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Head of Logistics Planning

Brose
Posted 13 days ago, valid for 21 days
Location

Auburn Hills, MI, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

Health Insurance

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  • The Brose Group is seeking a logistics planning team leader to oversee end-to-end logistics processes for new product launches, requiring 6-8 years of work experience including plant experience.
  • Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Business or a related field, along with extensive knowledge of transportation, customs, and materials management.
  • The role involves aligning logistics planning with cross-functional teams, monitoring goals, and representing the logistics function in decision-making meetings.
  • Brose offers competitive performance-based compensation and benefits, including health insurance, educational assistance, and flexible working hours.
  • The company is committed to employee development and provides opportunities for growth through training and tailored career paths.

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your tasks

  • Lead the logistics planning team in developing and implementing end-to-end logistics processes for new product launches, from supplier through customer delivery, including internal material flow.
  • Lead alignment between Logistics Planning and plant cross-functional teams to ensure successful and seamless program launches.
  • Represent the Logistics function, including Plant Logistics and Logistics Planning, in North America Manufacturing Concept Reviews to ensure material flow principles are considered, aligned, and optimized.
  • Define and monitor goals and objectives for the Logistics Planning team to ensure alignment with regional logistics priorities and business needs.
  • Represent Plant Logistics and Logistics Planning in North America Buying Decision Meetings to ensure decisions consider total landed cost.
  • Partner with Indirect Purchasing to negotiate competitive pricing and favorable terms with logistics service providers.
  • Lead the development and governance of standard operating processes within the Americas region in collaboration with Central Logistics.
  • Review and approve annual logistics investment and cost budget plans for plant logistics and logistics planning.
  • Provide oversight of logistics operations across the Americas region, including plants, to ensure process adherence and drive delivery efficiency.
  • Communicate regional logistics performance to senior management at regional and global headquarters.

Your Profile

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business or other Logistics/Materials Management/Packaging related major from a four-year college or university.
  • 6–8 years of work experience, including plant experience.
  • Extensive knowledge of transportation, customs, packaging, materials management, material flow, problem solving, quality systems and OEM logistics requirements.
  • English – business fluency.
  • Spanish – basic knowledge.

Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits. Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*. Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical and insurance. Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events. Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life. Brose believes in investing in people. We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths. Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.

*Benefits package may vary slightly per location




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