Job Description
Let's introduce ourselves
Logistics plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable mobility. We are not just moving goods, we are moving boundaries. Our mission is to ensure seamless, efficient, and intelligent logistics operations that support the production of premium electric vehicles.
From strategic planning to hands-on execution, our team is driven by LEAN principles, digital innovation, and a commitment to operational excellence. We collaborate across departments and geographies to align logistics with manufacturing needs, always with a focus on safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
Our logistics professionals are deeply involved from the earliest project phases, engineering material flows, optimizing packaging systems, and enabling digitally integrated operations. With a footprint of 300,000 m² and a vision to produce 250,000 cars per year, VCK offers a unique opportunity to be part of something new and impactful, where your work directly contributes to setting new global standards in automotive manufacturing.
What you'll do
As a Senior Manager, you will take ownership of managing logistics processes and personnel Volvo Car Košice plant, ensure that logistics targets are met while optimizing production systems, guide and develop teams, oversee department activities, and ensure adherence to company standards. Your role will involve fostering a collaborative work environment and continuously improving operational standards. You will work closely with Logistics Operations and Engineering functions, Heads of shops, as well as cross-functional project teams together with Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and support functions.
In doing so, you will:
- Ensure logistics targets: Safety, Volume, Cost, Delivery Precision, and Environmental;
- Drive process improvements, cost reduction, and continuous improvement activities, and implement company initiatives;
- Ensure adherence to company standards, regulations, and Volvo Cars Manufacturing System (VCMS) development;
- Manage teams, oversee department activities and all aspects of people planning, organize their daily workflow, ensure accountability and continuous improvement, recognize achievements, and handle people issues;
- Communicate job expectations clearly, provide necessary instructions and feedback to team members;
- Provide training plans, develop know-how, coach, and execute trainings;
- Be a role model for Volvo Cars values, encourage speak-up culture, so your team can freely highlight problems, deviations, and opportunities to improve through potential solutions.
What you'll bring
- 10+ years of logistics management experience in highly automated OEMs/Tier1;
- Prefered university education in Supply Chain, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience;
- Lean logistics knowledge with value stream mapping ability from the supplier to the production line, building high-efficiency flow design (P&S-lane/JIS/SPS/SEQ) and packaging concept design;
- Experience driving inventory improvements (Stock level, Unit load, FTL, ...);
- Good understanding of the manufacturing processes, 5S, Standard Work, Andon, and real-time production management;
- Excellent listening, speaking, writing, and presentation skills in English, while Slovak is not strictly mandatory, but it is a significant advantage;
- Experience with manning and flexible manning systems;
- Problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset and methods;
- Ability to lead cross-functional Kaizen activities;
- Coaching skills;
- Performance Management (maximizing engagement, motivation, and productivity);
- Flexibility, being able not only to work under an organization in a transformation period, or green-field project, but thrive in such a fast-paced environment;
- Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Core Competencies:
- Collaborates: Builds strong partnerships to meet shared goals;
- Drives Results: Achieves consistent results, even in tough situations;
- Builds Trust: Gains confidence through honesty and integrity;
- Drives Engagement: Motivates people to achieve organisational objectives;
- Ensures Ownership: Holds self and others accountable;
- Builds Effective Teams: Fosters solid, diverse teams;
- Optimizes Work Processes: Focuses on continuous improvement.
Compensation Data
Monthly gross salary for this position starts from 5.000 EUR.
* The salary amount represents the minimum guaranteed amount of the basic salary component applicable to the job. Final salary is negotiable and will be adjusted in accordance with seniority level and previous experience of candidate.
Additional benefits:
- Summer & Winter Pay;
- Annual Volvo Bonus depending on performance and company's financial results;
- Company car with a monthly fuel benefit;
- Contribution for Supplementary Pension Savings (lll. Pillar);
- Cafeteria Benefit Program;
- Contribution for meals exceeding legal requirements;
- Compensation for dioptric glasses & contact lenses beyond the legal requirements;
- Life insurance for cases of loss of life, disability, work injury;
- Flexible working hours.