Head of Logistics Planning

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance.
• Attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations.
• Comprehensive medical and insurance benefits.
• Educational assistance.
• Variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events.
• Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment.
• Development programs with opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths.