Director, Logistics Operations

Mondelēz International•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

You will support end-to-end logistics (physical flows from plants to customers), including all warehouse, transport and co-packing operations, in terms of service, cost, health and safety, quality, food defense, sustainability, legal requirements and policies compliance. You will provide team leadership and direction for the logistics organization. In this role, you will implement logistics strategy and effectively execute operations to ensure optimum logistics solutions while supporting various routes-to-market, and balancing service and cost. You will work collaboratively with internal and external (third-party logistics vendors) business partners to ensure effective management, timely solutions and execution.

Requirements

Solid background in logistics with experience leading operations in an FMCG/CPG environment
Team leadership experience, with proven ability to build effective teams and develop people
Drive for results with proactive, dynamic and action orientated approach, identifying areas where business change is required and excellence in project management
Strong collaboration skills with strong business and financial acumen and the ability to forge senior level strategic partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders
Strategic thinking plus excellent presentation, communication, influencing and motivational skills
Strong negotiating skills with ability to negotiate in tough situations with both internal and external groups
Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) Essentials/Safety (Personal Process & Vehicle): Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
Warehouse Operations: Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
Business Partnering: Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
Customer Centricity: Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
Employee Relations: Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
Lean Six Sigma Methodologies (LSS): Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
Financial Acumen & Warehouse Labor Planning (WPP): Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
Federal / State Regulatory Compliance & Law (OSHA, Worker’s Compensation, HR Policies): Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
Minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
10+ years of combined Warehouse/Delivery Logistics experience.
10+ years of People Manager experience.

Responsibilities

Be accountable for warehouse, transportation, international logistics (import/export) and co-packing operations
Ensure the implementation of the business plan by delivering a consistent service level, adapting the supply chain to the demanding and changing customer environment and ensuring sufficient operational capacity to deliver business needs
Be accountable for delivering logistics operational cost budget, ensuring that best-in-class controls and governance are in place
Foster, initiate and lead continuous improvement programs that reduce cost and our carbon footprint and improve the service performance of the operation
Ensure successful project implementation
Select, manage and develop long-term relationships with third-party service providers
Ensure adherence to health and safety, quality, food defense and legal requirements and policies
Establish a business continuity plan for logistics operations.
Support best-practices sharing and adoption