Logistics Team Leader
Operations
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Logistics Team Leader will manage daily Logistics freight pay and audit with the primary focus on providing support, training, and work direction to team members. The Logistics Team Leader monitors the team and individual performance and reviews areas that need improvement.
What’s in it For You:
- The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments;
- The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth;
- The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best.
What You Will Do:
- Supports manager in helping manage day-today activities of Logistics freight pay and audit activities;
- Provides feedback to manager on daily workload to help set priorities for employees to meet daily deadlines within own work group/project team;
- Collaborate in setting objectives and performance evaluations;
- Collaborate in succession planning by identifying potential candidates;
- Actively participate in the recruitment process for new employees;
- Identify, analyze, and escalate accounting processes and tasks that are not functioning properly or need improvement, and possibly launch a new project;
- Maintain a fluid relationship and communication process with local and international Finance and Accounting representatives;
- Responsible for preparing KPI (Key Performance Indicators) metrics;
- Actively participate in projects and transitions;
- Actively maintain the updating of SOPs and DTPs;
- Collaborate in Human Resources administration (absences, vacations, overtime).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s, Logistics or related education degree completed or in process;
- 3-5 years finance - logistics business-related experience required;
- 1-3 years of people leadership experience.;
- Strong analytical skills;
- SAP experience;
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite software (Excel, Word, and Outlook);
- Excellent problem solving, investigation and troubleshooting skills;
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment;
- Strong oral and written English communication skills;
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at once;
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s, Logistics degree.
- 3-5 years account payable business.
- Previous work experience in logistics, transportation, or operations.
- Experience in another Shared Services team.
- Must be able to work successfully in a highly structured environment.
- Ability to interact professionally with others in a multi-division environment.
- Critical attention to detail and highly dependable.
- Ability to prioritize workflow while utilizing strong time management skills.
- Ability to exercise good judgment in decision making.
Position Details:
- Candidate must reside in Buenos Aires.
- Shift: Monday to Friday 08:00 - 17:00. (GMT-3)
Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.