Supply Chain Director

Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company specializing in pharmaceuticals and medical technologies for infusion, transfusion, and clinical nutrition.

Every day, we are committed to caring for patients' lives around the world, guided by a mission that drives all our actions.

We are looking for a Supply Chain Director to manage the end-to-end process of our Villafontana logistics hub and the national distribution network, ensuring service levels, operational efficiency, compliance, and cost control.

Role purpose

• Reporting to the CFO, this role ensures continuity and quality of logistics service by optimizing processes, resources, and suppliers, and support the CFO on supply-chain financial governance (budget, forecast, and investments).
• Manage warehouse operations and inbound/outbound flows to ensure productivity, quality, and safety.
• Lead national transport and distribution strategy, optimize routes and service levels.
• Plan replenishment and inventory policies (forecasting, stock targets) with Sales/Production; contribute to S&OP.
• Oversee Customer Service (order management, logistics claims/issues) to deliver strong customer experience.
• Own logistics budget and cost control (OPEX/CAPEX): set budget/forecast, track variances, drive corrective actions.
• Define and report key KPIs (e.g., OTIF, fill rate, lead time, productivity, inventory accuracy, cost-to-serve) and lead continuous improvement (Lean/Kaizen).
• Ensure regulatory and quality compliance (traceability, audits, procedures) and Health & Safety in logistics operations.
• Own logistics systems and projects coordinating internal/external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Proven experience (ideally 8–12+ years) in senior supply chain/logistics roles, managing large, high-volume warehouses.
• Strong background in national transport and distribution; solid supplier management.
• Preferred experience in regulated, high-complexity environments (e.g., pharma, food, FMCG).
• Inventory/replenishment planning skills and KPI-driven performance improvement mindset.
• Strong leadership/people management, negotiation, and change- management skills.
• Knowledge of ERP and logistics solutions (WMS/TMS); strong Excel and reporting capabilities.
• Good command of English (written and spoken).