Job Details
- Contract Type:
- Unlimited / Full-Time
- Country / City:
- Germany / Hamburg
- Company:
- Beiersdorf Manufacturing Hamburg GmbH
- Job Function:
- Production & Technology
Regional Material Flow Expert (all genders)
Full-time
Hamburg, Germany
Posted on Oct 21, 2026
Your Tasks
- Analyze end-to-end internal material flows from receiving and storage through line supply to FG staging and dispatch, with strong shopfloor presence.
- Build fact-based current-state analyses using Value Stream Mapping, spaghetti diagrams, time-and-motion studies, route/distance analysis, throughput, capacity, inventory, space and handling data.
- Identify bottlenecks, non-value-added movements, excess handling, waiting, inventory, space constraints, ergonomic issues and safety risks; prioritize improvement opportunities.
- Design future-state logistics processes and layouts, including receiving, storage, supermarkets, replenishment, line feeding, internal transport, and FG flows.
- Define and optimize replenishment concepts and material-flow parameters such as Kanban, milk-run routes, line-side presentation, buffers and JIT/JIS principles where applicable.
- Assess and size material-handling and automation solutions (e.g., forklifts, tuggers, conveyors, AGV) based on demand, capacity, safety, flexibility and cost.
- Lead cross-functional shopfloor workshops, Kaizen activities, pilots and implementation work; test, stabilize and standardize solutions together with operators and local teams.
- Quantify benefits and trade-offs through productivity, inventory, space, CAPEX, payback analyses; support robust business cases and implementation decisions.
- Define relevant KPIs, track realized improvements, document standards and prepare concise management presentations explaining findings, recommendations, risks and progress.
- Identify transferable solutions and synergies across factories; share standards and lessons learned within the network and with Global Factory Logistics.
- Compliance with health, safety, fire-protection and site procedures, and for ensuring that logistics concepts are designed with safe material handling and traffic management in mind.
- Protection of the environment and natural resources through efficient use of materials, utilities, handling equipment and space, and through waste reduction and proper segregation.
Your Profile
- University degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain/LogisticsProduction/Manufacturing Engineering or a comparable field.
- Several years of relevant professional experience, ideally including hands-on experience in plant logistics and material flow within an automotive or manufacturing environment.
- Strong expertise in material flow, logistics process design, capacity and inventory planning, Lean principles and factory flow optimization.
- Experience in leading cross-functional initiatives and driving improvements from analysis through implementation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with a hands-on, pragmatic working style.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and organizational levels.
- Fluent English; German is an advantage.
- Willingness to travel regularly across European manufacturing sites and work on-site for extended periods when required.
Additional information
If you have any questions, please check our application FAQs first. If your question is not answered there, feel free to contact our Talent Acquisition Expert Fabian via rc@beiersdorf.com
