Country/Cluster Supply Chain Manager

Location: Any ALPLA plant in Spain, preferably Les Franqueses

1. Supply Chain General:

• Ensure smooth processes in planning, inbound, warehousing, transportation and secondary packaging
• Identify regional trends and create cost savings by logistics controlling and continuous improvement
• Support process training, rollouts and optimization in alignment with ALPLA Prod
• Participate in Operational Excellence and support regional DJIT issues
• Support/implement SLEAs, partner with Country Management on operational, commercial and customer topics
• Coordination, leadership and training of logistics employees

2. Planning:

• Short-term: Ensure consistent local planning methodology, including production and advanced scheduling according to Planning Policy parameters
• Mid-term: Execute Country/Cluster Sales and Operations Planning
• Long-term: Execute Planning Policy and Capacity Management with Country Operations Director and Sales

3. Secondary Packaging:

• Standardize and optimize secondary packaging, increasing cycle times and speed
• Ensure short customer dwell times and high packaging reliability

4. Transport:

• Support Procurement in tenders and carrier selection

5. Logistics Controlling:

• Monitor country trends and derive countermeasures
• Proactively manage regional operational and financial KPIs (ALPLA Mart)

6. Collaboration:

• Collaborate with Local Operational Teams and Country/Cluster Management, embedding lean value-stream thinking into daily operations

7. Bridge to Region:

• Implement ALPLA's Supply Chain Excellence Model, reporting functionally to Regional Supply Chain Manager and participating in WEEU Supply Chain Network

8. Other Topics:

• Support logistics budgeting and demand forecasting
• Ensure Supply Chain master data management
• Close collaboration with customers to improve solutions
• Logistics-related tasks for Large Scale Projects in the Country/Cluster

• At least 5 years of professional experience in Warehousing, Production Planning and Supply Chain Management, Process analysis, supply chain, lean management and project management.
• University degree (preferably master) in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain or (Business) Management
• Process management skills and very good analytical and methodical competence
• Entrepreneurial thinking, project-oriented working, and passion for continuous improvement
• Strengths in communication, moderation and problem solving in many day-to-day situations
• Excellent team working skills, change and conflict management as well as ability to motivate employees
• Mobility - Willingness and ability to travel extensively across the country/cluster
• Languages: Country/Cluster language Spanish, Fluency in English is required, Portuguese is a plus

Main purpose: “lead and sustain an efficient, agile, and autonomous country/cluster supply chain, enabling plants to consistently deliver their country/cluster operational and financial objectives.”

The purpose of the Country/cluster Supply Chain Manager is to ensure effective planning, inbounds, warehousing, secondary packaging, transportation processes and solutions which are in line with ALPLA Supply Chain Excellence Model.

The Country/Cluster Supply Chain manager is a business-minded, pragmatic and influential leader who creates ownership and autonomy, anticipates challenges, drives performance, and connects people and processes to deliver sustainable supply chain results.