Commercial Supply Chain Manager, Europe

Description

Logitech is the Sweet Spot for people who want their actions to have a positive global impact while having the flexibility to do it in their own way.

This role is a 1 year Fixed Term Contract.
This role is based in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

The Team and Role:

The Commercial Supply Chain Manager, Europe reports to the Head of Customer & Commercial Collaboration, Europe and sits within Logitech Global Operations & Supply Chain.

In this newly created, critical role you will be the SPOC for our Commercial Sales Organisation in Europe. You will be assessing, designing and implementing, aligned professional communications, information/data exchanges, the collaboration and education and ultimately driving towards a more self service atmosphere for our Commercial Sales Organisation in Europe. You will be supporting the overall E2E Supply Chain process through joint business planning, scorecarding and tracking with our internal partners, with key focus on Revenue Optimisation, Sales Operations and Execution planning and KPI’s.

You will actively manage internal expectations of inventory availability and promotional activities. You will communicate Commercial Sales Organisation needs and requirements to supply chain partners to facilitate inventory planning and revenue generation. You will be looking to minimise channel imbalance, enable improved inventory levels, minimise out of stock risks as well as improve KPI performance.

This is a leadership level role within our organisation, and although there are no direct reports, you are expected to be able to lead, influence and inspire cross functionally, at multiple levels of the organisation.

Your contribution:

Be Yourself. Be Open. Stay Hungry and Humble. Collaborate. Challenge. Decide and just Do. Share our passion for Equality and the Environment. These are the behaviors and values you’ll need for success at Logitech. In this role you will:

- Active partnerships with our European Commercial Organisation, Customer Supply Chain Teams and other business partners are essential.
- Quick thinking in identifying revenue bottlenecks/challenges and seeks out opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiencies.  Tactically develop and support cost savings initiatives to drive continuous improvement of key supply chain metrics - cost, service, inventory and cycle time.
- Work with Commercial teams to ensure their business projects are fulfilled from a stock and service perspective.
- Collaborate with strategically important indirect customers to enable increased service for our direct partners. 
- Lead and coordinate the exchange of information for promotional events between European Commercial Organisation and Customer Supply Chain and it’s partners.
- To monitor and minimise channel imbalance, enable improved inventory levels, minimise OOS risks as well as improve key KPI performance on a country level.
- Explore the benefit of forecasting at a country/customer level and provide business case internally.
- Educate and support the wider organisation using business experience and knowledge.

Key Qualifications & Preferred Qualifications:

For consideration, you must bring the following minimum skills and experiences to our team:

- 5 - 7 years’ experience in supply chain management preferably in consumer electronics industry;

- Proven  planning, organisation, analytical, presentation, and execution skills

- Must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking in English

- Proven experience within international business environments

- Strong in Excel and/or Tableau skills

- Kinaxis experience preferred

- Demonstrate decision making ability in face of uncertain or incomplete information

- Ability to  multitask and prioritize work while keeping outstanding attention to detail

- Ability to translate complex situations into simplicity

- Analytical skills including data evaluation, identification, solution development and implementation

- Self-motivated and goal oriented, with a positive proactive attitude and a high degree of initiative

- Strong Relationship building & Influencing skills across various levels in the organization.

- Excellent service mindset

- Good communications skills and judgement

- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain

- Management, Engineering or similar discipline

Across Logitech we empower collaboration and foster play. We help teams collaborate/learn from anywhere, without compromising on productivity or continuity so it should be no surprise that most of our jobs are open to work from home from most locations. Our hybrid work model allows some employees to work remotely while others work on-premises. Within this structure, you may have teams or departments split between working remotely and working in-house.

Logitech is an amazing place to work because it is full of authentic people who are inclusive by nature as well as by design. Being a global company, we value our diversity and celebrate all our differences. Don’t meet every single requirement? Not a problem. If you feel you are the right candidate for the opportunity, we strongly recommend that you apply. We want to meet you!

We offer comprehensive and competitive benefits packages and working environments that are designed to be flexible and help you to care for yourself and your loved ones, now and in the future. We believe that good health means more than getting medical care when you need it. Logitech supports a culture that encourages individuals to achieve good physical, financial, emotional, intellectual and social wellbeing so we all can create, achieve and enjoy more and support our families. We can’t wait to tell you more about them being that there are too many to list here and they vary based on location.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

If you require an accommodation to complete any part of the application process, are limited in the ability, are unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us toll free at +1-510-713-4866 for assistance and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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