Logistics team leader
location tlajomulco, jalisco
forvia hella is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the forvia group, forvia hella stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the lifecycle solutions business group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 36,500 employees at over 125 locations, the company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.1 billion in fiscal year 2024.
your tasks
job objective
direct, manage and coordinate a medium plant logistics operation incl. budget responsibility, focusing on all topics related to supplier logistics, intra-logistics and customer logistics.
duties and responsibilities
a logistics
* direct, manage and optimize all logistics resources and budgets within a medium plant operation(personnel, inventory, transportation, infrastructure / equipment, external resources) to achieve minimal total costs and meet customer requirements.
* plan the future resource requirements of a medium plant operation.
* direct and control the design of material- and information flows and logistics processes of a medium complex plant operation.
* responsible for the implementation of a suitable logistics controlling.
* coordinate and balance conflicting interests of all logistics personnel and internal / external stakeholders to provide optimal solutions in a medium plant operation.
* manage bottleneck situations and customer escalations.
* participation in global strategic projects and facilitate pilot projects.
* secure the implementation and application of global logistics and hella standards (e.g. process, equipment, health & safety, environment etc.).
* ensure the specified logistics quality of the location and qualify underperforming suppliers to meet the required quality standards.
* participate in internal and external negotiations.
* arrange for relevant declarations and clearance measures to be carried out considering legal and country specific points of view.
* drive continuous improvement and establish process improvements.
* collaborate with regional logistics to consistently increase logistics performance.
* responsible for achieving the targeted logistics kpis within plant logistics.
b project management
* supervise and execute the management of high complexity logistics projects from technical and organizational perspective along the supply chain and product lifecycle, incl. rollout and sustainable implementation of corporate standard processes.
* defining, planning, coordinating and monitoring of high complexity projects for the area of responsibility incl. responsible for internal and external personnel capacity planning.
* definition and continuous monitoring of project success regarding time, budget and output quality and driving execution of defined actions.
* negotiating general logistics conditions with suppliers, service providers and customers (e.g. Jit/jis processes, turnaround periods, packaging).
* aligning all ongoing projects and activities with relevant business processes owners and functions, incl. corporate.
* execution of problem solving and escalation for occurring deviations.
* support and contribute on overarching activities and initiatives.
* preparation of business cases and execution of pilot applications.
c leadership
* 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.
* guiding, instructing and supporting employees in function-related tasks.
* responsible for hiring process and sustain the team performance and evaluation as well as qualification demands.
* managing of employees according to targets and delegation, to select, to qualify and further develop employees on the basis of a culture of trust, control effectiveness, in order to develop and compensate potential and promote individual competencies, to achieve the targets of the department.
your qualifications
* people management experience.
* sap experience.
* english advanced.
even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.
forvia hella stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req17597.
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