Sr. Manager, Warehouse & Logistics

Sr. Manager, Warehouse & Logistics Grifols Shared Services, NA

 

Senior Manager Warehouse and Logistics, NA

Grifols has been a leader in the healthcare industry since 1909 by creating innovative products and services based on the values of ethics, quality and responsibility. Grifols' activities focus on fulfilling the needs of its patients as well as healthcare professionals working in therapeutics, pharmacy, diagnostics and blood banking. For more than 100 years, Grifols has developed, manufactured and marketed product designed to improve human health. Grifols manufactures plasma derived biopharmaceutical products of proven efficacy, quality and safety. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.grifols.com

 

Position Overview

The primary role of the Senior Manager Warehouse and Logistics North America is to efficiently and effectively  leverage logistics excellence to include Grifols 3PL partners, Carrier Partners, Customer Service, International Trade and Compliance (ITCL) and Global Supply Chain / Logistics. This role serves as the key Warehouse and Logistics contact for both internal and external customers for shipping and warehousing. The Senior Manager Warehouse and Logistics North America helps drive customer loyalty and achievement of the company’s sales, revenue and EBIT objectives by delivering best in class fulfillment and logistics operations enhancing the customer experience, but also optimizing the use of resources and costs in the North American Supply Chain.

 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Activities & Authority / Accountabilities

• Develop and execute programs to identify improvement opportunities, prioritize, and drive initiatives to obtain value including the harmonization of transportation between BU’s, packaging used for courier final mile shipments and warehousing operations
• Implement and manage a common set of key performance metrics standardized by Global Supply Chain to accurately depict performance on inventory/order accuracy, cost, service and improvement initiatives across warehouse and logistic operations.
• Harmonization of the Logistics Network supporting all Grifols North America entities.
• Partner cross-functionally to understand customer wants and needs, and develop solutions to drive excellence in customer experience and logistics while delivering savings to Grifols overall spend              
• Lead coordination of regional MSA development between Grifols BU’s, Legal, Quality and Suppliers
• Develop regional freight and warehouse budgets and set QBR’s with all Tier I Partners
• Participate in determining transportation solutions for Inbound and Outbound Transportation while leveraging Grifols North American entities
• Ensure vendor’s adherence to Grifols SOPs and Quality Standards
• Support all Policies and Strategies of Global Supply Chain and the Regional Supply Chain Partners

 

Identify and execute joint value creation opportunities in the supply chain with key internal customers

Activities & Authority / Accountabilities

• Capture and commercialize joint value creation with key  internal customers relating to Warehouse and Logistics.

• Cultivate a culture of measurement and data-driven decision making

 

Establish the right organization structure and lead the development of your people

Activities & Authority / Accountabilities

• Identifying, training and developing leaders within the company and setting them on a path for management
• Drive an aligned, customer-focused culture through clear performance targets and regular one-on-ones.
• Promote a clear engagement strategy through meetings and communications aligned to key business objectives.
• Implement talent development and staffing and succession routines.

 

Make sure the corporate requirements for safety, health and environment factors are flawless

Activities & Authority / Accountabilities

• Focus on safety — with clear focus and training in place.

 

Skills/Qualifications/Education Requirements: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, education, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions) 

 

Bachelor’s in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, engineering or a related field. A degree in a related field is strongly preferred

 

Experience: This role requires  5+ years’ experience in logistics man