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SENIORITY LEVEL: Experienced

FUNCTION: Operations

LOCATION: Bologna, Italy

ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES

British American Tobacco Italy is seeking a passioned Warehouse Executive to join its Operations department in Bologna. This role is a great opportunity work in a multi-cultural, open environment.

As a Warehouse Executive in our department, you will ensure that BAT Policy (local & global) and Italian law related to the Warehouse and Finish Goods is applied. You will correct and precisely use of BAT system to ensure a proper stock movement (eg. good receipt/issue, eAD, packing list, data destined to the State Monopoly, stock policy, inventory, etc…) including financial reporting (ie stock value, write-off analysis, destruction cost, 3rd parties cost analysis, etc…)

As a Warehouse Executive you will be in charge of building/maintaining good relations with public authorities (example State Monopoly inspector, fire brigade, State Police, etc), end market and above market teams.

Reports to: Warehouse Manager

Geographic Scope: Italy

Contract type: Fixed term

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

• Operation/Professional/Business

• Manage trucks Loading / Unloading activity related to the finish goods including document like eAD, packing list, Picking, etc.
• Report all the information related the goods movement in the SAP tool and other mandatory IT tool
• Ensure the application of FIFO
• Ensure that traceability rules are implemented for enhancing the efficiency of warehouses administration
• Coordinate 3rd party teams to ensure correct record of finish goods, missing and/or damage goods
• Follow the administration task related to the warehouse
• Ensuring the finished good and/or damage goods are stored according to BAT guideline
• Support the Warehouse Mng in ensuring that the work schedules are observed on time in full
• Coordinate day by day activities supporting the Warehouse Mng in organizing a proper staff based on planned workload
• Support the regular Stock Analysis including special check in case of missing / damaged finish goods
• Provide to line manager timely information on possible criticality/delay related the finish goods arrival/shipment and /or issue on eCOMMERCE orders.
• Proactively collect information from different data sources and assembly/combine them to produce value added analysis in response to business or line manager needs
• Perform finish goods the quality check on trucks and goods stored in the warehouse
• On a daily base verify that physical stock is aligned to the logical stock in the system
• Support the formal stock count (as per BAT procedure) with 3rd parties
• Act as a key user su support any IT system, Change Request, UAT to avoid business disruption

• Management & Relationships

• Encouraging teamwork and flexibility
• Managing, motivating, training and developing 3rd party’s supplier in order to ensure that the objectives of the Warehouse department are reached.
• Guarantee that there are viable and efficient control systems in order to maximize the accuracy of the storing levels in the warehouses.
• Coordinating inventory checks in order to identify inconsistencies between the physical stocks and the stocks recorded in SAP;
• Assuring that Warehouse guideline are applied in order to guarantee the department's priorities and the daily activities to reach the planned objectives
• Provide to Warehouse mng / HQ if needed periodically a 3rd parties performance indicators report in order to ensure that the targets were reached
• Effective relationship with internal customers/supplier like distributor, supplier, HQ in Rome (Supply Chain, Marketing, eCOM, Finance, Tax, etc), Factory, State Monopoly, Fire Brigade, State Police etc …

CAN THIS BE YOUR FUTURE ROLE?

• Do you have a proactive attitude? Are you willing to develop constantly and support the team in the daily activities?
• Are you people oriented and possess strong analytical skills?

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• At least 2 years’ experience as manager in Stores or Logistics Areas.
• Distributions & Warehouse and team management experience
• Logistics, administrative/finance and Transport’s documentations know how
• Solid knowledge of goods storing/handling techniques.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Initiative and problem-solving skills;
• Attention to details;
• Ability to promote the culture of continuous improvement
• Ability to make/recommend timely decisions
• Be assertive and willing to escalate issue if necessary
• A commitment to the aims and values of BAT;
• Proficiency in MS Office(in particular as Excel user); database applications, SAP and ad-Hoc IT tools & Databases
• Fluency in Italian and English language.

BENEFICIAL

A previous experience in in Stores or Logistics Area.

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