Team Lead Road Logistics

At Nouryon, our global team of Changemakers takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you? 

  
In your future role as Team Lead Road Logistics  you will 

be leading a team of 5 to 6 specialists responsible for completion of daily end-to-end road shipments activities for the region, ensuring adherence to our processes and in alignment with cost and service targets. You are responsible for the performance and operations of your team and are committed to development and growth of your team members and will lead by example. You are expected to build strong internal as well as external relationships with all our different stakeholders.Your team is responsible for validation of availability and to secure transport mode capacity in alignment with expected volumes and forecasts on business line level.You as a supervisor will support the implementation of process improvement and cost improvement measures to drive operational efficiency, discipline and service and by doing so ensure timely execution of all shipments to meet customer and stakeholder’s needs. The supervisor role also includes KPI monitoring and performance meetings with the vendors we use.
 

We believe you bring

• Good experience in logistics / supply chain from operational roles 
• Demonstrated knowledge in managing logistics or supply chain management activities for a functional team
• Experience identifying and executing process improvement initiatives aimed at reducing cost and / or improving service level
• Good understanding of the road transport market
• Strong working knowledge and history of using computers and systems specific to logistics (SAP, TMS, WMS) and to general business management (MS Excel, Word) 
• Experience with logistics providers, customs brokers, and government agency relationship management and performance evaluations 
• Demonstrated understanding of international shipping requirements in the supported countries within the EMEA region
• Understanding of import and export activities
• Interest in leading a team and contributing to their development on a daily basis

Great if you have   

• Experience as direct or indirect leader

We believe you are a person that sees opportunities in changes, adapts to changing circumstances and can pivot to address situations. You as a leader builds trusting partnerships with stakeholders through consistent and agile execution and communication. You bring out the best your team and actively partners with employees to grow and make meaningful contributions to the company as a whole. You also relentlessly pursues high standards and a culture of ownership and accountability and continually enables results-focused change. 

We offer you 
 

At Nouryon, we provide a great job and friendly coworkers, plus benefits in addition to salary. Our collective agreement is with IKEM. Plus, we offer unilateral perks, such as bonus, reduced hours, wellness allowance, lunch allowance, and more. 

 
Have we got your interest?

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to Maria Balaban, Manager Road Nordics and based in Gothenburg. Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/  
 
We look forward to receiving your application! .

 
About Nouryon 

 
We’re looking for tomorrow’s Changemakers, today. 
 
If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team of Changemakers in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment. 
 
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Contact

 
For additional information about the vacancy please contact hiring manager Maria Balaban, Manager Road Nordics at maria.balaban@nouryon.com If you have any questions about the recruitment process or your application or need assistance, please contact: Recruiting.SE@Nouryon.com 
 
Union related contacts included here 

 
Akademikerklubben: Katarina Risö +46709577427 
Unionen: Helene Rosenlund, +46 708 21 18 39    
Ledarna: Sanna Backman, +46 709 57 71 03 
 

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We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or staffing companies.