Logistic Lead

Stellenbezeichnung: Logistic Lead - all genders
Location: Frankfurt

*** About the job
*** The Logistics Lead leads a wide a range of tasks related to logistics at global/regional level. Depending on the scope size and complexity it can cover all or part of the roles:
· Third-Party Logistics Management - related to managing external logistics activity.
· Transportation Management - related to transportation to/from the DC.
· Customs Management - related to import/export.
· Warehouse Management - related to internal warehouse activity
** About Sanofi:
** We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
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* Main responsibilities:

** Be the overall accountable for the people, performance, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of the logistics and warehouse operations.

Lead, coach and support the Sanofi Logistics team.
* Develop capabilities and potential through individual development programs.
* Focus on team engagement as an enabler for building a winning team that demonstrates our Sanofi Play to Win culture.
* Drive the diversity and inclusion agenda in managerial actions.

Cost Management
* Define adequate action plans to optimize distribution costs.
* Ensure the control of expenditures and track performance versus approved budget.

Third-Party Logistics Management
* Daily operations management
* Orchestration of daily operations
* Management of daily interface issues
* Responsibility for the Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
* Inbound process management
* Management of damaged products and returns for resolution with claim management tomorrow with i.O2C.Compliance and audits
* Work closely with Quality to ensure Good Distribution Practice is in place.
* Participate in audits (Internal/External/GDP audit)
* Lead/Support stock count as per global processes.

Supplier relationship management
* Determine the value each supplier provides, and which ones are most critical/strategic to business continuity, operational excellence and performance.
* Develop relationships with suppliers and build trust and mutually beneficial partnerships.
* Find cost savings and maximize the value of suppliers.

SLAs development
* State the business objectives to be achieved.
* Describe in detail the service to be provided.
* Contributes to define KPIs, expected targets and pay against performance if required.
* Describe reporting mechanism for measuring expected performance.
* Describe remediation mechanism when performance standards are not achieved.
* Manage VMI customer analytics & replenishment (where relevant)
KPIs maintenance, performance and cost monitoring, management and control
* Weekly / Monthly KPIs follow-up
* Set up processes for monthly cost control (tracking of spend vs contract)
* Approve 3PL invoices and partake in identifying areas of improvement and efficiencies for Sanofi and the 3PL.Best business practices maintenance
* Make sure best practices are aligned with our 3PL core model and key business rules.
* Liaise with internal stakeholders to apply 3PL core model.
* Manage VMI customer analytics & replenishment (where relevant)
Process improvement and new initiatives contribution.
* Effort to contribute to make core business processes better to lead to more effective and efficient workflows.
* Detect and share any inefficiency with relevant stakeholders to discuss any potential improvement.
* Make use of KPIs / Performance to detect any improvement area.
* Collect feedback ideas from the teams closest to 3PL management activity.

Transportation Management
* Manage, plan and or execute transportation in compliance with Sanofi processes and Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
* Ensure best cost-to-serve.
* Supplier relationship management
* Develop relationships with suppliers and build trust and mutually beneficial partnerships.
* Timely address issues of collaboration and set up a service level agreement or similar with the DC.
* Collect, control and challenge KPIs related to DC activities and support continuous…