Senior Distribution Manager

Country: Denmark

Location: Ballerup, DK

City: Ballerup

Business Area: Supply Chain

Employment type: Full-time

Are you motivated by helping drive end-to-end distribution objectives within Global Supply Chain? Can you help us create the best set-up for distribution through cross-functional projects in many different forms? Do you want to join a growing Global Supply Chain department, where high level of competence, humour and execution is part of everyday life?

Then this might be your defining moment! Ambu A/S is currently looking for a Senior Distribution Manager to be based in Ballerup, Denmark. Apply today and join our growing Global Distribution team!

Key responsibilities

In the role you will have the opportunity to truly make an impact on the entire distribution set-up at Ambu, to ensure we continue to be reliable and efficient in supplying products to our customers – evidently, using these to improve patient care in each their fields.

You have a knack for performing operational tasks efficiently, whilst having the overview to challenge our ways of working and looking into potential optimizations. We are working on streamlining our processes so we are prepared to support Ambu’s future growth, and you will be a part of this journey.

Two days will most likely not look the same, however, you will:

• Drive distribution projects, e.g., RFP and RFQ’s for new 3PL set-ups and service-offerings
• Represent Distribution perspectives in organizational improvement projects with distribution impact, such as improvement projects to ERP data set-up and compliance projects
• Be the anchor within global distribution ensuring a cross-functional end-to-end perspective on distribution
• Analysis of set-up and performance compared to cost structure
• Long-term planning of global distribution needs vs capacity
• Optimization of distribution processes

Suggested candidate profile

Skills and experiences can be earned in many different ways, and we understand that the best fit for the role cannot be prescribed on paper. You are however likely to succeed in this position if you have:

• 5+ years of broad Distribution and Supply Chain knowledge
• Master’s degree within Supply or Value Chain Management or similar educational background
• Experience from global distribution set-ups using 3PLs
• Project management experience from large projects with complex stakeholder environments
• Excellent analytical skills
• Experience with supplier management
• Have a good understanding of IT and particularly ERP systems operating in a global manufacturing organization
• Knowledge from healthcare and operating in a regulated environment (an advantage, but not a prerequisite)
• Infor M3 experience is an advantage

As a person you have a natural ability to engage stakeholders, both internally and externally, and can navigate in the volatile environment caused by the growing list of global Supply Chain disruptions. You face challenges head-on, but can get others onboard, and you deliver results both individually and as a team player.

About the Department

Join the Global Distribution team under Global Supply Chain in Ambu A/S, which currently consists of 25 people. You will, however, be working in a global context, where your stakeholders are located across the world. The Global Distribution team consists of 9 professionals, where we share the responsibility for operating and optimizing our European freight and distribution centres effectively and efficiently.

Apply for a career #ForeverForward

Apply for the role before the 16th of July. The Talent Attraction team will engage with candidates on an ongoing basis, hence we encourage you to not hesitate, and apply!

If you have questions regarding the position, don’t hesitate to reach out to Cecilie Rüsz Kaysen, Head of Distribution, Global Supply Chain at [email protected]

Ambu – a visionary and international workplace where your efforts matter

Ambu is a company that expands rapidly and has ambitious growth targets. We meet these targets through interdisciplinary teamwork between motivated and highly skilled employees. Your contributions and efforts are crucial to our success and by joining us you will get the opportunity to work in an international head office with an informal working environment.

We offer great opportunities for personal development. Furthermore, we offer a wide range of professional, social and financial employee benefits in addition to exciting job challenges and continuous professional and personal development.