Director Logistics

Refresco • Egypt Lake-Leto, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Logistics is responsible for determining and developing strategies, and implementing initiatives to provide low costs, meet service expectations, and enhance supplier relations. The Director will be responsible for continuously shaping the Transportation matrix, leading efforts to expand managed lanes, expand intermodal utilization, balancing usage of brokers versus asset based carriers. This includes the negotiation of costs and all terms. The role is required to oversee the selection and onboarding new carriers as business needs dictate. As part of the Logistics Leadership Team, the Director should advocate for digital transformation in Transportation, identifying and proposing systems enhancements, as well as continuous process improvements. The role is expected to know and explain current costs and be able to determine future cost projections. The Director will be required to work cross functionally and collaboratively to help drive and execute business strategies and decisions. For any logistics specific projects, the Director will be accountable for the recommendation, background, justification, and delivery of the projects results.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Business Administration or a related field is required.
• 5 years’ experience in all aspects of leading a Logistics function.
• 10 years’ managing transportation operations and associated carriers relationships.
• Strong leadership and team building experience and skills.
• Exceptional negotiating abilities.
• Project Management skills, including the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational, planning, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams) is essential.
• Knowledge of a TMS is required.

Nice To Haves

• Masters or Post Graduation education is a desirable.
• Supply Chain and Logistics certifications are preferred.
• Knowledge of SAP is desirable.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma or efficiency methodologies is a plus.
• Experience in a large, branded consumer products goods company, as well as experience at a fast-paced environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Develop Team Personnel: Ensuring Performance Reviews are set up being thorough relative to expectations, submitted on-time, address personnel development opportunities and issues. Developing a culture of ownership and accountability. Ensuring skills sets are in line with functional execution requirements and accountabilities. Sharing appropriate business information so the team is well informed with decisions that have been made and why.
• Cost Projections/Management & Key Metrics: Provide monthly reports and track current trends and assist Finance teams with comparisons and associated explanations to budget and current projections at the required level of granularity. Provide weekly reports for on-time service metrics. Assist Finance teams in building and auditing the budget and near-term calendar year cost projections. Ensure members of the team are leveraging metrics and functional database information for continuous improvement purposes.
• Carriers Strategy and Relations: Develop, execute and oversee carriers strategies. Given recent dynamics, this could require frequent revisions in strategy as market conditions dictate. It’s also important for this role to have a relationship at the appropriate level with key partners. Carriers strategies and relations need to have a goal of: Managing to low costs. Securing capacity. Managing to service expectations. Recognizing multimodal requirements including with the TMS service provider. Being compliant with Refresco Procurement requirements. Ensuring suppliers are aware of their performance versus Refresco expectations.
• Supply Chain Optimization: Work closely with the Supply Chain functions to assist with strategies and initiatives that account for and address transportation inputs. Support the development of key partners for long term relationships. Ensure transportation costs are accounted for in least landed cost discussions and planning. The constant pursuit of system upgrade recommendations.
• Project Management: Lead, and participate in cross-functional teams to establish early involvement to achieve performance goals, support project timelines, and manage product costs. Provide sourcing guidance, contract management and support on major Sourcing and Supply Chain projects. Collaborate with Product Management, R&D and Operations to ensure New Product Development projects launch on time and monitor carriers commitments to ensure there are no delays.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
• Short-term disability and long-term disability
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Days and Paid Sick Time Off Days
• Well-being Benefit
• Discount and Total Reward Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director