Global Logistics FE Leader - Unspecified

The Company:
Our client is a global leader in power creation and a Fortune 500 company that believes innovation is not from machines but comes from imaginative, creative and knowledgeable people. Headquartered in the US they operate in over 150 countries with global revenues in excess of $1 billion.The Job:
The Global Logistics FE Leader will be responsible for continuing to provide an outstanding reputation for innovation, quality, performance and reliability, plus the best pre and post sales support the industry has to offer. This role has high impact on business results (operational and financial) by ensuring logistics processes employed at plant and warehouse operations are aligned and capable of serving the requirements of both internal and external customers at optimum cost. Global Logistics spend $20m.
•  To work with site and regional leaders to identify current and future potential capability and capacity shortfalls related to the physical movement and storage of goods and develop and lead programmes to ensure Logistics infrastructure is suitably aligned with wider business strategy.
•  To ensure sites utilise and exploit relevant warehouse systems and manage transitional platforms at as lower cost as possible.
•  To ensure packaging is developed to provide suitable protection, appropriate handling and storage and that they are standardized across the plants.
•  Work with operation/plants/distribution centres to standardise logistics processes
•  Support management to ensure logistics services are documented at optimum cost
•  Act as FE leader to local resources focused on Logistics matters, defining daily operations
•  Provide leadership in new systems / Distribution Centre implementations and capital purchases
•  Build / develop Logistics function / direct resources within the operation
•  Constantly strive to define and implement improved global processes and methods
•  Define 6S hopper for Logistics processes and feed into global L&D hopper.
The Opportunity:You should ideally have a mathematics degree or equivalent. Extensive logistics and 3PL contract management responsibility across multiple sites and regions is desired, together with excellent communication skills. Exposure to Six Sigma would also be an advantage. You should also be able to demonstrate a desire to progress and succeed, be able to work as part of a team. The Location:
This role is based in the East Midlands and is office based so you will need to either already live or be prepared to relocate.