Logistic Engineer

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Design, develop and put in place solutions to improve end-to-end logistic flows meeting QCDE (Quality Cost Delivery Environment and Health & Safety) targets in compliance with regional priorities (regarding material flow, storage, packaging, warehousing, transport and respect of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) rules).
• Apply the best core practices to improve Logistics operations

ORGANISATION

Organization structure (job belongs to...)

• Supply Chain / Logistics

Reports directly to:

• Logistics Engineering Manager, Logistics Manager, Supply Chain Director

Network & Links

Internal

• Regional Logistics Engineering team
• Material planning, Project Supply Chain leader, Warehouse, ERP team
• Procurement, Industrialization, Manufacturing, Engineering

External

• Supplier, transport & Logistics partners,
• Packaging subcontractors,

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  

Main responsibilities:

• Implement, manage standard packaging solutions (purchase, design, prototype, validation, …) and monitor the budget follow-up.
• Apply solutions to protect parts during all logistic operations (transport, unloading, storage, line feeding, …).
• Save money & cash (calculate Return On Investment (ROI), design standard packaging, reduce transport costs, …) and make business case to justify any investment (returnable packaging, …).
• Contribute with Regional Logistic Engineering to identify potential improvements in the whole value chain and capture the added value.
• Reduce work labor time in the warehouse (picking, kitting hours, …) & in production.
• Collaborate with technical services to improve ergonomics at workstation (internal kitting trolley) and reduce waste packaging (zero unpacking).
• Manage the Project Supply Chain specifications and negotiate with the suppliers at site and project level.
• Design internal logistic processes and ensure that the parameters in the ERP are correct (stock strategy, activity-based costing (ABC) classification, …).
• Put in place actions to align physical flow and system flow and to improve the stock accuracy in compliance with the standard process.

Operational activities:

• Design packaging solutions (define flow, calculate batch size, optimize packaging costs, calculate ROI and logistic loop, realize business case returnable vs lost packaging, …).
• Manage packaging at all levels from business award to maintenance including purchase order and budget monitoring.
• Define warehouse layouts, its internal/external flows and storage policy (define C-class* storage management, create & implement mirror area, put in place visual management, Kanban flow, First-In First-Out, First-Expired First-Out, lean management, …).
• Participate to ABC classification and contribute to C-Class activity according to the standard rules in place.
• Participate with Project Supply Chain Leader (PrSCL) to the different Procurement Gates review by negotiating terms of Project Supply Chain Specification.
• Reduce logistic costs and make business case (optimize packaging & transport costs, analyze milk-run, calculate ROI, realize business case returnable vs lost packaging, …)
• Contribute to the implementation of Environment Health Safety (EHS) requirements for logistic: packaging solutions / warehouse process optimization / waste reduction & management.
• Optimize the line feeding (design standard kitting trolley, warehouse & production line footprint and sequencing, …)
• Work closely with Operations, material planning, warehouse, Procurement, manufacturing teams and ERP team.

*C-Class is the outsourcing of the management of the small parts

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

 Requirements

Mandatory:

• Graduated from Engineering school or equivalent
• English (written and spoken)
• Willingness to work in the northern area of Israel

Desirable:

• Specialized in Supply Chain

Experience

Mandatory:

• Experience in an industrial environment

Desirable:

• Knowledgeable of ERP SAP (Warehouse Management and Inventory Management modules)

Competencies & Skills

• Good communication, negotiation, leadership, and initiative skills
• Strategic and methodical vision
• Problem solving skills
• An agile, inclusive, and responsible attitude