Job Description

Hybrid - Must be within driving distance of Thousand Oak

About the role:

• The Transportation Specialist (Global Transportation Manager) is responsible for acting as the Global Transportation Manager for a specified region (EMEA or Americas).
• This role involves leading supplier relationships for appointed Transportation Service Providers, ensuring on-track performance for suppliers in scope.
• The specialist will develop, implement, maintain, and monitor best-in-class, cost-effective, and GDP-compliant transportation strategies and solutions, either individually or through Global Distribution Hubs.
• Continuous improvement principles are applied while designing, implementing, and sustaining distribution solutions as part of Global Transportation Excellence.

• Bachelor degree preferably in logistics or engineering/extensive Industry experiences​
• 5+ years experience in the logistics Supply chain, cold chain and/or transportation expertise​
• Solid experience in project management across departments and geographies​
• Experience managing suppliers and improving processes​
• Quick process understanding, insight and visualizing​
• Ability to use data to deliver insights and identify course of action​
• Fluent in English, both in verbal and written communication​
• Strong analytical skills (incl. MS Excel) and ability to distill insights​
• Independent self-starter, able to work autonomously, under pressure and in teams​
• Natural relationship builder in which interests prevail: be soft on the relationship when possible and be tough when needed​
• Result focused and proven ability to deliver results​
• Motivated, persistent, eager to optimize, drive for excellence​
• Strong relational, negotiating and persuasion skills​
• Problem solver with high sense of responsibility​
• Strong communication and presentation skills (verbal & written) ​
• Oversee processes beyond own department​

• GMP and GDP knowledge​
• Knowledge of Operational Excellence tools, six sigma, FMEA.​
• Experience in TMS (e.g. SAP TM) and BW​
• Experience setting up service level agreements​
• Good technical writing skills

• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills, including proficiency in MS Excel, are essential for distilling insights from data and identifying courses of action.
• Project Management: Solid experience in project management across departments and geographies is crucial for managing multiple assignments and processes independently and concurrently.
• Relationship Management: Natural relationship-building skills are necessary to maintain excellent relationships with third parties and internal stakeholders, ensuring interests prevail.

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