Job Description

The Transportation & Flow Optimization Leader position is responsible for the monitoring of the performance of all 3PL Partners and the optimization of the product flow 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Defines the sub-strategy for the transportation operations per-flow according to the BU Supply Chain Strategy in order to ensure the most cost and time-effective stock movement
• Contributes to the selection and bidding process of logistics partners in order to ensure optimization in both cost and operations and to meet the Supply chain strategy
• Monitors the performance of the logistic partners and suppliers (for the logistic part of the contract) in order to ensure the right level of service offered.
• Identify all operational issues and creates the relevant action plan by working with all parties involved (supply planners, market team, supplier) in order to achieve the best solution and to optimize the transportation flow
• Alerts proactively the Supply Chain Business Leader for any potential operational risk in order to identify the operational and financial impact
• Provide business analytics on transportation and supplier performance in order to support operational decision making
• Monitor the transportation cost vs budget in order to identify the root cause and alert the finance department
• Monitor the supplier contribution cost vs the actual transportation cost in order to ensure break-even
• Review existing transportation flows and provide the optimum flow options for any new product/supplier in cooperation with the market team in order to ensure cost and time effective transportation operations

Job skills

• BSc degree in Supply chain management or a related field
• Experience in 3PL
• 3+ years’ experience in transportation, supply chain management (including distribution and inventory management), preferably within a consumer products or retail company

• APICS, CPIM certification or other supply related certification will be a plus

• The capability of building effective and trustful relationships
• Experience in implementatio