Logistic Manager (North Europe) to Continental Bakeries

Continental Bakeries is a European bakery group specialized in the production of biscuits, bread replacements and toast. They focus on private label products and a number of well-known brands such as Haust, Grabower, and Brinky. But most certainly you’ve probably heard about, or even more certainly eaten, a biscuit from the brand Gille? Continental Bakeries has fifteen “Production Centres of Excellence” in Western Europe with a total of 2,500 employees. All of their production facilities are certified in accordance with IFS and BRC standards.

Continental Bakeries export products worldwide with Western Europe as one of their most important market. It is important that the customers can count on them supplying the best quality with a very high level of delivery reliability. They keep their promises and at the same time, they are also an innovative partner: Continental Bakeries do not only react quickly to market demands, they also follow regional, national and European consumer trends closely and are quick to anticipate customer needs. Finally, they place a great deal of importance on sustainability by minimizing their impact on the environment, commit themselves to the welfare of man and animals and to improve the nutritional value of their products.



Read more about Continental Bakeries here. (https://www.continentalbakeries.com/?lang=en%2F)



ABOUT THE ROLE

For continuous growth and development with key customers, Continental Bakeries is now looking for a person to take on the role as Logistic Manager North Europe. This position involves, among other things, to supervise the movements, distribution and storage of supplies and materials within Continental Bakeries North Europe AB.

For Continental Bakeries and their customers, the logistic set-up is extremely important. Deliver On-time and at the right quality and quantity is definitely their first priority. Their customers are production- and logistic oriented and Continental Bakeries aims to take full ownership of the long-term development for every customer, especially within logistics. Fulfilment of orders, availability, sustainability, and quality are key standards.





WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Continental Bakeries North Europe AB produce about 130.000 pallets per year. To meet the needs of increasing volume and the need for optimized workflows, a new logistic centre has been implemented through a third party (3PL). One of the main responsibilities in this role will therefore be as speaking partner towards 3PL supplier. It will also be of great importance to ensure, and optimize, logistics flow internally as well as the external logistics flow. 2/3 of the production within Continental Bakeries is exported, which is quite unique for other companies within the same industry. In addition, the part of the business is seasonal, which requires a proactive approach with a focus on strategic analysis that ensures planning and production meet schedules. As the Logistic Manager North Europe, you will manage a team of 5 people within Warehouse, Planning and Outbound Deliveries.
As Logistic Manager North Europe, you’re reporting to Managing Director and will be a part of the Sales and Marketing management team.

This is a new role within the organisation, which means that the right candidate will have the opportunity to influence the development of the role over time. As for today you will be the dedicated person on site, who takes the responsibility and coordinates the total of the following areas:

Outbound deliveries

- Customer Orders
- Deliveries to customer
- Responsible for all transports both internal and external
- Synchronize the Forecast/IBP for CB North Europe total
- Transports handling and negotiations


Customer coordination within logistics

- Speaking partner to customers
- Drive development projects within the logistic (i.e. optimizing of pallets/cartons/transports)


Warehouse management

- Follow up of KPI with 3 PL partner
- Follow up agreement. Negotiations.
- Follow up on KPI Internally
- Inventory management
- Days inventory outstanding
- Speaking partner to 3PL partner


Follow up of planning and scheduling in the Swedish factories

- Short- and long-term planning
- Optimize planning with outbound deliveries


CONTINENTAL BAKERIES OFFERS:

As the Logistic Manager North Europe, you will be a part of a smaller organisation that operates within an international solid Group. This generates and enables a fast-moving business which promote quick decisions and a great opportunity to influence the way of working. Continental Bakeries also make great efforts to contribute to a sustainable future and is in fact the leader in its field within the European market. You will be a part of a company that is growing fast and operates in an international environment.

The culture within Continental Bakeries can be described as result-oriented, informal, open with a no-nonsense mentality. Their approach enables employees to do business and to accept challenges in a friendly working atmosphere.



WHO YOU ARE:

We believe you have a relevant educational background with a solid experience of working in a similar role. Experience from working in the food industry is of great advantage for this position as you possess the knowledge regarding requirements of hygiene and traceability relevant for the industry. In addition, you have a good understanding for the complete logistical flow and understand how to drive and optimize processes. Since Continental Bakeries operates on both national and international market, it requires an ability to combine these two conditions in the daily context.
You act from a customer-oriented perspective and know how to understand and adapt the solutions according to customer requirements.
Since the daily communication takes place in both English and Swedish, it requires good knowledge of both languages, written and spoken.

For this position, experience and knowledge of international export is highly valued.

WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE:

- Analytic and Strategic - You have the ability to proactively identify opportunities to develop processes and the way of working.
- Energetic - You identify tasks or improvements, and act on them!
- Cooperative - When things need to be done, you’re great at driving it with others. How do we solve this?
- Customizable - Working in a context with constant change and high phase, things tend to change at short notice. You know how to reload and act on the most important...