Group Head Warehousing & Last Mile (m/f/d)

About the role

The Swiss Automotive Group (SAG), one of Europe's largest auto parts suppliers, is looking for a Group Head Warehousing & Last Mile. This is a high-impact Group role leading a permanent, cross-functional product team of logistics experts and technology specialists, reporting to the Group CIO responsible for Logistics and Supply Chain. The role turns improvement ideas into scalable standards, integrated roadmaps and efficiency gains across several markets.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Group Warehousing Experts Team (WMS, Last Mile, Automation & Robotization) and build a stable cross-functional product team with programmers, ERP, WMS/WCS, data & AI and automation experts.
• Own the business capabilities and product direction for WMS/WCS, D365 warehouse processes, automation, robotization and related data & AI solutions.
• Define and improve Group-wide standards, methods and best practices, and ensure collaboration between markets, local teams and Group experts.
• Improve strategic KPIs (e.g. orderlines per worked hour) and turn targets into market roadmaps, prioritized backlogs and release plans.
• Prioritize standardization, simplification, digitization, automation and robotization, and drive adoption across countries.
• Own the warehouse and transport KPI framework, measure and report the impact of improvements to markets and top management.
• Drive continuous improvement with lean processes and operational excellence, and support supplier negotiations where they affect warehouse, transport or last-mile performance.
• Communicate clearly in English and German with operational teams and senior stakeholders.

Required profile

• Proven leadership in international logistics or supply chain, in a senior role with a global logistics provider or in-house logistics function of an international company.
• Broad logistics expertise across warehousing, transport and last mile, plus supplier negotiation and management experience.
• Strong knowledge of lean processes, operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Experience with warehouse robotization and automation.
• University degree in logistics and supply chain or apprenticeship with a higher professional qualification in a related field; additional logistics certification highly desirable.
• English and German, with any additional European language an asset.

Required skills

• WMS/WCS and ERP-enabled warehouse processes such as D365
• KPIs, performance management and data-driven decision-making
• Lean processes and operational excellence

What we offer

• Family-owned company with over 90 years of experience
• International work environment and flexible working hours and remote options
• Company pension fund and free parking