Supply Chain Specialist (Demo And Inventory)

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Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. The Healthcare sector will challenge your thinking, develop your professional skills and bring you into contact with people who share the same commitment to simplicity and world-class service.
 

Job Title: Supply Chain Specialist – Demo and Inventory

Your challenge:

We have an exciting opening for someone to join our commercial operations in supply chain team as a Supply Chain Specialist. You will play a critical role in facilitating logistics processes, GIT inventory and reverse logistics. You will work closely with 3PL warehouses to ensure the highest inventory integrity and timely processing of orders. You will consistently show strong collaboration with order desk colleagues and internal supply chain stakeholders on all inventory movements and requirements.

You are responsible for:
 

• Managing and coordinating delivery & shipment planning with customers, account managers, engineers & application managers to assist with their key accounts to meet customer expectations.
• Proactively troubleshooting issues in with all key logistics providers including Warehouse, Freight Forwarding & Domestic Transportation
• Creating, maintaining and documenting internal processes and controls
• Ensuring timely management of multiple lines of communication between suppliers, customers, and internal parties and relaying pertinent information to appropriate parties
• Working closely with 3PL providers in Australia and NZ
• Coordinating quarterly audit and stock take for Philips warehouses across ANZ
• Manage logistics activities of trade-ins.
• Monitoring and resolving issues related to logistics and reverse logistics
• Analyzing logistics data and invoices.
• Auditing all logistics invoices and billing files.
• Proactively managing distribution costs

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following:

• Degree-level education in logistics or equivalent field

• 2 - 5 years’ experience in logistics or imports and exports, preferably within medical or FMCG industries

• Accustomed to effectively prioritising and multi-tasking in a project-driven and fast-paced operational environment
• Experience in change management and influencing cross-functional stakeholders
• Must be solutions-focused, creative, innovative with a high level of organisational and planning skills
• Must possess strong Excel skills and MS Office software
• The ability to critically think through the multiple-step process and follow up on details
• Excellent communication, verbal and written skills
• Ability to travel occasionally as required
• Intermediate knowledge of SAP software preferred but not required
• Be a results-oriented and highly analytical individual

Why should you join Philips?

At Philips, we believe life is better when #youareyou. We’re ranked #16 in Forbes’ World’s Best Employers list, earned the ultimate score of 100 Human Right’s Campaign Foundation’s assessment of LGBTQ workplace equality, and we’re proud to be recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice in Australia for 3 years running!

Working at Philips is more than a job. Our people experience various unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 2.5 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum.

Curious what Life@Philips is like? Check out our career website, where you can read stories from our employee blog. Once there, you can also learn about our recruitment process or find answers to some frequently asked questions.