Logistics Engineer

This role supports Cencora's third-party logistics service in Europe through its Alloga business.

Cencora's team members are at the heart of everything it does. The company is united in its responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person is essential to delivering that purpose. This is an opportunity to make a difference at the center of health and help improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in national and international commercial projects, based on knowledge and experience.
• Translate commercial customer requests from Alloga clients into concrete supply chain solutions, including cost calculations and profitability assessments.
• Use specialist system knowledge to improve the logistics processes of warehouses and/or production facilities in order to increase efficiency and profitability.
• Initiate and lead or support continuous improvement and innovation projects together with colleagues across Alloga.
• Translate customer needs in commercial processes into suitable solutions that are aligned with both customer requirements and internal organizational capabilities.
• Initiate and implement improvements for warehouses and/or production facilities in cooperation with other supply chain partners.
• Design tools, models, and processes for continuous system improvements, including facilitating improvement workshops or sessions.
• Participate in Alloga-wide projects across Europe and the Netherlands.
• Carry out tasks in accordance with the procedures and instructions described in the quality management system.
• Lead or support solution design, improvement, and change projects within Alloga.
• Support the Manager Business Development, Alloga Operations, Manager Client Relations, and project/program management teams in specific logistics-related issues.
• Perform analyses based on incidents and formulate proposals for long-term solutions.
• Identify improvement opportunities and develop tools, models, and processes for ongoing system optimization.
• Recognize key issues, analyze data, and propose practical and alternative solutions.
• Ensure proper communication regarding commercial processes, solutions, change programs, improvement initiatives, and projects.
• Prepare solutions, presentations, dashboards, and/or management reports on progress.
• Communicate changes in solutions, processes, and documentation clearly and effectively.
• Perform tasks according to agreed timelines and in line with the instructions set out in the quality management system and other relevant procedures.
• Complete and continuously maintain the role-specific training plan as part of the quality system.
• Safeguard the required level of quality, product integrity, and patient safety.
• Understand that deviations may potentially put patient safety at risk and/or place commercial relationships under pressure.

Requirements

• Higher professional education level (HBO working and thinking level) or equivalent.
• Knowledge of the MS Office package, especially strong skills in creating presentations and building data models in Excel; knowledge of Power BI is an advantage.
• Proficiency in warehouse management systems, automation systems, and computer-aided design software.
• Knowledge and experience in supply chain operations, preferably in the pharmaceutical sector.
• Knowledge of GDP and/or GMP is preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain effective internal and external relationships.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to distinguish key issues from details and get to the root cause of problems.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into concrete and operationally feasible solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify key information, connect data points, and develop alternative solutions with clear understanding of consequences.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work with others toward a common goal.
• High level of quality awareness, including the ability to detect issues, make adjustments within defined standards, and anticipate potential problems.
• Strong commitment and engagement, with a proactive attitude and willingness to seek better alternatives.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style to different stakeholders.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.