Europe Seeds Logistics Operations Lead
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Posted on:
19 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Syngenta our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers success. To support this mission Syngentas Hiring Team is seeking a Hybrid Europe Seeds Logistics Operations Lead in Budapest.
The Regional Logistics Operations Lead is responsible for managing daily logistics operations ensuring efficient execution of transport and warehouse activities and leading a team to deliver excellent service levels to our customers. This role focuses on day-to-day operational excellence process improvement and effective coordination with 4PL partners and other internal stakeholders (Finance Quality Customer Service Regional Planning Order Management & Regional Transport and Warehousing Manager).
Accountabilities:
Team Leadership
- Lead and mentor the logistics coordinators team
- Assign daily tasks and responsibilities
- Monitor team performance and productivity
- Ensure proper shift coverage and workload distribution Promote safety and quality standards
- Address team concerns and issues
- Set clear objectives and KPIs for team members
Operational Oversight
- Monitor daily logistics activities
- Track operational KPIs
- Ensure timely resolution of issues
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders
- Identify operational risks and mitigation actions
- Close follow-up on customs
- Coordinate with 4PL carriers and warehouses
Process Ownership and Continuous Improvement:
- Maintain and update operational procedures including best practices sharing
- Identify efficiency improvement opportunities
- Implement process enhancements
- Monitor compliance with SOPs
- Lead operational excellence initiatives
- Support system improvements
Exception Management
- Prioritize and manage rush orders
- Monitor and address demurrage situations
- Handle Non-conformities
- Implement corrective actions
- Track and report exceptions
- Minimize operational disruptions
4PL Operational Management
- Conduct weekly operational reviews
- Monitor daily 4PL performance
- Address operational issues
- Ensure effective communication
- Track service level compliance
- Validate operational charges
- Maintain operational records
Qualifications :
Required:
- Technical & Functional Skills
- Strong knowledge of transportation and warehousing operations (road sea air)
- Experience with 3PL / 4PL operating models
- SAP or similar ERP systems knowledge
- Bachelors degree
- Fluent English language knowledge
Desired:
- Strong leadership
- Stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally and in an international environment
- Structured detail-oriented and solution-driven mindset
- Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced operational context
- Change management mindset
- Decision-making and crisis management capabilities
- Proactive hands-on high-level of ownership and accountability
- French language knowledge nice to have
Additional Information :
What We Offer
An environment where every voice matters professional growth is encouraged and work-life balance is prioritized.
Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness coverage tailored to your location.
Learning and development opportunities wellness programs employee assistance programs and additional benefits in accordance with local practices.
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Shipping & Receiving
- Forklift
- Warehouse Management
- Agriculture
- SyteLine
- Warehouse Experience
- Warehouse Distribution Experience
- High-end Sales
- OSHA
- Warehouse Management System
- Supervising Experience
- Logistics
About Company
To help feed 10 billion people while reducing emissions and improve biodiversity. This is our mission as the global agriculture technology leader. With 59,000 employees in more than 100 countries and hundreds of thousands of agricultural partners worldwide, we are committed to transfo ... View more
