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SOSolventum

Director Transportation Center of Excellence(m/w/x)

Düsseldorf
Full-timeWith Home OfficeSenior

Establishing transportation governance and performance standards for healthcare logistics. 12+ years in transportation management and outsourced carrier networks required. Hybrid work, 4-day work week.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or related field
  • MBA or equivalent preferred
  • 12+ years progressive experience in transportation management, logistics, or end-to-end supply chain operations
  • Significant exposure to outsourced/carrier networks
  • Proven track record in change management
  • Leading global transportation programs
  • Managing outsourced providers
  • Strong understanding of OSHA regulations
  • Strong understanding of GDP
  • Knowledge of managing Dangerous Goods
  • Knowledge of managing Medical devices
  • Experience with Business Transformation in similar strategic functions
  • Experience with ERP deployments and/or integrations
  • Strong leadership capabilities
  • Strong team development capabilities
  • Experience building global teams
  • Experience leading global teams
  • Experience building diverse teams
  • Experience leading diverse teams
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Ability to make data-driven decisions
  • Ability to articulate trade-offs clearly
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills
  • Excellent influencing skills
  • Experience in global, matrixed organizations
  • Deep knowledge of transportation technologies
  • Deep knowledge of visibility tools
  • Deep knowledge of analytics
  • Deep knowledge of best practices across modes and regions
  • Strategic thinker
  • Ability to translate vision into actionable plans
  • Ability to drive change and adoption
  • Results-oriented
  • Focus on delivering measurable impact in service, cost, quality, resilience, and sustainability
  • Innovative mindset
  • Ability to challenge the status quo
  • Strong communication skills at executive level
  • Strong presentation skills at executive level
  • Legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship

Tasks

  • Define and execute the Transportation CoE vision and roadmap
  • Establish governance frameworks for transportation processes
  • Set performance standards for transportation processes
  • Design feasibility studies for cost reduction
  • Conduct distribution analysis and research projects
  • Lead design of future-state transportation capabilities
  • Implement future-state transportation capabilities
  • Partner with Digital Supply Chain / IT on technology evaluation
  • Deploy transportation technologies like TMS and visibility platforms
  • Drive innovation in cost-to-serve optimization
  • Drive innovation in sustainability initiatives
  • Drive innovation in service differentiation
  • Drive innovation in risk management
  • Standardize freight billing and invoicing processes
  • Standardize shipment damage reduction processes
  • Standardize freight mode optimization
  • Evaluate global warehouse and transportation footprint
  • Determine optimal logistics flows and modes
  • Balance lead times with logistics costs
  • Balance lead times with inventory carrying costs
  • Balance lead times with CO2 emissions
  • Partner with regional logistics teams on business needs
  • Ensure CoE initiatives deliver measurable value
  • Advise senior leadership on transportation strategy
  • Advise senior leadership on emerging industry trends
  • Build and develop a high-performing team
  • Inspire a high-performing team
  • Foster a culture of process excellence
  • Foster a culture of collaboration
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement
  • Set clear roles and responsibilities
  • Set performance goals for the team
  • Define career development paths
  • Define KPIs for transportation programs
  • Monitor performance of transportation programs
  • Monitor performance of outsourced providers
  • Drive cost optimization through data-driven decisions
  • Drive service improvements through data-driven decisions
  • Collaborate with Logistics Procurement on cost optimization
  • Collaborate with regional teams on cost optimization
  • Participate in carrier strategic business reviews
  • Raise the bar on service with logistics partners
  • Raise the bar on process excellence with logistics partners
  • Raise the bar on sustainability with logistics partners

Work Experience

  • 12 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent

Tools & Technologies

  • OSHA regulations
  • GDP
  • Dangerous Goods
  • Medical devices
  • ERP
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