Regional Head of Operations - Warehouse and Supply Chain

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Regional Head of Operations

Base to €95k + 40% bonus and standard dutch benefits

CJ2052, Maastricht, Netherlands

The Role

• Based in the Maastricht area and reporting to the Chief Operating Officer based in South East Asia , you will lead and manage warehousing, supply chain network (trucking and seafreight) and customer services across the region.


• Providing overall leadership and direction for the Operations functions across Europe, including managing customer satisfaction, fulfilment to customers, depot operations, and the supply chain, your key objectives will include managing customer service metrics such as On-time Delivery and Quality metrics, while also owning the logistics cost (trucking and depot operations).


• You will demonstrate strong leadership with hands-on experience; drive down logistics cost; improves productivity output and optimise distribution networks both domestic and international.

Requirements

• Strong background in supply chain management, including planning, operations management, logistics service providers management, inventory management, process and systems improvement


• Experience with and knowledge of 3PL/4PL service providers (primarily trucking, with rail and shipping a plus)


• Ability to create organizational capabilities to support and drive strategy; manage and create operational logistics effectiveness.


• Strong project management ability & problem solving skills


• Team leadership and management of people


• Strong initiatives for cost improvement – vendor services, turnaround time, fulfillment, trade lanes optimization etc.


• Good working attitude with strong sense of urgency to accomplish defined and yet challenging goals set by the Management.


• Prior working experience with SAP is preferred.

Company Description

Our client is a market leader in the Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC) industry. They own and operate the world’s largest fleet of IBCs, which can be “Rented Locally and De-hired Globally”. This role is within their Global Food and Liquids Division and is focused on industrial juice, food product & chemical business.

(Regional Operations Manager, Warehouse Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Northern Europe. IBC, Intermediate Bulk Container, Reusable packaging, Supply chain solutions, Sales, Europe, Holland, Maastricht, Netherlands, industrial juice, food product , chemical business, Dairy, Liquid Foods, citrus, fats, tomato puree, Juice concentrate, Supply chain Solutions, IBCs, Intermediate Bulk Container, Supply Chain Solutions, Food Sector, Bulk Containers, Leasing, Rental, sales)