Description
The Marine Products division of Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Wilhelmsen Group, supplies thousands of different vessel maintenance products, to thousands of different customers, in all corners of the world. This entails a complex supply chain and logistics network, and part of our competitive advantage is and will be to be the leading player in this regard. Improvements in our supply chain and logistics are of high strategic importance in Wilhelmsen, and we are continuously working to improve this crucial function in our business. To help us gain even better insights into our whole business network, and to be a leading force in major improvements, we are now searching for a Supply Chain Analyst.
This global role will report to the Business Control Manager, and simultaneously work and collaborate closely with the VP Supply Chain and other executive team members in addition to our Procurement department. The supply chain analyst will have the overall responsibility to proactively analyze the movement of goods through the WSS Marine Product (MP) supply chain, assess distribution centers’ efficiency, inventory turnover, supply chain structure including freight costs, and based on this develop and maintain sophisticated optimization models as input to the entire WSS MP’s supply chain design.
The role requires combining quantitative and technical abilities with a business-oriented mindset, seniority and communication abilities to convey findings to top management, and simultaneously having the detailed knowledge and capabilities to design and execute required analyses and tasks. If you are motivated and fascinated by a role where you sit at the center of a truly global supply chain, driving significant change through your analyses and having a large influence on our performance, this challenge would be a very exciting opportunity for you.
Responsibilities & Tasks:
The WSS (MP) business model is to supply quality products to our customers in over 2200+ ports in the world - This role will own all analyses of the flow of goods, inventory, service levels, freight lanes/freight cost, logistics, and warehousing.
Analysis and optimization of procurement spend and make WSS more competitive through the products we sell
Build/maintain optimization models capable of simulating effects of possible changes to network design.
Find a way to balance freight times with lead times and inventory costs
Gather and interpret relevant data (costs, productivity, demand patterns, etc.). Investigate problems, find root causes, and develop solutions.
Key resource on Supply Chain key performance indicators and metrics to evaluate supply chain and performance (includes ad-hoc and periodical reporting) including Inventory Management.)
Own and develop new sets of KPI’s
Be an expert on systems and tools applied in our Supply Chain.
Control and maintain Supply Chain basic data in systems and tools.
Participate in projects to provide supply chain-related input to new business areas/concepts.
While analytical in nature, the analyses are mainly strategic and the analyst will be working on company-wide improvements
Desired qualifications:
MSc degree in engineering or economics (or similar)
0-3 years of relevant experience (Logistics or Supply Chain a plus)
Optimization experience beneficial
Strong quantitative and analytical skills
Familiar with logistics planning concepts and techniques (i.e. materials requirement planning)
Knowledge of sophisticated analytical tools and/or programming language used for optimization/simulation on large amounts of data (R, Python, MatLAB etc.)
We believe this is you:
Analytically minded with a passion for data
Practical business sense and problem-solving skills
Good interpersonal, influencing, and networking skills
Ability to communicate findings, make recommendations, and facilitate change
Fluent in written and spoken English
Self-driven and takes initiative
Excited by working in a global environment
We can offer:
Competitive terms & benefits
An exciting role at the heart of a large global operation
Career development and opportunities in a leading global company
A culture and work environment of strong leadership
Work-life balance
Among the best pension plans in Norway
Insurances
Use of company cabins
A job that is both challenging and stimulating.
Om arbeidsgiveren
Our ambition is to shape the maritime industry.
Wilhelmsen is a global maritime industry group founded in 1861. We have the biggest maritime network in the world, capable of delivering to over 2 200 locations globally. We serve over half of the worldwide merchant fleet with products and services, and supply crew and technical management for some of the most complex vessels in the world. We also develop new and daring solutions, shaping the maritime industry for the future. Our investments seek to explore and develop new opportunities within the energy-, offshore- and maritime industry. With thousands of colleagues in more than 70 countries, we take competence, sustainability, innovation and unparalleled customer experiences one step further.
Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.
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Forretningsutvikling og strategi,
Logistikk og lager
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Supply Chain, Logistikk, Analyse, Optimering, Internasjonal
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Sist endret 5. mar. 2021 18:39