Logistics Officer at Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Job description

Role

Supervises and provides all or selected logistics management activities required for the timely and efficient transportation and distribution of products and materials. Identify and evaluate suppliers as per company policy. Monitor effective use of materials and resources, and ensure quality record keeping.

Job Description

• Co-ordination and supervision of selected activities of Logistics Dpt. (planning, purchase, warehousing, and shipping) to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of products. Responsible for creating and maintaining contingency plans.
• Allocation of tasks and monitoring of performance and motivation of direct reports.
• Drafting of reports, preparation of supplier tenders, commercial contract drafts or related support documents, SOPs, etc. Based on logistics movements and distribute them according to requirements.
• Putting forward suggestions to changes aimed at cost cuts or effectiveness enhancement and the following implementation of these changes.
• Participate in global Ferring projects and introduce the same to local markets.
• Ensure that all staff are adequately trained, cross trained and identify any additional training needs to achieve high working standards.
• Ensure effective commodity management and quality control.
• Design and develop standard operating methods to manage logistics operations efficiently.

Qualifications

• University degree preferably in a business related field.
  Minimum 3 years of experience on supply management position.
• Excellent level of English language, French is a plus.
• Excellent computer skills.

Competencies

• Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure; able to make a quick decision.
• Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals evaluates results.
• Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and does not stop at the first answers.
• Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.