Logistics Specialist

International Paint Turkey

AkzoNobel is the one of the world's largest coatings company, with leading market positions and brands in countries around the world. We operate in a number of important market segments over 80 countries with more than 30,000 employees, ranging from buildings and infrastructure to transport, industrial and consumer goods.

In line with our corporate strategy, an excellent opportunity has arisen to work as part of dynamic Sales team.

We want to be the best – to use our leading market positions to deliver a leading performance and for that, we need the best. That is why we are looking for people like you!

The successful candidate should have;

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Management Engineering, or graduate of Logistics departments.
• Min 3-5 years’ experience in Logistics functions or industry including import/export operations; chemical industry, experience is an asset.
• 3-5 years of experience using SAP, especially within the Warehouse Management (WM) module
• Strong execution skills with the ability to work efficiently under pressure to deliver quality results within standards and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills with an attention to detail and advanced skill in designing reports and dashboards.
• Strong skills in Excel, including Macro.
• Results oriented with strong written and oral communication skills.
• 5S and Kaizen Knowledge is a plus.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.
• Completed military service for male candidates.
• Living in or willing to relocate to Gebze, İstanbul Asian Side or İzmit.

The successful candidate will;

• Collect, select, structure, combine and interpret data on logistics elements, such as warehousing, strategic distribution/ transportation and import/export operations.
• Produce reports to monitor performance and to support decision making.
• Conduct transactional activities in SAP.
• Analyze logistics processes / integration defects and production requests / issues. Identify shortcomings and recommend alternatives.
• Conduct research and carry components for assigned projects; Define, plan, manage and co-ordinate assigned projects and ensure execution and delivery. These include Continuous Improvement (CI) projects to decrease costs and increase efficiency.
• Develop, maintain, monitor and improve Logistics KPI’s.
• Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost.
• Advice stakeholders on best practices and processes to ensure cross-business synergies.
• Prepare business flows diagrams on various logistic activities flows.
• Responsible for coordinating logistic service providers including Import and Export operations.
• Responsible for representing Logistics to other departments, including IT, for all Logistics system related activities, specifically, but not exclusively, SAP.