Senior Director Logistics Europe

at  coty

ABOUT COTY

We’re Coty, one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care. Coty is the global leader in fragrance and number three in color cosmetics. Coty’s products are sold in over 150 countries around the world. Coty and its brands are committed to a range of social causes as well as seeking to minimize its impact on the environment.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Required proven logistics experience.
15+ Years of relevant working experience (preferable in Multinational company)
Unquestioned personal and professional ethics/integrity
Proven leadership skills that demonstrate ability to take on broader responsibilities in the future.
Strategic thinker driven to introduce new ideas.
Knows how to implement (telescopic leadership).
End-to-End mindset
Navigates with ease through complex and multiple systems and processes to gather key information to make decisions and drive process improvement.
Energy and initiative, get things done and follow through.
Organizational influence to gain commitment from key stakeholders and lead change initiatives.
A keen sense for talent and potential in others.
Outstanding oral and written communication skills.

THE ROLE

The purpose and objective of this role is to ensure a best-in-class logistics support in cost, service and capability to satisfy the evolving business needs.
He/She sets the regional strategy for warehouse operation and network as well as for last mile deliveries (customers & consumers deliveries), He/She will also support local customs & trade compliance.
He/She is responsible for providing vision and leadership to develop and implement the adequate strategy, lead action plan and ensure that objectives/results are aligned with Coty ambition, including continuous productivity and sustainability improvements.
He/She leads a large organization based across several countries and develops the right skills and talent development to ensure long term performance.
He/She will lead one of the global logistics projects or capabilities that will contribute to Coty SC ambition plan.
Key relationships must be established with other Logistics leaders (other regions and Global Transport & Customs), Manufacturing leaders, EXO teams, IT, Logistics Procurement, Finance, Quality, OPEX and SND.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Define and ensure adherence to Coty global strategy.
Directly responsible for all regional logistics activities and results.
Create and manage the regional logistics Budget and develop plan to reduce logistics cost in absolute value and as %GS
Lead regional logistics team and build the team and framework, including systems and tools, needed to create best in class logistics network and capabilities
Develop, manage and own the relationship with regional logistics partners
Initiate productivity improvement activities which reduce cost and CO2
Ensure standard KPI’s are developed, implemented and maintained
Drive and lead the simplification and standardization of logistics solutions.
Ensure business continuity plans are defined, implemented and maintained.