At Dedrone, we're building high performance distributed sensor systems for drone detection, identification and mitigation. Our sensors are state-of-the-art computing devices which use signal processing and machine learning to detect and identify drones and communicate with our cloud-based platform for sensor data fusion, alerting, reporting and analytics.

Qualifications

• In addition to having excellent organizational skills, you should also possess in-depth knowledge of logistics and inventory systems
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, logistics, supply chain, or relevant field
• A minimum of 4 years experience in a similar role supporting operations or in tasks supporting Engineering, Sales or Service/Support or experience in Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• In-depth knowledge of the consumer goods industry
• Solid understanding of logistics and inventory management software
• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Occasional travel to U.S. suppliers and German office required from time to time•Initial training will require travel to Germany

Responsibilities

• In this position, you will be responsible for all supply chain management duties including selecting carriers, researching shipping methods, assessing budgets, and organizing storage and develop and establish process structure and tooling support.
• Create and manage effective asset control with respect to key assets provided to customers throughout demo cycles, POCs and final sales by means of handling all shipment cycles (FedEx, UPS, etc.) including managing the respective Dedrone accounts
• Schedule and monitor inbound and outbound deliveries
• Active control and recording of (key) material received and/or sent
• Driving improvements and proactive screening of data consistency (jointly with Finance and German Operations)
• Negotiate contracts and rates with carriers and suppliers
• Assist with global ERP implementation
• Monitor logistics, warehousing, transportation and after-sales services
• Document above process with respect to the “how to” guide for the supported organizations as well as for process execution to enable support and back-up structure
• Manage meeting rooms, organize customer visits and manage janitorial services (General Office Management)
• Organize warehouse, label goods, plot routes, and process shipments
• Track the return and replacement of products (RMA) and development metrics associated to repairs and RMA performance of Product portfolio management
• Participate in setup of operational (planning and execution) structure with suppliers
• Provide forecast as derived from Dedrone's Salesforce CRM
• Trigger shipments as required and maintain aligned inventory count
• Prepare and organize supplier feedback
• Research and implement ideal shipping techniques, routing, and carriers
• Collaborate with other departments to embed logistics into business processes and operations
• Evaluate budgets and expenses and identify cost savings opportunities
• Update and evaluate metrics to evaluate performance and implement improvements
• Ensure all operations are compliant with laws, regulations and ISO requirements