Logistics Manager - Production Scheduling

Company Description

• Full benefits package, medical and retirement effective Day One (see Comprehensive Bosch Benefits below)

Comprehensive Bosch Benefits:

• Paid Time Off – starting at 22 days in a 12-month period (including vacation, holidays and floating holidays).
• Associate Discounts on Bosch products like home appliances, power-tools, thermal products like tank-less water heaters and more.
• Wellness Program – gym discounts, medical premium discounts and more.
• In addition to 401K, Bosch also contributes to a retirement plan – 100% company paid! Bosch makes automatic age-based contributions at a rate of 2.5%-6.5% of total compensation.
• Annual bonus – pays up to 6% of annual pay based on company performance.
• Medical (3 options, 2 of which have an HSA contribution from Bosch); Dental (2 options) & Vision (2 options); low premiums.
• Tuition Assistance – up to $8,500/year.
• 401K – Bosch matches 75% of the first 9% of your contribution.
• Life and Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Option to purchase up to 40 hours of additional vacation.
• Long and Short-Term Disability.

As a Logistics Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the coordination of the Planning & Fulfillment / Production Scheduling activities for the Owatonna Manufacturing and Distribution sites. This position will be responsible for balancing the inventory level with the customer service level (CSL), CBL (Customer Backlog) and VBL (Vendor Backlog), along with continuous improvement activities aligned with BPS (Bosch Production System / Lean Manufacturing) principles to support the plant to achieve its goals and objectives.

• Assist in set-up and maintenance of replenishment systems;
• Ability to design, implement and present key business indicators to all levels of the organization;
• Analyze existing logistics processes and formulate alternative possible solutions;
• Assist the team on a day-to-day activities to support inventory initiatives and customer orders on time deliver & orders backlog reduction;
• Assist in internal compliance requirements and execution;
• Support the implementation of the AA-AS exception-based planning model;
• Active role in digitalization and automation strategy inside production planning logistics area;
• Enhance forecasting modeling processes;
• Manage, coordinate and coach the AA/LOP2-Owt team;
• Implementation of standardized and automated LOP processes tools;
• Other activities as assigned.
• Ensure accuracy of metrics and underlying drivers of performance;
• Make and implement continuous improvement recommendations;
• Assist and maintain strategy of consumption-based scheduling to mitigate exception lead times;
• Support innovation initiatives inside LOG and assist BPS process implementation;

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Engineering or related field or experience;
• Desired Master's Degree;
• Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing experience.
• A proven self-motivated, conscientious, team player with business acumen. Ability to identify and develop solutions to business issues as they arise - with an internal or external customer;
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in an operations environment;

Technical Skills:

• SQL - Basic
• Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills
• Demonstrated project management skills
• German language will be a plus
• Green Belt certification desirable
• Working Knowledge of in logistics and/or manufacturing – Advanced
• Microsoft Office (Excel, PPT, Power BI) – Advanced
• Automation tools (ej. Catalytic) – Basic
• ERP (SAP) - Advanced (Desired)

Soft Skills:

• Problem Solving
• Interdisciplinary, Innovative and Strategic Thinking
• Proven track record of meeting commitments with the highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Good logical thinking and critical analysis
• Must be able to handle conflict with the ability to develop creative solutions
• Cooperation and communication skills to maintain favorable relationships with internal departments
• Leadership, ability to take risks, manage projects and negotiate / convince people
• Customer oriented
• Resilience in complex and dynamic environments towards internal and external customers
• Self-driven and Systemic Vision
• Ability to create and improve upon processes and their documentation

Additional Information

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce - EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled.