Logistics Executive

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people
of Johnson & Johnson for over ‎125 years. We embrace research and science -
bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and
well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people
every day, throughout the world.

Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our
employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity
employer. And our culture is interconnected by the shared values of Our Credo.
It's a culture that celebrates diversity and diverse perspectives. It helps
employees achieve an effective mix between work and home life and supports
their efforts to have a positive impact on their communities.

We are looking for a Logistics Executive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all aspects of
shipping, documentation, customs clearance and delivery from various sources
in Europe and the U.S. to our customers in KSA. This person will be
responsible for ensuring perfect order (PO) adherence through on-time in-full
(OTIF) fulfilment while minimizing overages, shortages and damages (OS&D). The
selected person will coordinate with 3PL partners, suppliers, quality and
Commercial organization to ensure a smooth flow of product into KSA.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Work with 3PL vendors, ensuring that they deliver the services as per the terms agreed (contracts, quality agreements, SLAs, SOPs): Transportation / Customs brokerage and Control Tower / Product Compliance / Transportation Auditors


• Develop and maintain robust tracking of freight, demurrage/detention and duty spend, perform data analysis to spot emerging issues and support the transportation team in the development of bottom up budgets based on planned activity.


• Maintain and monitor freight rates and evaluate ad hoc rates


• Maintain full visibility of shipments for all inbound/outbound cargo to ensure minimal leadtime and demurrage/detention expense


• Communicate with suppliers and freight forwarders to ensure prompt pick-up and delivery of shipments


• Lead the physical transportation processes via air/sea/road from source to customer, including customs clearance and delivery to distributor through effective communication with customs brokers and transporters.


• Maintains a strong understanding of KSA Customs regulations and requirements through relationships built with suppliers, governmental organisations, and customers.


• Familiar with different modes of Transportation "Road, Sea and Air"


• Ensure all shipping documentation is accurate and supplied on-time, in order to effectively clear and deliver goods to customers.


• Process End customer invoices accurately and on time


• Initiate improvement projects, design processes and perform process health checks throughout the Supply Chain which result in improved transportation efficiency, quality and/or cost.


• Track and analyze backorders to ensure root causes are identified and resolved


• Support the Customer Service team to resolve customer requests/complaints.


• Ensure that we maintain a high level of trade compliance (shipping documentation accuracy, HS codes, duty rates, INCO terms etc)


• Ensure full compliance with Johnson & Johnson Quality Standards


• Continually reviews freight costs, transportation rates, and/or the prices of raw materials to keep costs down where possible


• Compiles data and statistics used in monthly reports and carrier performance reports.


• Main performance measures will be: NTS Delivery / Perfect Order: On-time in-full (OTIF), Invoice Accuracy (IA), Overages, shortages & damages (OS&D) / Cost Improvement

Qualifications

Leadership Behaviors Required

• LIVE OUR CREDO: Demonstrate and inspire the behaviors that reinforce Our Credo.


• CONNECT: Develop deep insights into the needs of our suppliers, patients, customers, markets and communities.


• SHAPE: Drive innovation; anticipate and shape industry and market changes to advance health care in KSA.


• LEAD: Take ownership of the distribution & transportation operations and lead through influence.


• DELIVER: Deliver results by inspiring and mobilizing people and teams.

Leadership Profile Required

• Candidates should have a comprehensive distribution understanding and experience and be able to demonstrate project management skills, Scorecards / Dashboards and KPIs knowledge and experience.


• Lean / six sigma, Value Stream Mapping and Process improvements capabilities will be very much considered as strong competence skills.


• Structured thinking, analytical skills, teamworking and leadership is required.


• Must be an excellent communicator

Essential knowledge and skills

• Bachelor's degree of Business Administration or industrial engineering (Years of Minimum ‎3 years of related work experience


• Subject matter expert within the functional area of Distribution & Transportation


• Ability to manage complexity and change in a virtual organization


• Knowledge of healthcare regulations regarding distribution and transport


• Specific knowledge of transport means and systems for healthcare, both for cold chain, ambient temperature-controlled transport as well as general cargo


• Customer oriented and has a pro-active attitude.


• Ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical clients and manage internal and external partnerships is required


• Language: English and Arabic

Primary Location
Saudi Arabia-Makkah-Jeddah-
Organization
Johnson & Johnson Medical Saudi Arabia Ltd Legal Entity for [Medical devices]
Job Function
Operations
Requisition ID
2206086080W