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Supply Chain Manager (m/f)

Job description

The Supply Chain Manager is in charge of tactical and strategic decisions for the assigned account(s) in both directions: towards the
customer, but also towards internal stakeholders such as Project Management, Control Tower, Controlling, Continuous Improvement.

He/she is responsible for creating the business environment culture to comply with the required responsibilities and execute according to customers demand.

Our Supply Chain Managers are looking continuously for improvements and solution scenarios in order to achieve internal and external targets.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Manage the first level of strategic and tactical customer relationship
• Manage and coordinate first level escalations with the customer and/or KN internally
• Identify, negotiate and monitor subcontractors, delivering Service to the account. Initiate appropriate measures in case of deviations in performance or financials.
• Coordination and agreement of activities related to third parties in terms of: Standard Operating Procedure, Master Data Setup, Data analysis and  Service Level Agreements
• Creation of Business Cases and follow-up on financial efficiency of projects/process changes, ensure profitability of the entire business
• Define and Design Business Solutions, analyses and documents “As-Is” processes, propose, agree and document “To-Be” processes
• Carry out business process audits and monitor and measure performance of LSPs, internal/external Support MBR’s / QBR’s, Financial Forecasting, Monthly reporting
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives and its follow-up:  Internal steering of goals (Operational / Financial), savings and overall fit into strategic direction, and Customer presentation and stakeholder information
• Taking ownership for regular Quality assessments. Create, review and amend process-/quality documentation
• Monitor the operational performance and oversee the performance of the involved teams. Guide business operations in the matter of customer expectations, internal guidelines and KPI.

Your skills and experience

• Professional Education with focus on Supply Chain Management, Freight Forwarding and/or Logistics
• Min. 5 years experience in logistics, preferably gained in logistics environment or other service based industries
• Ability to work autonomously and  to manage several projects in parallel
• Strong understanding of Project Management discipline and solutions
• Numeric and analysis skills & awareness
• Experience of overseeing the implementation of logistics related IT solutions
• Strong customer focus
• Ability to lead and motivate a (virtual) team
• High degree of organizational, communication and negotiation skills
• Strategic mindset and ability to think “out of the box”
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office package
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is a must
• Willingness to travel intensively

Good reasons to join

We offer a challenging opportunity within an international environment as well as an attractive and performance-related salary.

Located at the very heart of Europe, and as such the ideal starting place to travel in Europe, Luxembourg is the only Grand Duchy left in the world. The country is known by its diversity, amazing nature and beautiful castles. Internationality is for sure one of the most interesting facts about Luxembourg – if you work here, you will come into contact with many different cultures, which is always beneficial for your international career development. 47% of the population are foreigners and come from 175 countries.

Kuehne + Nagel in Luxembourg was founded in 1970 and currently has around 700 employees with over 30 different nationalities. Our head office is located in Contern, an industrial zone in the south-eastern part of Luxembourg (appr. 15min by car from Luxembourg/Luxemburg City Center). You can easily reach our offices by car via the highways from Germany (direction Trier/Saarbrücken), France or Belgium as well as by bus or by train from Luxembourg City and Trier.

 Contact

Please apply directly online.

Note: Condition for the conclusion of an employment agreement in the above-mentioned role is the provision of an up-to-date (not older than 3
months) certificate of good conduct as per legislation of 23 July 2016. 

About Kuehne + Nagel

With over 76,000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on providing IT-based integrated logistics solutions. Further information can be found at www.kuehne-nagel.com