Career Opportunities: Manager Logistics (18638)

For our Logistics department in Venlo we are currently looking for a:  

Logistics Manager (1 FTE) 

You are responsible for managing our logistics department. 

You will manage 7 direct reports, 3 operations supervisors and 4 supply chain support employees, and  indirectly you are responsible for approximately 40-70 logistics operators, depending on seasonality.  You will lead logistics and ensure all KPI’s are met in our complex, mass customization manufacturing  facility. 

You are directly responsible and accountable for meeting KPI’s on: Safety, Quality, Delivery,  Productivity, Cost and Motivation of our employees. We have a strong focus on continuous  improvement and the main challenge for the logistics manager is to lead and inspire the teams to  perform at peak level consistently and continuously. 

Your role will also involve the following: 

• Set-up logistics activities and staffing of inbound, warehousing (internal & 3PL), cycle counting,  replenishment and outbound sorting.  

• Secure optimal utilization of the ERP software, SAP S4 Hana with EWM module, supporting the  forecast driven and demand driven supply chain. 

• Identify enhancements to further optimize the ERP software and logistics processes, in order to  manage the strongly increasing number of SKU’s. 

• Creating an atmosphere in which people work together enthusiastically and co-operatively to  achieve outstanding results; coaching, growing, and developing the skilled logistics team 

• Focus on safety, quality, delivery, efficiency; meeting the agreed KPI’s are the guiding principle in  this respect.  

• Analyze and evaluate reports. Discuss the results and the actions to be undertaken with the  Supervisors. 

• Having performance appraisal and evaluation interviews with Supervisors. 

• Based on guidelines, set up by Director and Finance, responsible for drawing up and realizing of  the annual department budget. Reviewing the budget on monthly bases with the necessary  actions. 

• To achieve business objectives, intensive and strong collaboration is required with cross functional  departments both within Vista Venlo internally as well as with the global Vista/Cimpress  organization and external suppliers.

Who are we looking for? 

A people manager with outstanding leadership and team building skills. An executive with superior  inspirational qualities who creates an atmosphere in which people work together enthusiastically and  co-operatively to produce outstanding results; one who attracts top talent from outside the organization while developing strong teams within. 

• Preferably experience in a manufacturing supply chain environment with knowledge in developing  and executing logistics solutions 

• Affinity with automation of processes. 

• Strong leader and manager who inspires, influences, guides and directs people in the attainment  to deliver results.  

• Highly results oriented and delivery focused, a continuous improvement mind-set. • Strong collaborator who can create alignment across teams and functions. • Initiative to grow and develop the logistics department. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Fluent in spoken and written English.  

• Living or willing to relocate to a travelling distance to Venlo. 

What’s in it for you? 

We have good working conditions and benefits/perks, including: 

• Flexible working hours (between 7 AM and 7 PM) 

• Possibility to work from home 

• Travel allowance 

• Pension Plan 

• 28 vacation days per year 

• ‘The Break Award Program’: a two week break after every fifth continuous year that you have been  under employment. 

• The possibility to purchase 5 extra vacation days per year.  

• A lot of growth and develop opportunities 

Vistaprint is an organization that is constantly developing thanks to her growth. By using the latest  machines and technologies we can continue to guarantee this growth. This means that our employees  are also developing and growing. You will be working in an organization with many different  development opportunities. Although we are a global organization, our corporate culture is informal  and accessible. The door is open for everyone. 

Here at Vistaprint we believe in our 8 cultural behaviors: 

✓ Obsess over our customers & creators 

✓ Act like an owner 

✓ Be bold 

✓ Be data-driven 

✓ Constructively debate as trusting colleagues 

✓ Deliver amazing results together 

✓ Find, grow, and support great people 

✓ Relentlessly learn and improve 

Everyone knows Vistaprint for its business cards. But what many people don’t know is that we print  much more than that. We print (almost) everything that can be printed: business cards, posters,  mugs, window stickers, flyers, cards, photo gifts, phone cases and much more. And it all takes place  in Venlo at our European automated production facility! This is a site of approx. 31,500 m2 where  around 500 employees work with nothing but modern, high-tech machines and the latest technology. 

We are looking for the best talent no matter what your gender, race, religion, nationality, background,  age and sexual orientation is. 

Interested? Click to apply directly or send your resume to our Recruiter Cemre Hayirli ;  cemre.hayirli@vista.com | 0031 6 28 56 56 40  

More information about our organization can be found at: www.vistaprint.nl