Site Manager Contract Logistics
6 months ago
At DB Schenker, you are part of a global logistics network that connects the world. A network that allows you to shape your career by encouraging you to contribute and truly make a difference. With more than 72,000 colleagues worldwide, we welcome diversity and thrive on individual backgrounds, perspectives and skills. Together as one team, we are Here to move.
- Experienced in Management of multi-customer warehouses, distribution and site delivery operations to contractual performance levels, to budget and to ISO/OHSA requirements.
- Managing client relationships, which possibly includes constructing and hosting regular performance reviews and occasional out of hour’s entertainment as and when required.
- Managing relationship with other Schenker divisions, including but not limited to Business Development peers in support of Operational execution for new business.
- Any other duties required to ensure that the Schenker brand remains perceived by the market as being superior.
- Hands-on enablement of logistics implementation projects and logistics development activities.
- It is expected that this position will generate innovative new solutions and cost-effective ways of doing things as a matter of course.
- Strong focus on achievement of set customer KPI’s and company financial as well as other logistics targets
- Pro-active and assertive approach to logistics operations with emphasis on process improvements as well as bottom line optimisation.
- Appropriate communication skills to successfully deal with many different internal as well as external parties at all levels.
- Preferably warehouse / operations management exposure (Contract Logistics) at managerial level.
- Strong operational analysis skills and reporting ability to ensure continuous management of both external and internal KPI’s (e.g. Labour productivity and cost, MHE utilization, warehouse utilization etc.).
- Financial logistics management exposure - P&L and Customer Profitability reporting and control. Including cost and revenue management principles as the P&L Owner.
- Performance management of medium to large operational headcount of which includes both Blue
- and White-collar staff, including disciplinary management experience.
- Overall management of the logistics site and facility, including management of external stakeholders (i.e. suppliers / partners and other stakeholders) supporting the site operations.
- Minimum of 5 years recent experience in a senior logistics position.
- Possession of a recognised business management qualification would be an advantage.
- Needs to be experienced in warehousing especially on a senior level.
- A self-starter that can work largely independently.
- Proven experience in Contract Logistics operational execution.
- A pragmatic “can do” attitude to overcoming problems.
- A deep understanding of warehouse and distribution management systems.
- Evidence of operations excellence skills and LEAN management principles.
- Innovative ideas on staff motivation and retention, including performance management principles.
- Superior client management skills across multiple customers.
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