Main responsibilities:

• organize transportation for the material ready for collection from suppliers
• deal with the operational management of couriers, organizing the transport of materials to and from suppliers
• organize transportation of customer orders with complete monitoring of compliance with the scheduled times
• prepare the shipment of orders for external processing (subcontracting) through the Subcontracting Cockpit in SAP: through collaboration with the warehouse assuring the pick-up of raw materials and the preparation for the shipping and the related transport documents and ensuring that all goods are ready on time.
• operate on SAP creating the P.O.s for all consumables materials and as a support for urgent P.O.s
• be a backup figure for all the activities of the purchasing department

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in the internal logistics management in structured production companies with significant knowledge of SAP in particular for master data and material management processes, for both procurement and stock management. The person we are looking for will be part of the Material Management office, ensuring the correct functioning of the supply chain and logistics chain by operating specifically in the following areas:

• Master data: execution the process defined for the creation of codes for raw materials, consumables, semi-finished and finished products
• Purchasing: procurement of materials and operative management of suppliers (verification of open orders status, supplier pushing and order dates acknowledgement in SAP) and operational management of subcontractors
• Warehouse, Shipping and Transportation: support to warehouse workers for planning and organizing shipments of material to be reworked from and to the various subcontractors
• Analytics of performance and costs of couriers

Qualifications and experience:

• Knowledge and usage of SAP (S4/Hana) specifically for MM module (PP module is a plus) with at least 2 years of hands-on experience
• Analysis skills and use of Excel at least at intermediate level (pivot tables, Vlookup, etc.)
• Previous experience in the operational management of warehouses and internal logistics in production environment
• Knowledge of stock management procedures in SAP through MRP (reorder point/safety stock) and Kanban logic
• Experience in inventory counts and cycle counts procedures using SAP
• Knowledge of the English at intermediate level

Personal characteristics:

• You are enthusiastic and self-motivated
• You are “hands on”, result- and customer-oriented and have a strong sense of commitment and urgency
• You are well-organized, able to prioritize and get things done
• You have analytical skills and have a fact-based approach
• You are able to communicate, interact and adapt to all level in the organization (having the big picture in mind while still able to work on  details)
• You are a process-oriented person; you like challenging the status quo and strive for continuous improvement

Job Conditions:

• The role requires occasional spot travelling throughout Europe  and Middle East for short missions
• Contract type – C.C.N.L. Metalmeccanici Industria (Collective National Contract for mechanical compartment employees)