Global Logistics Manager

Job description

REPORTS TO: Commercial Director
MANAGES OTHERS: No
MANAGES A BUDGET: Yes
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: ≈ 4 – 6 times a year

LOCATION: Ozorków, Poland

SALARY: 6 000 - 8 000 PLN per month

DURATION: Full time permanent

WHAT WE ARE ABOUT

Western Global is the world's leading supplier of mobile fuel storage solutions. With locations in: Europe; North America; and the Middle East; Western Global designs, manufactures, and delivers innovative fuel and fluid storage solutions, providing refuelling equipment across the world regardless of the application.

Innovation and engineering excellence drive us forward.

We strive for continuous improvement in product development to meet customer requirements. We contribute our drive and our success to our world-class team and are currently seeking to add a like-minded passionate individual to join our organisation.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

By controlling the distribution of global stocks, you will ensure that Western's regional sales offices are able to fulfil their orders.

Taking a commercial approach, together with your understanding of our global activities, you will manage the groups freight spend.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Planning and communicating shipments with customers and the regional operations teams
• Ensuring each region has the appropriate levels of stock
• Ensuring all import/export documentation and certifications are correct.
• Creating shipping documents including commercial invoices
• Creating purchase orders for all logistics activities
• Filing shipping documentation, customs entries, freight bookings/invoices and other related documentation
• Requesting quotations from hauliers
• Obtaining invoices and proof of delivery
• Customer charging / internal charging and job costing
• Confirm supplier invoices and match with Western's ERP (NetSuite) records
• Maintaining Western's compliance with transport laws and regulations
• Logistics related warehouse/workshop tasks
• Managing 3rd party hauliers in line with the SLAs
• Regularly reviewing our current, and seeking new alternative, service providers
• Working to a set of KPIs
• Attending operations and project meetings to share logistics updates
• Ensure the Logistics processes complies with the ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS18001 requirements
• Sharing regular activity reports with the Commercial Director

Requirements

Required Attributes:

• International exports and imports experience
• Experience of transport logistics – sea / air / land
• Project management skills
• Organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical with problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of import and export processes
• Acknowledgement on service levels from customers, colleagues, and management
• Viewed by colleagues as co-operative and effective member of the team
• Confident communicator on the telephone and in person
• Persuasive presentation skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills

Desired Attributes:

• Fluency in Polish/English, spoken and written
• Manufacturing Accounts Payable/Receivable and/or accounting experience
• Prior experience with an ERP system ideally NetSuite

Desired Personal Characteristics:

• Confident manner, good presentation skills
• Determination - not easily discouraged or put off
• Passion, enthusiasm and charisma
• Innovative – prepared to see beyond how it has been done before
• Positive outlook – always sees opportunity through any adversity
• Resilient – ready to bounce back from any challenges
• Assertive – gets things done when they need to be
• Positive, self-motivated and with a helpful attitude
• Adaptable and quick to learn

WISHING YOU SUCCESS IN YOUR ROLE