Logistics Service Manager

Job Description

Job Description:

This role requires a senior professional to participate in high-level industrial logistics flow definition, manage complex contracts, and lead substantial process optimization and automation initiatives across the supply chain. He/she will be instrumental in deploying an optimized, end-to-end logistics system and ensuring operational excellence and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Logistics Strategy & Deployment:

• Contribute directly to the definition and deployment of the overall Logistics initiatives.
  
• Lead logistics and distribution projects to design the best E2E flow.
  
• Define, optimize, and deploy logistics methods and tools in a disruptive way, analyzing impacts on processes like manufacturing engineering, quality, production scheduling, and supply chain.
  

Logistics Service & Contract Management:

• Act as Logistics Service Manager to manage and challenge physical logistics activities (quality, time, cost) by integrating all stakeholders (Service providers, Procurement operations, Plant Logistics...).
  
• Act as Contract Manager to ensure logistics activities adhere to contract terms and mechanisms, challenging and controlling costs based on contractual agreements.
  
• Develop and deploy a harmonized way of working to support operations in contract management aspects.
  

Process Improvement & Project Management:

• Perform flow analysis and eliminate non value added activities.
  
• Lead & contribute to improvement projects.
  
• Perform project management activities.
  
• Manage outsourced activities (defining Work Specifications, follow-up of deliverables, etc.).
  
• Lead, support, and contribute to the optimization of logistic operations and process improvements.
  

Stakeholder & Compliance Management:

• Manage Business & customers’ requirements.
  
• Provide expertise & support to Supply & Demand operators on processes & tools.
  
• Ensure compliance with processes.
  
• Lead, support, and contribute to digital initiatives based on information systems (e.g., visual management, KPIs monitoring).
  
• Act as focal point for logistics operations in strategic projects and initiatives, such as ramp-ups and new work packages.
  

Key Requirements and Skills

Experience & Knowledge

• Engineering (Industrial, Organization, etc.), or a Degree/Master's in Logistics and Supply Chain. Sufficient and demonstrable experience in logistics roles could be considered equivalent.
  
• Good knowledge of E2E Logistics. Experience in manufacturing environment will be taken into consideration. Project & Stakeholder Management (Proven experience required).
  
• Advanced proficiency in warehouse design, capacity calculation, picking dimensioning, and knowledge of automation and new technologies and their integration into logistics flows.
  
• Minimum [5-7] years of experience in logistics operations, design roles, consulting, or warehouse engineering, with completed projects involving the implementation of layouts and flows.
  

Technical & Digital

• Demonstrable experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and design tools (AutoCAD, Visio, or similar).
  
• Google suite knowledge
  

Soft Skills

• Integrity
  
• Autonomy
  
• Effective communication
  
• Empathy
  
• Teamwork
  
• Respect
  
• Decision makings
  
• Global picture view, customer-oriented
  
• Language
  
• Spanish & Advanced Level of English
  

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Operations SL

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Logistics

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