We are currently looking for a Team Lead Control Tower Operations (x|f|m) for the Freight Operations area within the Freight and Distribution Management Team at Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH. This full-time position is based at our headquarter in Göttingen and offers the possibility to work remotely on a regular basis.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing the global operations and performance of the entire "Sartorius Control Tower" – our global Center of Excellence for all Transportation related activities. By monitoring the global transportation network and ensuring resilience as well as handling any upcoming Supply Chain risks you will be closely working with our internal stakeholders & external service providers. Additionally, you will focus on Operational Excellence for the extended support of the newly established Business Unit Advanced Therapy Solutions (ATS) and thereby help shape the future with us.
Grow with us – Your Responsibilities
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Carry the functional and disciplinary responsibility for our global "Control Tower" organization
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Define operational KPIs to measure collaboration with service providers (damage rate, delivery and on-time performance, NPS score etc.)
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Monitor all KPIs and tools to ensure the resilience and stability of supply chains for all shipments & execute necessary counter-measures
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Handle all internal requirements of the individual Sartorius companies for logistical matters
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Support special and CAPEX related transportation projects (incoming and outgoing)
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Manage individual tasks within Freight & Distribution related to transportation
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Act as an internal interface between the departments of internal logistics, SCM and Customer Service
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Communicate regularly with existing and potential logistics service providers – prepare, conduct, and follow up on meetings with these service providers and prepare presentations
What will convince us
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Completed commercial vocational training with relevant professional experience or a degree in business administration, ideally with a focus on supply chain and logistics
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Several years of experience in the logistics and SCM industry, ideally in operational positions
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Initial leadership experience is desirable
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Good knowledge and understanding of complex, global supply chains in manufacturing companies as well as planning based on performance indicators
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Experience in customs clearance and working with supply chain visibility tools
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Proven software skills, e.g. MS Office and SAP and ideally project and change management certificates
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A constructive and conscientious approach to work
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Strong communication skills, fluent in English and German
What we offer
As a growing global life science company, stock listed on the DAX and TecDAX, Sartorius offers a wide range of Benefits:
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Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, Talent Talks, LinkedIn Learning, internal seminar offerings , coaching for managers
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Work life balance: Remote options, flextime, flexible work schedules
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Attractive compensation: Vacation and holiday bonuses including pension benefits with a 35 hr. week, 30 vacation days
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Large, modern campus: Open office spaces, terraces, company restaurant with vegetarian and vegan options, cozy Italian bistro with ice cream sales, fitness studio and daycare center
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Making an impact right from the start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform even before joining, Welcome Workshops, "buddy" as point of contact
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Travel benefits: Car leasing, bike leasing, large free parking garage, good bus connections
About Sartorius
Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.
We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.
Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
www.sartorius.com/careers
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What We Do
Sartorius is a leading international partner of life sciences research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
We help our customers #SimplifyProgress from drug discovery to manufacturing so that more people can have access to better medicine. With this, we are #PartOfTheSolution in the fight against diseases worldwide.
With innovative laboratory instruments and consumables, the our Lab Products & Services division focuses on laboratories performing research and quality control at pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies as well as academic research institutes.
The Bioprocess Solutions division, with its broad product portfolio focusing on single-use solutions, helps customers manufacture biotech medications, vaccines, and cell and gene therapies safely, rapidly, and economically.
Based in Göttingen, Germany, Sartorius also has a strong global reach with around 60 production and sales sites worldwide. We regularly expand our portfolio through the acquisition of complementary technologies.
In 2023, Sartorius generated sales revenue of around 3.4 billion euros. Currently, around 14,600 employees from around 110 nations are working for customers around the globe.
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