Logistics Manager

Mercury GmbH; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury GmbH in Zürich is seeking an experienced Logistics Manager to plan and oversee all site logistics for complex construction projects. You will coordinate supplier deliveries, traffic management, and site safety in collaboration with the project team.

The role requires travel, a construction operations background, and proficiency with SAP. You will manage sub-contractors, budgets, and plant/equipment, ensuring on-time, cost-effective delivery while maintaining records in the on-site system.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience ensuring on-time delivery of cost-effective, quality goods.
• Experience in Construction Operations.
• Degree or tertiary qualification in related field or equivalent work experience.
• Willing to travel for the position.
• Knowledge of international procurement, logistics, and industry practices.
• Creative thinking, problem identification and resolution.
• Project planning and implementation.
• Experience with SAP software system.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage all Project Logistics from supplier to on-site delivery.
• Track site deliveries against schedule using Procurement Schedule Report.
• Coordinate site logistics and traffic routes for deliveries.
• Hold weekly stakeholder meetings to review campus access.
• Engage with designers to ensure roads meet specs.
• Oversee site safety with Mercury Project Team and site vehicles.
• Organise storage and distribution of materials on site.
• Negotiate with suppliers and Sub-contractors for equipment.
• Maintain plant log including hire dates and repairs using on-site system.
• Manage site operation scheduling and deliveries.
• Implement ticketing system for site deliveries.
• Ensure site security responsibilities are understood.
• Manage Sub-contractors ensuring traffic management plans.
• Direct Sub-contractors day-to-day on site logistics.
• Control costs for Plant/equipment, off-hire when not used.
• Manage Site Set Up budgets with QS including: Site Accommodation, Plant and Equipment hire, Storage facilities, Security and Compound Management staff.
• Supervise, coach and train site staff.
• Develop solutions with partners to meet requirements.
• Create clear project objectives and manage cost, time, quality.

Skills

Project management

Logistics operations

Cost control

Travel required

Procurement knowledge

Creative thinking

Project planning

SAP experience

Education

Degree or related field

Tools

SAP

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Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Strategically plan and manage all Project Logistics, from Supplier/vendor to transportation to off-loading on site.
• Follow up and track site deliveries against the schedule. Use the PSR (Procurement Schedule Report) to ensure supplier/vendor deliveries conform to schedule.
• Co – ordinate site logistic sand traffic management routes for deliveries to site.
• Hold weekly stakeholder meetings to review access and egress on campus.
• Engage with designers to ensure roads are top specification.
• Management of Site Safety in conjunction with Mercury Project Team, including site set up, and ensuring the safe and logical operation of site vehicles.
• Organise and monitor the storage of materials and their distribution across the site.
• Liaise and negotiate with suppliers and Sub-contractors procuring required plant, equipment and materials.
• Maintain an up to date plant log including hire or purchase dates, off-hire dates and repair requirements. Generally maintain accurate records using on site system Eida where possible.
• Manage the operation of the site, scheduling and controlling all site deliveries.
• Implementing a ticketing system for site deliveries, ensuring that no access is granted to any haulier without prior notice.
• Ensuring that site security operate efficiently and understand their responsibilities.
• Manage Sub-contractors ensuring that they maintain a workable traffic management plan.
• Day to day direction of Sub-contractors with respect to site logistics.
• Management of all costs associated with Plant/equipment Management ensuring Off-Hire of equipment when not in use.
• Management of Site Set Up budgets with the QS including:
  • Site Accommodation
  • Plant and Equipment hire
  • Storage facilities
  • Security and Compound Management staff
• Supervise, coach and train site staff
• Developing a solution how to resolve above requirements based on collaboration with relevant business partners, internal and external
• Key project management responsibilities include creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the project requirements, and managing the triple constraint for projects which are cost, time, and quality

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• Directly related progressive experience with successful track record of ensuring that cost effective, quality goods and equipment are delivered on-time to meet business requirements.
• Previous experience in Construction Operations.
• Degree or tertiary qualification in related field or equivalent work experience.
• Travel will be required for this position.
• Knowledge of international procurement, logistics and industry practices, laws, and regulations.
• thinking creatively, problem identification and resolution
• Project planning and implementation
• SAP Software System experience

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.

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