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About Upfield!
Upfield is a global leader in plant-based nutrition with a great history and a portfolio of iconic brands that people have used and trusted for generations. This includes Flora, Rama, Becel, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can't Believe it's not Butter and ProActiv.
We are a global food company with 27 business units operating in 95 markets. We have the mind-set of a start-up. This makes us fast, agile, entrepreneurial, cost conscious and accountable for our products – from seed to serving at the breakfast, lunch or dinner table.
Your Role
The Logistics specialist is responsible for all secondary, warehousing and pallets logistics operations: ensuring service to customers and cost as well as defining & implementing improvement projects.
Key accountabilities
Operation activities (60%)

• Solve and monitor any service issues and inform relevant Unilever & Upfield teams if necessary
• Support factories and primary transport for any transport / warehouse issues, special shipments, # shipments > contract
• Supporting Customer Service for any transport or stock issues, special shipment, late notice requests related to customers
• Solve quality issues and prevent re-occurrence (incl. work with other functions ie R&D, Suppliers…etc)
• Capacity planning short and mid-term (working with Demand Planning, CS)
• Monitoring the aging of the stocks in the warehouse and help the business to sell out stocks before expires

Cost and Service monitoring and improvement activities (30%)

• Monitor, identify and implement improvement opportunities on Cost and Service (incl. coordination with procurement)
• Project manegement
• Support/drive the evaluation and selection of new 3PLs
• Validate and approve 3PL invoices for payment, monitor logistics cost development
• Operate the Returns/Refusals process, incl. customer claims
• Over-/Under-delivery management

System and other activities (10%)

• Coding On-Time/In-Full service losses
• Preparation for stock take (in line with Unilever Stock Count Guidelines) & execution
• Coordinate stock write-offs with 3PL and finance team (suspense account and stock take results)
• Ensure maintenance of Logistics master-data (country and customer specific

Skills and experience

• Mandatory: languages : Dutch + French ( English is of course a plus)
• Mandatory: Supply Chain experience for min 3 years, preferred in FMCG (sales experience would be an asset)
• Results driven and high sense of accountability
• Clear and structured communication. Not afraid to influence and communicate at all levels (internaly and externaly)
• High analytical skills, numeracy and logical reasoning, attention to detail
• Planning and organization skills
• Growth mentality, understand financial impact of decisions
• Flexibility – fast adaptation in dynamic environment
• Solid SAP knowledge
• Good MS Office knowledge ( pivots and basic formulas do not have secrets for you)
• Knowledge and experience on E2E Supply Chain

Your Personal Power!
At Upfield we want you to bring your ideas, your motivation and desire to succeed! This part of the role is up to you to complete.
Mission Statement
At Upfield our purpose is clear …… Making people healthier and happier with great-tasting, healthy and natural plant-based products which are good for our planet!
If you are an entrepreneur at heart and have a passion for winning, a strong understanding of the FMCG business, ad would like to join us, apply and speak to one of our Talent Matchmakers!