Job Description
You will be part of our Integrated Logistics team, adding your expertise + skills to the delivery of customer + operational excellence.
Your Role Your primary objective is to conduct structural supply chain mapping and end-to-end value stream mapping for the customer's business. Your Responsibilities
You will be working with internal + external stakeholders while focusing on the following key tasks:
- Facilitating idea generation sessions, conducting internal and external brainstorming sessions (such as workshops with customers), to continually develop projects in the pre-pipeline stage.
- Identifying a portfolio of savings projects for a multi-year horizon, categorizing them into quick wins or complex endeavors for realization, considering their potential size, and simulating feasible timelines for implementation.
- Performing loss analysis, pinpointing strategic areas for savings (cost or cash), and crafting business cases for each scenario.
- Developing various scenarios for achieving savings and recommending the most effective options.
- Aligning savings targets with the customer and Business Manager in terms of value and timelines.
- Ensuring resource sufficiency and aligning priorities with the Business Manager.
- Overseeing savings realization, including preparing and executing testing, documenting go-live procedures, providing post-go-live hyper care, and registering actual achievements.
- Organizing savings tracker – underlying working files and visualization in Tableau dashboard (e.g. customizing IL CI standard templates, Corp CI Tracker).
- Addressing risks, concerns, and resistance to changes that may arise.
- Establishing a savings tracker system, including underlying working files and visualization through Tableau dashboards (e.g., customizing IL CI standard templates, Corp CI Tracker).
- Monitoring the delivery of the savings portfolio and taking corrective measures in cases of insufficient progress or off-track developments.
- Organizing regular internal and external meetings to provide updates on the status of the savings program (e.g., QBR/MBR or dedicated CI meetings).
- Taking responsibility for conducting gap analyses if achieved savings significantly differ from expected savings.
Your Skills and Experiences
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field; advanced degrees or certifications preferred.
- Proven track record in project management, financial analysis, and leading cross-functional teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication abilities, adept at engaging stakeholders and facilitating meetings.
- Proficient in data analysis and visualization tools, capable of interpreting financial data and developing business cases.
- Strong critical thinking skills, adept at identifying root causes and developing innovative solutions.
- Excellent multitasking and prioritization abilities, skilled in project planning and progress tracking.
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with diverse teams and stakeholders, with strong leadership qualities.
Good Reasons to Join Logistics is a people business and here at Kuehne + Nagel, we believe that genuine, lasting success is possible only through valuing our employees the way we value our customers. A company the size of Kuehne + Nagel is a land of endless opportunity. We offer opportunities where you can grow your expertise and shape processes and innovative solutions. Its strong market position lies in the sea logistics, air logistics, contract logistics and road logistics businesses, with a clear focus on high value-added segments such as IT-based integrated logistics solutions.
