PUBLICATIONS & TOOLS

Coordinating all the players involved in the management of physical flows, he/she acts as a facilitator capable of optimizing the interface between the Logistics/Transport, Sales and Marketing teams and the Logistics/Transport partners to improve the quality/cost/time triptych. He/she may be involved in drawing up transport specifications and studying responses to calls for tender.
Within the Logistics Department, he/she coordinates and optimizes supplies and secures sales forecasts, in coordination with the Sales, Marketing and Flow Departments.
He/she monitors and optimizes stock levels and supply management in order to trigger the necessary actions with the Sales and Marketing Department and thus ensure product availability.
He/she manages logistics partners (storage and transport). Monitors customer service levels and suggests improvements if targets are not met. May be required to negotiate annual contracts and monitor costs on a monthly basis (invoice control and management). He/she responds to customers' logistical requests.
He/she contributes his/her business expertise to study the cost and feasibility of specific requests in close collaboration with the Sales or Marketing teams. Once the study has been validated, he/she implements best practices and procedures to deliver to customers.
He/she analyzes disputes on a monthly basis to assess the impact on the customer service rate, and monitors product returns in order to update stocks and re-invoice suppliers if necessary.
He/she maintains accurate data on stock movements to respond to auditors' requests.
He provides advice and support on transport and materials storage legislation.
He provides regular reporting and progress monitoring to his direct hierarchy and to the head office.
Within large groups, the Logistics Coordinator is more involved in managing logistics and transport service providers and flows(Logistic Manager). He/she is involved in drawing up network strategy, coordinating flow and transport plans, and may take part in negotiations with Purchasing.
As the guarantor of the budget and performance of service providers and/or internal players, he/she implements indicators and optimizations to boost productivity, and chairs supplier steering committees. He/she works with network teams, supervises improvement action plans and measures performance.