Warehouse Manager (temp)

Apollo Tyres Ltd; Herstal; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Tyres Ltd in Herstal, Belgium is seeking a Warehouse Manager (temp) to lead logistics activities, optimize costs and drive continuous improvement in warehouse operations.

The role focuses on planning, budgeting, and coordinating with 3PL partners to ensure timely delivery of products while maintaining safety and efficiency across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Logistics or Business Administration.
• 5-8 years of experience in manufacturing, automotive or similar industry.
• 2 years of warehouse management experience with 3PL and setting up a new warehouse.
• Strong stakeholder management, project management and planning skills.
• Knowledge or experience with SAP, Power BI or other SCM tools advantageous.
• Available on site 5 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan and motivate the work related to logistics activities.
• Set priorities and monitor progress to deliver products cost-effectively.
• Monitor quality and quantity of work in operations and stock control.
• Translate strategy into departmental objectives and budgets.
• Participate in cross-department projects to optimize supply chain processes.
• Ensure compliance with working conditions and environmental regulations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Planning skills

Continuous improvement

3PL experience

Warehouse workforce motivation

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor degree in Logistics or Business Administration

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Apollo Tyres Ltd is an international tyremanufacturer and the leading tyre brand in India. The company has multiplemanufacturing units in India and a unit each in The Netherlands and Hungary.The company markets its products under its two global brands – Apollo and Vredestein,and its products are available in over 100 countries through a vast network ofbranded, exclusive and multi-product outlets.

Job Title: Warehouse Manager (temp)
Location: Herstal, Belgium
Reports to (Position): Divisional Head - Logistics (EMEA)
Department/Function: Supply Chain

Purpose of the Job

The warehouse manager ensures a (cost) efficient, flexible design and organization of all warehouse processes. To this end, s/he organizes, coordinates and stimulates in such a way that the right products are delivered to customers at the desired moment at the lowest possible costs and with efficient and effective use of available resources (space, equipment and people).

Major Responsibilities

1. (1) Warehouse management
   • Lead, plan and motivate the work related to logistics related activities.
   • Set priorities, monitor progress so that the right products are delivered to customers at the desired moment at the lowest possible costs
   • Switch on and off qualified personnel
   • Monitor the qualitative and quantitative execution of the work, both in operational and in stock technical area
2. (2) Budget management
   • Translate organizational strategy into departmental objectives, and then into critical success factors and performance indicators
   • Propose, prepare and monitor departmental budgets and investment budgets
   • Prepare an investment or replacement budget
3. (3) Process improvement
   • Search for new developments, machines, processes and methods to indicate opportunities and threats.
   • Optimizing studies of existing logistics processes
   • Participate in and manage multidisciplinary cross-departmental projects (these can be both adaptation, expansion and renewal projects) to support the (supply chain) processes of the company to run as efficiently as possible
   • Remain up to date with (legal) rules of working conditions and environmental regulations

Requirements:

• - Bachelor degree in Logistics or Business administration
• - 5-8 years of experience manufacturing organizations in automotive or similar industry.
• - 2 years of experiences in managing warehouse and working with 3PL, especially with setting up a new warehouse.
• - Good stakeholder management skill,
• - Strong project management and planning skills,
• - Proven track of continuous improvement implementation
• - Knowledge or experience with SAP, Power BI, or any other Supply Chain tools is an advantage
• - Available on site 5 days/week