Job description
Short term assignment of 6 months within a pharmaceutical company in Basel as
Distribution Manager
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage overall relationship with external LSP (Logistics Service Providers) for the warehouse and the transports.
- Ensure requested service and costs levels are maintained
- Operationally manage shipments for MENA&US/CA customers in cooperation with local management
- Operationally manage daily Logistics operations with LSP for EU shipments
- Operationally manage returns, stock alignment, over-labelling operation, destructions with LSP and transport providers
- Drive continuous improvement projects related to the area of responsibility
- Represent Warehousing and Transportation in Cross functional projects
- Ensure GDP compliance of Distribution operation
Key interactions:
- LSPs (Transport and Warehousing)
- Country CS/sales functions
- Global Planning
- External CMOs for transport organization
- QA/QC (GxP setup, releases)
- Corporate Supply Chain functions (WH, Transport, Procurement)
- IT (SAP)
Educational Background and Work Experience:
- University Degree in Supply Chain or very Supply Chain related functions
- Min 5 years on hand experience in similar role with increased independence, preferably in the Pharmaceutical/Consumer Health business
Skills:
- Very strong analytical thinking
- Self-starter, able to work independently and picking up responsibility in a newly created Supply chain
- Continuous Improvement mindset. Ability to switch between very operational and conceptual tasks
- Ability to work in remote teams
- Good negotiation skills
- Background knowledge on Customs topics
- Very good English (must have), French & Italian (asset)
- SAP (MM, SD)
- MS Excel (very good knowledge as well in creation of ad hoc and ongoing analysis/data management tools)
Interested? Apply today! Your Kelly contact: Andrea Alfonsi
