consistently increase logistics
performance

6 Responsible to control all planning logistics processes, ensuring high efficiency in inventory management,
material management, production planning, sales scheduling and demand planning by using the
standardized key performance indicators

7 Involvement in inter-departmental workgroups and projects for the coordination and optimization of SOP
and EOP, carrying out day-to-day tasks related to new products and others

8 Involvement in logistics agreements with customers & suppliers in cooperation with those responsible

9 Participation in global strategic projects and facilitate pilot projects

10 Cross-plant responsibility regarding logistics planning tasks

11 Leading of intercultural teams

B Project Management
1 Supervise and execute the management of high complexity logistics projects from technical and
organizational perspective along the supply chain and product lifecycle, incl. corporate processes

2 Defining, planning, coordinating and monitoring of high complexity projects for the area of responsibility,                      responsible for internal and external personnel capacity planning

3 Definition and continuous monitoring of project success regarding time, budget and output quality and driving execution of defined actions

4 Negotiating general logistics conditions with suppliers, service providers and customers (e.g. JIT/JIS processes, turnaround periods, packaging)

5 Aligning all ongoing projects and activities with relevant business processes owners and functions, incl
corporate

6 Execution of problem solving and escalation for occurring deviations

7 Support and contribute on overarching activities and initiatives

8 Preparation of business cases and execution of pilot applications

C Leadership
1 Deploying employees corresponding to their qualifications within the relevant structure. Instructing and
supporting employees in a target-oriented and motivating manner to fulfill the tasks

2 Guiding, instructing and supporting employees in function-related tasks

3 Participating in hiring process and responsible to sustain the team performance and evaluation as well as
qualification demands

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

TARGET COMPETENCES:

-PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
- NEGOTIATION WITH CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS
- SAP LOGISTICS MODULES, SD, MM, PP (INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, STOCKS, CUSTOMER AND SUPPLIER REALISATION AND PP, PRODUCTION PLANNING)
- STRATEGIC PLANNING (MPS), SALES OPERATION PLANNING

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM  6-7 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 

BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR ENGINEERING

ADVANCED ENGLISH

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

-MATERIAL PLANNING
-CUSTOMER SERVICE
-PRODUCTION PLANNING
-SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERIENCE
-AUDIT EXPERIENCE

 

Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global, family-run company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career.

Please send us your application through our careers portal, citing reference number req16078