Job Description

Purpose of the Role:

Lead the outbound logistics department to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. Working in a highly automated environment, ensure the seamless movement of finished goods to our customers. The focus is on leading the team and ensuring on-time delivery through efficient transportation planning, rapid resolution of technical issues, and continuous improvement across safety, operational stability, quality, cost, and supply chain performance.

Key Accountabilities:

Asset Management:

• Be responsible for the technical condition of the automated outbound area, including the automated warehouse, conveyor belts, automated loading systems, and sleeve machines.
• Work together with the Maintenance team to develop and execute the maintenance strategy within the outbound area. Collaborate to minimize equipment downtime and maintenance-related production losses.
• Ensure effective root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
• In collaboration with the Engineering team, develop and execute improvement strategies for the applications running in the outbound area (e.g., SAP, AGI, Colos, ST-One).

Teamwork and Leadership:

• Lead the outbound logistics team of 17 people, including 6 direct reports.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on safety, ownership, and continuous improvement, including capability development and succession planning.
• Provide strong leadership in addressing operational challenges and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes and outbound assets.
• Collaborate closely with the Inbound Logistics, Central Logistics, Supply Planning, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality teams to ensure the seamless delivery of goods to our customers.
• Ensure workforce capabilities meet future business requirements by assessing and developing the team.

Transportation Planning and Logistics Partners:

• Develop and manage the outbound transport plan to ensure timely and efficient delivery to customers.
• Protect and communicate outbound capacity constraints to ensure the site can continue operating.
• Maintain, design, and improve the Tier 1 network.

Safety, Quality & Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, food safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Embed and continuously improve safety standards.

Continuous Improvement:

• Drive the Kraft Heinz Management System (KHMS), Lean manufacturing, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Use reliability data and analytics to improve maintenance performance.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs, waste, safety risks, and operational risks.
• Lead supply chain projects with the regional team in Amsterdam.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Unplanned downtime due to planning and logistics
• Export OTIF
• Absenteeism
• Asset availability
• Safety performance
• CFR
• Labour costs
• Resource and workforce planning

Scope & Complexity:

• Lead a team of 3 outbound foremen and a transportation planner.
• Be accountable for outbound logistics assets worth tens of millions of euros.
• Influence site performance through reliability, capability, and operational effectiveness.
• Ensure the outbound team and loading capabilities grow alongside improvements in production.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or logistics within FMCG operations.
• Knowledge of logistics processes and systems, TPM/KHMS, Lean, and operational excellence.
• Proven experience leading technical teams in a complex manufacturing environment.

Location(s)

Elst
 
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.