Supply & Transportation Analyst

About the role

Clarios, a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions (VARTA brand), is hiring a Supply & Transportation Analyst in the Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area. The role supports and analyzes the purchase of direct materials (core collection) for MEMESA production, manages transport resources to optimize deliveries to the MEMESA smelter, and handles TFS legal and environmental requirements under EU law and OECD regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Lead Business Unit (LBU) team in managing the supplier portfolio and controlling inbound data against plant production needs.
• Set up logistics flows such as acid control, bins/bulk operations and maverick strategies to support local procurement.
• Supervise MEMESA plant needs according to the production outlook and develop the transport strategy (cost and supplier selection).
• Manage and negotiate core collection transport and support the local procurement team with E-procurement tools (SAP orders and stats, Konzmann, Zycus).
• Manage supplier accounts: database, legal compliance, invoicing, and regulatory and transboundary movement of recoverable waste.
• Maintain the KPI dashboard and monitor notification status for approved lanes.
• Optimize inbound cores and coordinate with MEMESA and suppliers to avoid unloading bottlenecks.
• Introduce a formal claim management process for quality, acid density or compliance deviations.

Required profile

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in an industrial procurement department or another industrial sector.
• At least 2 years of logistics and transportation (ADR) experience for raw material logistics within Spain.
• Fluent Spanish and English; other languages are a plus.
• Strong organizational skills, accuracy, attention to detail, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a team with international stakeholders.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of MS Office and experience with SAP.
• Knowledge of ADR regulations for raw material transport.

What we offer

• A modern office in downtown Madrid (Paseo de la Habana).
• Flexible working hours and a mobile work policy.
• Competitive salary and vacation packages with paid public holidays.
• Onboarding support, internal learning academy, LinkedIn Learning and mentoring programs.