Project Manager Supply Chain Transport Management

**Project Manager Supply Chain Transport Management & Performance (f/m/d)**:
GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success - come and join them We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

Why join GEA

**Job information**

**Reference Number**

JR-0030191

**Job function**

Supply Chain

**Position type**

Full time

**Site**

N/A, 28108 Alcobendas, Madrid
- Your responsibilities and tasks:
Join GEA and make a positive impact: From safe food and beverages to life-saving medicines, GEA makes it possible. We also help our customers reduce CO2 emissions, protect water, and reduce and recycle waste.

GEA Group Services GmbH in Düsseldorf takes over the corporate functions of GEA AG, including areas such as corporate finance, legal and IT, which provide central services for all company divisions. The location also houses the Digital HUB and the Center of Excellence (CoE).

We are looking for experienced and motivated employees (f/m/d)Project Manager Supply Chain Transport Management & Performance for the location Düsseldorf as soon as possible.

Your responsabilities:

- Drive as key strategic initiative optimization of global Transport Management & continuous development thereof, also assessing (long-term) transportation risks and mitigation thereof, thus ensuring resilient Transport Management
- Ensure strategic rollout & further development of Transport Management System to increase transparency & efficiency
- Define, run & plan SC - projects to further Supply Chain Performance
- Support in generating and continuously assessing relevant SCM performance indicators, support in identifying shortfalls and derive improvement activities, and ensure standard KPI reporting (Cash/Cost/Performance)
- Lead project activities, plan timelines, assess risks and plan mitigation activities and ensure overall on-time and in-budget of project activities with overall plan
- Ensure time and resource availability and escalates risks to manager and/or Steering Committees as appropriate
- Run assigned activities independently to optimize GEA’s supply chain to drive cash, cost, and performance indicators
- Work with cross-functional teams of internal and external colleagues (internal: Local SC teams (site, BU, Division level), Indirect Procurement, Global SAP; external: Consultants, suppliers, Realize cost synergies across product groups, ensure a seamless and effective supply chain
- Realize cost synergies across product groups, ensure a seamless and effective supply chain
- Continuously optimize supply-chain processes and structures and related key figures
- Develop new procedures and/or modify existing procedures significantly
- Drive selection and implementation of suitable IT tools to support for increasing efficiency and digitalization
- Support in driving functional development of new ways of working and improving existing ways of working in SCM environment
- Actively drive assigned improvements of SCM activities across R&C and Divisional organizations

Your profile and qualifications:

- At least 5 years of multinational Supply Chain experience
- Experience in change-management
- Experience in leading and implementation of corporate Supply Chain networks
- Work experience both in complex matrix and centralized organizations
- Profound know how of supply/demand planning, warehousing, and logistics in multi-site environments
- Profound project management skills
- English (proficient), preferably local language (fluent)
- Ability to lead internationally and/or culturally diverse teams
- Deep understanding of business on a broad international scale
- Very good analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically
- Acts credible, committed and fair
- Analytical abilities, problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically - able to simplify complex issues, focus on essentials and assess situations from the next higher perspective
- Takes ownership of the work, successes and mistakes
- Very good communication skills
- Service orientation

Our benefits:

- Work with a supportive and international team
- Modern working environment with flexible working options and home office for a good work-life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional training and development opportunities for your career planning
- Company pension scheme and accident insurance
- 30 days annual leave plus 24 & 31 December
- Attractive company benefits such as discounts on gym memberships, language courses, etc.
- JobRad including subsidy
- Good access to public transport and a subsidy for public transport use