Industrial Logistics Manager (Receiving, Warehouse, Distribution and Shipping) LR09

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The Project Manager is ultimately responsible for the successful execution of two main projects within the organization:

1. Strategic Logistics Plan for the Medium and Long TermThe Project Manager develops a strategic logistics plan that directly aligns with organizational objectives and is focused on increasing the efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability of the logistics processes for the next three to five years. This plan takes into account market developments, technological innovations, and changing customer needs. The focus is on Supply Chain optimization, cost reduction, increasing delivery reliability, and robust risk management within the logistics chain.

2. Short-Term Production Space ReleaseBy January 1, 2027, a portion of the logistics activities, including the physical flow of goods and administrative processing (ERP/WMS), will be outsourced. This will realize extra production capacity within the existing facility. The Project Manager is responsible for effective, timely implementation, securing a smooth transition, and ensuring the continuity of the logistics processes.

About the Job:

• Drawing up and executing a project plan with a clear elaboration of all project phases, including planning, staffing, budgeting, and risk control.

• Coordinating the required space with all relevant internal stakeholders.

• Coordinating the relocation of logistics activities to the external location, including transport, storage, and administrative handling.

• Designing, implementing, and optimizing renewed logistics processes, both physical and administrative.

• Setting up the new logistics location (from layout to furnishing and operational commissioning).

• Ensuring optimal integration of new processes with existing production and administrative systems.

• Performing process analyses, identifying bottlenecks, and potential for improvement within logistics processes.

• Independently drawing up, documenting, and updating process descriptions and work instructions.

• Performing data-driven analyses, both independently and with stakeholders, to substantiate project choices and decision-making.

• Promoting support, effective communication, and change management within the organization.

• Identifying and naming risks and bottlenecks, and timely providing appropriate solutions.

• Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting progress and project results to clients and management.

What You’ll Bring:

• Higher professional education (HBO) or university (WO) working and thinking level, preferably in logistics or (technical) business administration.

• Extensive experience as a project manager of complex logistics projects within a production environment.

• Thorough knowledge of logistics processes, physical goods flows, administrative systems (ERP/WMS), automation, and warehouse mechanization.

• Experience in realizing and setting up (new) logistics locations.

• Excellent communication skills, a connector, and easily able to switch between various levels within the organization.

• Strong analytical skills, results-oriented, systematic, stress-resistant, and data-driven.

• Demonstrable experience in performing analyses and drawing up process descriptions and work instructions.

• Proactive, solution-oriented, and possesses a hands-on mentality.

What you’ll gain:

Wherever your passion lies, Thales can help you make the best use of your skills and creativity. As a contractor at Thales, you can expect to experience:

• An interesting job within a team of experts in an international high-tech environment.

• Room for and attention to personal development and personal initiative.

• The opportunity to grow within the organization, whether in a technical, managerial, commercial or international capacity.

• A flexible work environment with a focus on maintaining a good work-life balance.

About Thales

Thales offers untold opportunities to take part in fascinating projects and overcome ambitious human and technological challenges. As a contractor, you’ll be part of a community of experts bringing together innovations from the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace. Collaborating to find solutions to the biggest challenges in the most difficult conditions.

Drawing on a diversity of expertise, perspectives and cultures, we are able to provide the best possible solutions to our customers. Together, we can harness the extraordinary power of technology to build a future we can all trust.

Randstad, as the EMEA Thales talent acquisition partner, is responsible for finding and contracting talent for the contingent roles at Thales. If you are selected for a role you will be engaged or employed by one of the Randstad recruitment companies in EMEA and will not be an employee of Thales.

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