Jobs at Iberia in Spain

We are looking for a Purchasing Planner to join Aliaxis Iberia. The location will be in Alicante.

If you are looking to bring your planning experience to the next level by contributing to this journey, then we have the right opportunity for you!

Company description:
Aliaxis exists to bring solutions to the world's water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. We are a global leader in high-quality piping solutions for use in building, infrastructure, industrial and agricultural applications across the globe. Over 15,000 people have selected to work for us in more than 40 countries. Aliaxis has embarked on a positive journey with its “Growth with Purpose” strategy, implementing ambitious urgent actions for sustainability and innovation that will pay off in the short term. By 2025, we will be focusing on the areas where we can create the biggest impact: on carbon reduction in our plants and on increasing the share of recycled content in our products. In conjunction, we will continue to develop more and better water solutions for society as a whole. We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviors that we at Aliaxis stand for:

1. We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast,
2. We Care for the environment, our customers and each other,
3. We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.

Aliaxis is privately owned, with its global headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Job Purpose
Aliaxis transforms its logistics in EMEA in both warehousing, Transportation and Trade compliance to a logistics 4.0 with modernized warehousing (including 3PL set-ups) and digitized Transportation Management Systems.

A “Control Tower” (Hubs) will be set-up to monitor performance, coordinate corrective actions, resolve escalations, monitor trade compliance and perform the transportation planning on an EMEA basis. This end-state will be achieved in phases of creating standards Management Daily Interfaces and KPI’s, centralized reporting & data management, EMEA Logistics Reporting HUB deployed, transportation Planning HUB and predictive solutions which support warehouse & Transportation capacity. The Logistics Project Manager will have a key role in managing the transformation and driving optimization projects. The role will be linking strongly into procurement – specifying requirements on transportation and sales – optimising service level agreements with our customers.

Minimum Requirements:
- Preferably University degree, Logistics, Supply chain, Business Management or related field.
- 3-8 years of Central Transportation Control Tower Experience and Operations and Supply Chain.
- Analytical skills (MS. Excel)
- Lean, Operations Management certification.
- Technical Skills & Experience Project Management, Planning, Transportation Management.
- Speaks Spanish and preferably English. An additional European language among French, German, Polish, Italian is required.

Functional competencies:
- Highly Reliable, energetic and motivated.
- Structured and analytical working method.
- Collaborative mindset.
- Able to adapt quickly in a changing environment.
- Ability to intuitively weigh and manage risk in decision making.

Key responsibilities:

Transportation Management
- Support the Roll-out of Transportation Management System (“TMS”) in EMEA.
- Work closely with carriers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure timely and efficient transportation of goods.
- Use advanced tracking systems (TMS, carrier tracking systems etc) to monitor the movement of goods and address any issues that arise.
- Analyze transportation data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

Transportation Planning
- Develop and implement transportation plans to optimize routes, reduce costs, and improve delivery times.
- Ensure that transportation allocation agreed with Procurement is followed as well any SPOT/BACK-up processes.
- Solve unplanned transport events on a daily basis.
- Support continuous logistics ad hoc tasks.
- Ensure all transportation activities comply with relevant regulations and company policies.
- Ensure all transportation costs are controlled and in-line with agreed pricing by Procurement.
- Verify invoices and resolve issues.

Reporting
- Prepare regular reports on transportation performance and present findings to management.
- Control the planning and logistics KPIs.
- Control logistics issues and claims.
- Follow up logistics issues and claims with solutions to any operational abnormality.
- Propose continuous improvements for the planning and logistics KPIs.
- Prepare SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) on Logistics, prepare reviews with carriers and propose improvements.

Compliance
- Ensure all transportation activities comply with relevant regulations and company policies.
- Ensure all transportation costs are controlled and in-line with agreed pricing by Procurement.
- Verify invoices and resolve issues.

Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company’s “Growth with Purpose” strategy.

For us, equity and belonging start already at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.