Head of Logistics

Brose•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

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.

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.

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.