This position is responsible for supporting transportation and logistics projects for an international agriculture manufacturer in Budapest. The specialist will develop the company's strategic transportation networks, support purchasing decisions, select and contract logistics partners, monitor partner performance metrics, control freight costs, and develop transportation RFQs. Requirements include 3-10 years of global logistics experience preferably in manufacturing, international experience, project management skills, fluency in English and Hungarian, a university degree, and proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
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Transportation Project Specialist/Engineer
1. For our international agriculture manufacturer client in Budapest, we are looking for a
Transportation & Logistics Project Specialist, EMEA
Thispositionwill be responsible forsupportingEAMEwide Transportation& Logisticsrelatedprojects
supporting to drive the optimization of costs and service levels while meeting
specifications/requirements from Manufacturing, Purchasing, Logistics & Materials, Sales and Parts
Service.
Tasks
Supportthe developmentof Company´sstrategictransportationnetworksforthe region,tie
intoglobal strategieswherepossible
SupportPurchasingof directmaterialsinrespecttototal-landed-costcalculation
Prepare the basisforselecting&contractingCompany´sstrategiclogisticspartners
Supportthe establishmentof andmaintainperformance metrics(serviceanddelivery&cost
performance) of logisticspartners
Control andreport freightcostsinthe regionandsupportcountermeasuresif variances
occur reportingtothe Logistics&TransportationManager
Developandperformtransportation&logisticsRFQ
Requirements
3-10 yearsof experience inglobal transportation/logistics;preferablyinamanufacturing
environment
International experience preferred
Provenprojectmanagementskillsandexperience inworkingacrossfunctions,multiple sites
and cultures
FluentEnglish,Hungarianlanguageknowledge
Universitydegreerequired;additionalbenefitswithacademictraininginbusiness,
economicsand/orengineering
Must be proficientinthe use of Microsoftoffice suitesoftware includingExcel,Wordand
PowerPoint
MS Projectexperience isbeneficial,butnotrequired
Experience withERPsystems,SAPisabenefit
Willingandable totravel
Strongquantitative,analytical andproblem solvingskills
Abilitytocommunicate effectivelyatall levelswithinthe businessandina cross functional
organization
Applicationsof people withdisabilitiesare alsowelcome.