Manager Logistics and Transportation
- Lead in a way that improves performance toward Enterprise Key Results. Lead and demonstrate the highest commitment to safety and integrity.
- Partner with business segments and functional stakeholders, and lead Logistics and Transportation activities within the company, championing standardization of best practices across the various operating models globally.
- Develop, implement, and leverage repeatable Logistics and Transportation methodologies and frameworks to rapidly deploy initiatives.
- Craft a comprehensive program to improve performance and orchestration of all logistics (e.g., freight, parcel, cross-dock, warehousing, operations)
- Define, staff, and lead logistics performance improvement projects working directly with executive leadership, supply chain leadership team, partners, and stakeholders to define scope and drive deployment.
- Serve as subject matter authority in logistics performance standards
- Investigate evolving industry and functional best practices, defining and implementing new capabilities and maturing processes through a strong project management approach.
- Lead and manage various Logistics projects within the distribution keywork to drive key initiatives.
- Manage Regional Transportation Management resources: ensure proactive review of transportation performance & spend, and enable continuous review / optimization of transportation flows along with cost reduction and lead-time improvement opportunities.
- Keep transportation service providers accountable, identify service performance issues, lead transportation management resources in tracking & tracing delayed shipments and bringing collaborative resolution to freight issues.
- Govern the performance and reliability metrics in logistics across the world, supports the root cause analysis for gaps and guides the improvement
- Develop new models, reports, and analytics to be adopted globally to improve and automate logistics planning, execution, and reporting.
- Partner with Strategic Sourcing on 3PL partner selection, performance managements, and maintaining strong network relationships.
- Partner with Information Technology and leverage Supply Chain Analytics resources to drive data transparency and harmonization where necessary for reporting.
- Lead regular network meetings to understand and provide support to close gaps and share best practices
- Work with Information Technology and Strategic Sourcing (and other relevant stakeholders) to identify and standardize around a core set of information system solutions and data analytics platforms.
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field is required. Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of 5 - 8 years in progressive supply roles in industrial and/or B2B supply chains.
- Experience leading and running logistics transformation projects and roadmaps covering operating model, process, and systems aspects. Project management certification is preferred.
- Strong Change Management capability with demonstrated ability to lead large-scale change.
- Consistent record for developing, training, and mentoring employee teams in a continuous improvement environment.
- Knowledge of business systems and information technology managing complex supply chain activities.
- Hands-on experience with supply chain / logistics systems and analytics
- Experience using ERP systems, particularly usage of standard supply chain modules and reporting. SAP experience strongly preferred.
- Strong leader with the ability to influence and manage across a large geographically diverse organization.
- Demonstrated ability to standardize and improve supply chain processes for tangible financial impact.
- Good understanding of financial metrics and processes impacted by supply chain performance.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to lead through influence at all levels.
- Strong communicator, capable of clearly articulating strategy through tactics with all organizational levels.
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