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Supply Chain Integration Project Manager

At Lyreco we all share a common goal to strive for passion, excellence, respect and agility. We are proud to be the European leader and the third largest distributor of workplace products and services in the world
We are committed to the development of our employees and we aim to achieve that by creating a culture that inspires and empowers.

Are you seeking a new challenge? This offer might be for you!

Lyreco Benelux serves over 4500 customers each day , mainly from its warehouse in Vottem (near Liège), and via deliveries directly from our suppliers to our customers.

We manage the demand & supply for a product portfolio of ~30000 SKU's. At the moment we have ~14M€ worth of inventory in our Vottem warehouse. With a team of over 130 people, we ship over 5M order lines every year. The number of SKU's and stock level will increase in the coming years, as we are expanding our offering.

The DC of Vottem ships over 1,2M deliveries, mostly to our dedicated cross docking points in Benelux, where over 200 drivers are picking them up for delivery to our customers.

Next to what we ship from the Vottem DC, we also have deliveries directly from the Intersafe warehouse in Dordrecht and from some key suppliers, to our customers.

We have ambitious plans for growth. An important enabler for that is scaling up our processes, optimizing our operational performance and completing the integration of activities between our different business lines.

To achieve this we are looking for a Supply Chain Integration Project Manager.

We are looking for an experienced Supply Chain professional with a solid hands on knowledge of order management and planning processes, as well as strong analytical skills.

Where do you fit in the organisation

  • Title: Supply Chain Integration Project Manager

  • Reports to Supply Chain Director Benelux

  • Location: Flexible: Dordrecht, Utrecht, Berchem, Vottem. Regular presence in these locations will be required.

  • Contract: Fixed term contract, Freelance – expected duration ~1 year

  • Time regime: To be determined (full time, part time)

What does your day look like?

Manage End to End improvement of Customer Experience

  • Establish single source of truth for E2E performance

  • Together with various stakeholders perform a  Root Cause Analysis  

  • Identify and realize Actions for improvement

    • Demand planning

    • Portfolio management

    • Inventory

    • Supply Planning

    • Sourcing

Manage Integration activities

  • Review key Supply Chain processes and organization, propose organization model & prepare/lead transition of people, processes & tools with a focus on improving Customer Experience & Operational efficiency

  • Go To Market, Analyse flows, Simulate options and establish proposals/business case for optimization of specific product ranges

  • Follow up time planning, risks, opportunities, act as escalation point & ensure to connect different parts of the organisation

Co-ordinate stakeholders including Lyreco BNL teams, Group staff, IT, External consultants and suppliers, in the implementation of the various changes/optimisations. Change management:

  • Active communication

  • Where required establish new processes - document & train in a collaborative mode

  • Measure impact of implemented operations

Support projects, initiatives and initiatives within Supply Chain and other departments

How we measure the performance of this role

Delivery on time and within budget of (sub) projects Tangible results: metrics Successful adoption of new processes

Who are we looking for

  • Language knowledge : Dutch, English (mandatory), French (nice to have)

  • You have a university/engineering degree in an operational field, ideally Supply Chain Management.

  • Solid Experience with Planning, Order Management, Order Fulfillment, Customer Experience

  • Strong verbal and visual communication skills, ability to connect with different levels of the organisation.

  • High level of creativity, a proactive mindet, and strong ability to deliver in an autonomous yet collaborative way.

  • Strong analytical skills. Good business acumen. Insight in financial metrics.

  • You are expert in use of standard office tools, including superior knowledge of Excel.

  • Ideally also SAP Hands-on switching easily between roles of  co-ordination and leading, and analysis & contribution.

  • You have a good sense of organisation and you have no difficulty prioritising your tasks. 

Typical profile of candidates

  • Supply Chain Manager, Planning Manager >5-10 years of relevant experience

  • Hands-on, pragmatic and people leadership

  • Strong influencing skills Cultural saviness

  • Involved in & managed > 3-5 projects of implementation of new processes, equipment , ERP, APS, planning systems

What do we offer

  • A dynamic and enthusiastic working environment

  • Competitive salary

  • Monthly travel allowance

  • Comprehensive training package to develop you further as a member of the Lyreco family