The Supervisor Logistics will Ensure the performance of the site logistics activities by guaranteeing customer satisfaction, effective inventory control, optimization of physical and information flows, and continuous process improvement, while complying with the Group’s Safety, Quality, Environmental and Financial requirements.
ResponsibilitiesEssential Duties & Responsibilities
Logistics Team Management
- Lead, engage and develop the skills of the logistics team.
- Define individual and collective objectives for the department and monitor their achievement.
- Conduct annual performance reviews and contribute to employee development.
- Develop and maintain team versatility to ensure operational flexibility, service continuity and employee skills development.
- Identify training needs and monitor skills development plans.
- Ensure effective communication of site and Group information within the team.
- Organize resources to ensure service continuity, including providing operational support to the teams when required (e.g. forklift operation).
Ensure compliance with applicable procedures, rules and standards.
Inventory and Logistics Flow Management
- Collaborate with the Group’s various internal partners (central planning, central warehouse).
- Ensure the accuracy and reliability of physical and system inventory records.
- Optimize inventory levels.
- Organize and manage annual and cycle inventories.
- Supervise receiving, storage, order preparation and shipping activities.
Optimize internal logistics flows and storage capacity.
Transportation and Logistics Partner Management
- Select, evaluate and monitor logistics service providers and carriers.
- Participate in the selection of transportation partners.
- Monitor partner performance and lead improvement plans.
Ensure compliance with customer delivery and service requirements.
Logistics Performance Management
- Define, monitor and analyze key logistics performance indicators.
- Monitor indicators relating to customer service levels, inventory accuracy, transportation performance and productivity.
Provide reporting to Site Management and the Group Supply Chain functions.
Continuous Improvement
- Actively participate in the deployment of APEX initiatives.
- Identify and lead projects aimed at improving logistics performance.
Contribute to the digitalization and optimization of logistics processes.
Health, Safety, Environment and Quality
- Ensure compliance with HSE and Quality requirements within the area of responsibility.
- Participate in internal, external and customer audits.
Implement corrective and preventive actions.
Budget Management
- Identify and monitor investments related to the department.king hours (including weekend work) on a regular basis.
Higher education qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain or Industrial Management. Significant experience in an industrial environment and in team management.
Strong knowledge of logistics flows, transportation, ERP systems (preferably SAP), office productivity tools and continuous improvement methodologies.
Professional written and spoken English is required for regular communication with Group teams across Europe
Skills Required
- Higher education qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Industrial Management
- Significant experience in an industrial environment
- Experience in team management
- Strong knowledge of logistics flows and transportation
- Strong knowledge of ERP systems
- Knowledge of SAP
- Knowledge of office productivity tools
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies
- Professional written and spoken English
Avient Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Avient Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Avient Corporation.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with immediate vesting and a company match is part of the package, and company filings confirm employer-supported retirement plans. This foundation positions retirement benefits as a meaningful element of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes vacation and dedicated hours for community service, with many roles offering eligibility from Day One. The offering spans vacation, sick time, holidays, and volunteer time, providing breadth beyond basic leave.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Performance-based bonuses and formal recognition programs complement base pay, and some manufacturing postings describe guaranteed bi-annual bonuses. Overtime pay availability in hourly roles can materially lift take-home earnings.
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What We Do
Welcome to a new kind of materials company. This is a time where the world craves a more sustainable planet, unprecedented innovation and economic growth. This is a time where people seek strong relationships, diverse perspectives and an opportunity to accept the most pressing challenges of today. It’s in this spirit, that these two complementary businesses have been joined into one. Avient promises to honor the legacies of its past organizations as it seeks to build a world-class sustainable organization – together – that creates value for all stakeholders. Together, Avient will help customers to build a better world with an expanded portfolio of polymer colorant and additive solutions. In addition, all customers will benefit from: • expanded resources, services, development, and technical support • faster and more comprehensive innovation • a combined base of highly skilled R&D teams • a broader, best-in-class solution portfolio • improved geographic reach • enhanced supply security
