IT Logistics Expert

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Job overview and responsibilities

Here at Syensqo, we're one strong team! Our commitment to accountability drives us as we work hard to deliver value for our customers and stakeholders. In our dynamic and collaborative work environment, we add a touch of enjoyment while staying true to our motto: reinvent progress.

Join us at Syensqo, where our IT team is gearing up to enhance its capabilities. We play a crucial role in the group's transformation—accelerating growth, reshaping progress, and creating sustainable shared value. The IT team is making operational adjustments to supercharge value across the entire organization.

Come be part of our transformation journey and contribute to the change as a future team member.

Within the Digital Operations team, the IT Logistics expert belongs to the End-to-End Supply Chain product line that encompasses two critical areas: Logistics and Planning & Scheduling.

The logistics systems encompass a range of activities, mainly including  order processing, inventory and warehouse management, and freight transportation. 

The landscape of logistics applications is vast, with SAP ERP serving as the backbone, supplemented by various satellite applications that are interfaced with the ERP. These include yard and fleet management applications, Transport Management Systems (TMS), and barcode labeling systems.

The IT Logistics expert role is strategic and operational, requiring a blend of technical and functional expertise, problem-solving skills, and a deep understanding of logistics processes. 

He/She will be responsible for ensuring the smooth functioning, continuous improvement, and strategic expansion of our logistics IT landscape.

Key responsibilities of this role: 

Monitor & Support current Logistics applications: 

• Troubleshoot and resolve any technical issues
• Support End Users
• Maintain up-to-date technical and user documentation
• Coordinate tasks with external providers of managed-services

Deploy, Enhance and Transform the logistics IT landscape :

• Identify opportunities to enhance the functionality and performance of existing logistics applications
• Provide technical guidance
• Run projects from preparation to delivery
  • Design and implement new IT solutions
  • Optimize the integration between different applications
  • Integrate new applications and/or logistics service providers
  • Upgrade softwares

To endorse this role, he/she will interact with different key stakeholders:

• E2E Supply Chain Product Manager & Tech Lead 
• Other Product Lines' members (Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality & EHS, ..)
• Architects & Cybersecurity leads
• Supply Chain Excellence Center
• GBU Coordinators/key-users
• Managed-services providers (support,development, consulting services)

Education and experience

• Bachelor/master’s degree in Information Technology/Information Systems.
• Proven experience in supply chain softwares and tools, with a keen interest in leveraging technology to improve operations.

Skills and behavioural competencies

Skills:

• Deep knowledge & experience in :
  • SAP Sales and Distribution (SAP SD) + SAP Logistics Execution (SAP LE)
  • Connectivity/Integration between systems (APIs, Middleware, File transfers, ..)
  • Transport Management Systems (TMS)
• Exposure to Agile methodology
• Exposure to advanced analytics and reporting/dashboards, data acquisition/management
• Knowledge of Export compliance evaluations (ITAR, Dual-use, etc.) is a plus

Behaviors

• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with a proven track record of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working collaboratively across teams and with external partners.
• Result orientation
• Impact & Influence
• Empowerment & accountability
• Team spirit, building relationships, collective accountability 

Language skills

English fluent

French (optional)

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.