Job Description
**Senior Logistics Lead** A senior logistics professional is sought to lead route optimisation strategies, manage service level metrics, and drive continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced healthcare logistics environment. Thank you for your interest in working for Solventum. Recruiting the right talent is crucial to our goals. On April 1, 2024, 3 M Healthcare underwent a corporate spin-off leading to the creation of a new company named Solventum. We are still in the process of updating our Careers Page and applicant documents, which currently have 3 M branding. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, civil status, disability, family status, or membership of the travelling community. As a Senior Logistics Lead, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: • **Leading route optimisation strategies**: using data analytics and cost benefit analysis to optimise the logistics network. • **Managing service level metrics**: utilising data analytics, root cause determination, pareto analysis and trending to determine issues affecting service levels and working with vendors and cross functionally to drive service enhancements. • **Driving continuous improvement initiatives**: to enhance service delivery and achieve cost savings. • **Evaluating and optimising transportation networks**: including carrier selection, modes of transportation, and distribution channels utilising cost benefit analysis to determine optimal routing and service levels. • **Establishing working relationships**: with logistics partners including monthly and quarterly business reviews focusing on service levels, route optimisation and cost optimisation. • **Developing and executing transportation strategies**: that align with organisational goals and anticipate future needs. • **Ensuring delivery quality**: meets organisational standards, identifying and resolving performance issues. To be successful in this role, Solventum requires: • **Bachelor's degree**: in supply chain management, logistics, business administration or a related field. • **Minimum of 10 years experience**: working in high volume healthcare logistics at a senior level. • **Proven track record**: in cultivating strong and collaborative relationships with vendors to ensure reliable and high-quality logistics services. • **Proven experience**: leading and executing complex global projects leading matrixed teams to execute project objectives. • **Demonstrated experience**: building cost benefit analysis to drive decisions and optimise service levels. • **Demonstrated experience**: using data analytics to drive strategic and operational decisions. • **Demonstrated ability**: to effectively communicate across all levels of the organisation. • **Proven experience**: building department budgets bottom up, analysis cost variances, predicting potential cost increases and proactively managing changes in budget adherence. • **Strong organisational and leadership skills**: with the ability to manage complex, inter-related project tasks. • **Excellent negotiation and vendor management abilities**. Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.