Manager - Logistics Excellence

Job Summary

• Lead the Logistics Excellence department and its portfolio of specialist logistics topics.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardisation, digitalisation and governance of plant logistics processes in collaboration with cross-functional teams, Bosch-wide stakeholders, service providers and external partners.
• Establish transparent performance management for Logistics Excellence, providing analyses, reports and action plans to relevant stakeholders and plant management.
• Develop logistics associates, ensure sustainable knowledge management and foster a high-performance culture through coaching, empowerment, collaboration and structured succession planning.
Key Responsibilities / Job Scope

1. Lead and continuously develop Logistics Excellence across the following areas:

• Logistics quality: Define and maintain logistics quality standards.
• Logistics projects: Manage and prioritise logistics improvement projects.
• IT systems and role experts: Guide and support end users.
• Customs: Manage long-term licence topics (e.g. LMW and AEO) and daily operations to ensure full process compliance.
• Dangerous goods: Ensure compliant handling, storage, documentation and transportation.
• Supply chain costing: Create transparency of logistics and supply chain costs, and coordinate cost calculations, business cases and budgets.
• Continuous improvement: Identify and implement opportunities for process optimisation, standardisation, automation and digitalisation, using lean management methods where appropriate.
• Assume or support additional Logistics Excellence topics as required.
2. Define and monitor relevant KPIs and governance routines. Analyse performance gaps, communicate priorities and risks, and guide responsible owners in implementing effective countermeasures.

3. Lead or contribute to projects that achieve business targets, including:

• the introduction, upgrade, rollout, testing and stabilisation of logistics IT solutions;
• logistics quality improvement, audit closure, risk reduction and compliance initiatives;
• cost-reduction and productivity initiatives supported by transparent supply chain costing and validated business cases; and
• cross-functional projects involving new products, infrastructure, material flow, warehousing, traceability, IT systems and other changes affecting plant logistics.
4. Coordinate Logistics Excellence topics by ensuring clear ownership, escalation, decision-making and cross-functional communication. Represent plant logistics in Bosch-wide expert networks and ensure documentation, training, backups, knowledge transfer and best-practice exchange.

Function: Manufacturing
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level