Associate Manager, Logistics Operations

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What we are looking for _**

**Leaders.** People managers that set direction and lead a team in a trustworthy environment.

**Talent developers.** Growth-oriented managers who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members.

**Challengers.** People who seek out the hard projects and work to find just the right solutions.

**_ What you will do _**

As our future **Associate Manager - Logistics Operations **you will be responsible for:

- Managing the daily operations of the inbound/outbound department.
- Ensure local warehouse and kitting operational activities within area of responsibility, are in line with the applicable Medical Device Directives, applicable ISO standards, Sarbanes-Oxley, FCPA, Trade Compliance, VAT, Health & Safety, and any other local & international laws, rules & regulations.
- Enforces programs for maintaining company standards of sanitation, maintenance, security, housekeeping, safety and adherence to all European, national and local statutes.
- Ensure compliance with global, European, and local regulations regarding health & safety, regulatory and hazardous materials, as well as internal policies and procedures.
- Drives a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and performance throughout the organization of responsibility.
- Ensure “Right Product, in the Right Quantity, with the Right Quality, at the Right Place, at the Right Time”.
- Support reporting and periodic highlights on all key metrics related to service levels, total costs, freight costs, trade compliance etc. to all relevant stakeholders within region of responsibility.
- Promotes compliance with Stryker values and ethics.

Developing Talent:

- Build and develop a strong and stable warehouse and kitting team with team members who have capability to further grow and develop.
- Promote and support a culture of engagement and continuous improvement.
- Ensure all activities related to employee engagement, talent reviews and periodic employee reviews are conducted across area of responsibility.
- Responsible for building leadership competencies with direct reports and team leaders to ensure that they are engaging employees to exceed their targets in safety, quality, service and cost.

Building Organizational Capability:

- Influences the development of systems and procedures for operating and managing physical facilities, human capital, equipment, and products in a compliant and profitable manner.
- Full collaboration with the Europe and EEMEA divisions.

**_ Your profile _**
- Essential:_
- A minimum of a Bachelor's / graduate degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent is required.
- 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain management, Logistics, Operations or related fields are required.
- 5+ years of experience in multi-shift, automated and labor-intensive distribution, logistics, manufacturing and/or supply chain operations.
- Must have strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain interactions and interdependencies and warehousing in terms of set-up, capacity planning and optimization.
- High sense of customer service orientation.
- Hands on work experience with and knowledge of logistics management, warehousing, fulfillment, inventory, planning, supply chain, order management and MRP tools / system.
- Well versed in Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Visio or other flow charting software and/or Microsoft Project (or similar).
- Experience with International Standards (e.g. ISO / FDA).
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships that help achieve results and influence employees/managers at every level of the organization.
- Fluency in English.
- Desired:_
- A post-graduate qualification in Warehousing, Logistics or Operations would be strongly preferred
- APICS certification is highly preferred.
- Formal training in (and experience with) Lean, Process Excellence, Six Sigma tools, etc. is preferred.
- Leading within a decentralized, matrix organization.
- Medical device standards and regulatory needs.
- Experience in reverse logistics in Medical Device or Healthcare Markets.
- Strong knowledge of IT systems & tools and their implications for business processes (Oracle and SAP preferred).
- Fluency in a second (European) language is a plus.

**_ Who you are _**
- You build and maintain successful relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and customers.
- You provide clarity on expectations through communication skills (both verbal and written).
- You demonstrate agility and desire to learn and adjust priorities.
- You are innovative and you support new ideas.
- You are a results-oriented leader, focused and executes with a hands-on leadership style.
- You create a culture of learning and problem solving, collaboratively establishing development plans, tracking performance, and effectively evaluating performance.
- A self-starter who enjoys juggling multiple issues at