Outbound Logistics Manager

Job Description

Purpose of the Role

Lead the outbound logistics departmentto a ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective operation. Working in a highly automated environment, to ensure a seamless movement of finished goods to our customers. The focus is on managing the team and resulting in ensuring on-time delivery through efficient transportation planning, rapid resolution of technical issues and continuous improvement across safety, operational stability, quality, cost and supply chain performance.

Key Accountabilities

Asset Management

• Responsible for the technical state of the automated outbound area: automated warehouse, conveyor belts, automated loading systems and sleever machines
• Work together with the maintenance team on developing and executing the maintenance strategy within the outbound area. In collaboration, minimize equipment downtime and maintenance-related production losses.
• Ensure effective root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
• In collaboration with the engineering team develop and execute improvement strategies on the applications running in the outbound area (e.g. SAP, AGI, Colos, ST-One, etc.)

Teamwork and Leadership

• Lead the outbound logistics team with 17 people in total, of which 6 direct reports.,
• Build a high-performance culture focused on safety, ownership, and continuous improvement including capability development and succession planning
• Provide strong leadership for operational challenges and improvement opportunities
• Drive continuous improvement in processes and outbound assets
• Closely collaborate with the inbound logistics team, central logistics, supply planning, maintenance, engineering and quality to ensure a seamless delivery of goods to our customers
• Ensure workforce capability will meet future business requirements by pre-sorting and developing the team.

Transportation Planning and Logistics Partners

• Develop and manage the outbound transport plan to ensure the
• Protect and communicate outbound capacity constraints, to ensure the site can keep running
• Maintain, design and improve the tier-1 network

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, food safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Embed and improve safety standards

Continuous Improvement

• Drive the Kraft Heinz Management System (KHMS), lean manufacturing, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Use reliability data and analytics to improve maintenance performance.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost, waste, safety risks and operational risks.
• Able to take the lead on supply chain projects with the regional team in Amsterdam

Key Performance Indicators

• Unplanned downtime due to planning and logistics
• Export OTIF
• Absenteeism
• Asset Availability
• Safety Performance
• CFR
• Labor costs
• Resource and workforce planning.

Scope & Complexity

• Leads a team of 3 outbound foremen and a transportation planner
• Accountable for the outbound logistics assets worth tens of millions of euros
• Influences site performance through reliability, capability, and operational effectiveness.
• Ensures the outbound team and the loading capabilities grows alongside with the improvements in production

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years of manufacturing or logistics experience in FMCG operations
• Knowledge of logistics processes and systems, TPM/ KHMS, Lean, and operational excellence.
• Proven leadership of technical teams in a complex manufacturing environment.

Location(s)

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.