Description

In this role, you will manage the entire supply chain for Project Business, ensuring seamless demand-to-delivery processes. Your focus will be on improving service levels, optimizing logistics, and collaborating with manufacturing to enhance efficiency and responsiveness.

Requirements

• •10 plus years in supply chain and logistics
• •Proven success serving project-based or engineer-to-order customers
• •Leadership of multi-site or multi-region operations
• •Expert in S&OP, master scheduling, MRP and inventory optimisation
• •Hands-on with ERP (e.g., SAP S4HANA), APS, WMS, TMS and analytics tools
• •Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or similar
• •Fluent in English; French and/or German are a plus
• •Ability to set a clear vision and energise the team
• •Decisiveness and data-driven decision making
• •Confident communication with customers and executives
• •Curiosity and improvement mindset

Tasks

• •Own the end-to-end supply chain for the Project Business
• •Build planning and logistics processes
• •Connect with Group Supply Chain and Logistics
• •Deliver industry-leading service for project customers
• •Lead S&OP, master planning, scheduling, and order fulfillment
• •Focus on on-time and in-full (OTIF) delivery
• •Shape the supply chain and logistics strategy
• •Drive service improvements
• •Partner with Manufacturing on flexible one-piece flow capabilities
• •Influence production footprint decisions for cost efficiency
• •Define and own the Supply Chain and Logistics strategy
• •Build the operating model, governance, KPIs, and cadence for planning
• •Lead the SC&L team and set goals
• •Coach managers and specialists
• •Build succession and capability within the team
• •Represent SC&L on the Project Business Management Team
• •Design and implement an integrated S&OP process
• •Own demand planning for Project Business product families
• •Translate demand into a master production schedule and capacity plans
• •Establish time fences and change control for service and cost protection
• •Build a rigorous scheduling process for various order flows
• •Run daily and weekly tier meetings to manage exceptions
• •Lead the available to promise and capable to promise process
• •Ensure export compliance and documentation accuracy
• •Define and manage the distribution network for deliveries
• •Select and manage 3PLs, carriers, and freight forwarders
• •Implement transportation management and route optimization rules
• •Ensure warehouse processes and inventory accuracy meet Group standards
• •Build fulfillment playbooks for panel builders and system integrators
• •Create a proactive milestone tracking and communication model
• •Agree on service level agreements by customer segment
• •Partner with Plant Directors to develop flexible manufacturing capabilities
• •Align on production control methods for Project Business flows
• •Co-create plans to reduce internal lead time and improve schedule adherence
• •Lead or contribute to make or buy and network design studies
• •Build business cases for capacity relocation and supplier relocation
• •Own the process design and effective use of ERP, APS, WMS, and TMS
• •Introduce planning segmentation and buffers by item and customer type
• •Define data quality standards and master data governance
• •Run a structured continuous improvement pipeline using Lean and Six Sigma
• •Maintain supply risk registers for critical parts and single source items
• •Implement dual sourcing and safety stock strategies

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