Objectives of this role
- Support strategy execution for logistics and warehousing
- Implement financial metrics and associated KPIs for supply-chain network and vendors
- Develop and implement global transportation cost-savings programs for year-over-year savings
- Identify project responsibilities, delegating phases and elements to appropriate personnel
- Maintain awareness of industry and global logistics trends that will benefit company in the marketplace
Responsibilities
- Lead daily control meetings, identifying issues and actions to be taken
- Conduct root-cause analysis of failures and take corrective actions
- Provide oversight for budgetary, scheduling, and project database, and report regularly to senior managers about progress, plans, and problems that could affect costs or schedules
- Consult with various internal business units and vendors to identify opportunities for improvements of the supply-chain network
- Manage compliance, quality control, and quality assurance standards and specifications
Required skills and qualifications
- Three or more years of experience in logistics for wholesale distribution or retail supply chain
- Four or more years of experience in project management or a leadership position
- Strong systems skills, including proficiency with integrated software applications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred skills and qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business administration, with focus on supply-chain management
- Knowledge of end-to-end logistics operations (including maritime, over-the-road, rail, customs, and warehousing)
- Entrepreneurial mindset
