Head of Logistics (m/f/d)

Our logistics operations are set to expand significantly. We are looking for an experienced manager with a clear, direct leadership style and high standards for efficient logistics in line with industrial standards, who can reliably manage day-to-day operations and further develop our organisation to handle significantly higher material flows.

You combine conceptual strength with hands-on operational presence and will shape the future direction of material flows, processes and organisation. You will consistently implement changes and lead the teams with clear expectations and transparent decision-making. You will have overall responsibility for goods receipt, warehousing and stock levels, internal transport, production supply, dispatch and customs.

You will also manage waste disposal logistics and its interfaces. You will manage two logistics team leaders and develop the skills of managers and staff. You will be present on the shop floor, make decisions in the event of deviations, issue specific instructions where necessary and monitor their implementation. You ensure reliable and safe operations at the main plant and at outsourced warehouses.

You take into account the specific requirements for large components, frozen goods and hazardous substances during storage, transport and provision. You develop a cross-site material flow and capacity plan for the ramp-up phase. You plan floor space, storage and order-picking concepts, buffers, containers, transport and production supply based on robust volume models.

You establish logistics engineering as a core competence and implement improvements using appropriate lean methods. In doing so, you ensure a stable supply of materials, minimise unnecessary handling, maintain manageable stock levels and optimise cost-effective processes. You will develop a control system based on figures, data and facts.

You will introduce key performance indicators and shop floor management, address variances with the teams and review the impact of agreed measures. You will further develop the logistics processes in SAP R/3 and WM from a technical perspective. Through IT and SCM Excellence, you will improve posting quality, data utilisation and standards, and assess appropriate digitalisation and automation.

You will represent the logistics function in projects and coordinate interfaces with planning, production, quality, procurement and facilities. You will manage dispatch and customs as part of an end-to-end process chain.