Supply Chain Operations Associate (Rotational Program)

Job summary:

The EMEA Product Delivery Resource Pool Member supports various EMEA Supply Chain functions through temporary assignments driven by business priorities and resource needs. Assignments typically last 3-5 months and offer valuable exposure to multiple operational, planning, and project-related areas across the supply chain organization.

This role is ideal for professionals who enjoy variety, continuous learning, and working across different functions and teams. Between assignments, the role actively contributes to continuous improvement initiatives, process optimization efforts, and business transformation projects that support the wider EMEA Supply Chain organization.

Key responsibilities (not exhaustive list of potential assignments)****:

During assignments, you may have the opportunity to support activities such as:

• Inventory Management: Balancing inventory levels to avoid overstocking and stockouts while ensuring product availability.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Supporting effective collaboration between departments, stakeholders, and regional teams.
• Forecasting: Contributing to demand forecasting activities to support planning accuracy.
• Operational Efficiency: Identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve service levels, and reduce operational costs.
• Demand Planning: Supporting demand planning activities to ensure supply continuity.
• Supply Chain Disruptions: Helping manage and mitigate unexpected supply chain challenges and risks.
• Cost Management: Balancing cost efficiency with customer and business requirements.
• Customer Experience: Supporting a high level of partner and customer satisfaction.
• Communication: Translating sales office requirements into actionable supply chain activities.
• End-to-End Monitoring: Monitoring supply chain performance and helping identify and resolve operational issues.
• Process Optimization: Proposing and implementing improvements to enhance supply chain operations and business performance.

Education requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Certifications in Supply Chain, Project Management, Lean, Six Sigma, or related disciplines are considered an advantage.

Professional experience:

• 3-5 years of experience in a process-driven environment such as Supply Chain, Country Logistics, After-Market Services, or similar operational functions.
• Experience across multiple supply chain disciplines, with exposure to project management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong affinity for ERP and CRM systems; SAP, Kinaxis Maestro, and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365 knowledge is an advantage.
• Advanced Microsoft Office and reporting skills.
• Project management experience is an advantage.

Skills, kompetencies, abilities:

• Adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-changing environment.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and active listening skills.
• Self-driven, goal-oriented, and eager to learn with a strong "can-do" attitude.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Collaborative approach and willingness to share knowledge across teams.
• Ability to quickly learn new processes, systems, and business areas.

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