Head of Global Logistics and Warehousing

Weir•Portland, OR

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Global Logistics & Warehousing provides global leadership for the logistics, transportation, distribution, warehousing, customs and trade compliance capabilities that connect ESCO’s manufacturing network to customers worldwide. The role is responsible for the safe, reliable and cost-effective movement of materials across ESCO’s global network while managing freight spend, inventory flow, service levels and supply risk. As a member of the Global Supply Chain leadership team, the Director partners with Operations, Planning, Procurement, Sales, Finance, Product Management and regional teams to balance customer service, capacity, working capital, cost and risk. The position is based in Portland, Oregon, with a hybrid schedule of three days on-site and two days remote. The role leads global transportation, distribution and warehouse strategy; customs and trade compliance; freight financial management; safety and operational excellence; people leadership; and logistics and supply-chain technology transformation. Weir is a global engineering business founded in 1871, focused on making mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Its technology helps customers produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste, at lower cost. The company describes itself as a global family of 11,000 people in more than 60 countries and is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, Operations or a related discipline.
10 or more years of progressive experience in logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, distribution or related disciplines.
5 or more years leading managers and/or complex, multi-functional teams.
Experience within complex, multi-site manufacturing supply chains.
Strong international logistics, freight, warehousing and distribution experience.
Experience with supply and capacity planning, demand/supply balancing and S&OP/SIOP processes.
Experience managing significant transportation spend, logistics providers and commercial relationships.
Working knowledge of customs, international trade and import/export compliance.
Demonstrated success leading continuous improvement and organizational change across global teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP and advanced supply-chain platforms such as SAP, Oracle or Kinaxis is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute ESCO’s global transportation strategy across inbound, outbound and intercompany material flows.
Oversee domestic and international transportation across ocean, air, truckload, LTL, rail and parcel.
Optimize freight lanes, routing, consolidation and carrier networks to improve service and total landed cost.
Lead global freight sourcing, including RFPs, negotiations, contracts and supplier performance.
Manage logistics KPIs and monitor freight markets, capacity, geopolitical risk and supply disruptions.
Lead ESCO’s global distribution and warehouse strategy, including company-operated and third-party facilities.
Establish standards and KPIs for safety, material handling, inventory accuracy, productivity and order fulfillment.
Drive continuous improvement in warehouse cost, capacity and service.
Support network-design decisions involving warehouse locations, regional distribution models and 3PL solutions.
Lead governance for import/export activity, customs documentation, tariff classification, valuation and duty management.
Maintain effective trade-compliance controls and audit readiness, and partner with Legal, Finance, Procurement and external specialists on complex trade issues.
Identify opportunities to reduce tariff and duty exposure while maintaining compliance and monitoring regulatory changes.
Own global freight budgeting, forecasting and performance management, with visibility into freight costs by region, mode, carrier and trade lane.
Lead initiatives to reduce freight, warehousing, duty and total landed costs without compromising service.
Develop business cases for logistics network, technology, capital and service-provider investments.
Champion Weir’s Zero Harm culture across logistics, warehousing and distribution.
Drive continuous improvement through Lean, structured problem solving and root-cause corrective action.
Use operating scorecards and reviews to identify gaps and establish accountable corrective actions.
Lead, coach and develop globally distributed logistics, planning and distribution teams; build succession pipelines and strengthen technical and leadership capabilities.
Establish clear performance expectations and foster customer focus, collaboration, continuous improvement and fact-based decision making.
Define business requirements and strategic direction for logistics and supply-chain technology.
Partner with IT, data and transformation teams to improve visibility and decision making.
Drive adoption of ERP, planning, transportation, warehouse, analytics and visibility platforms.
Support ESCO’s transition toward integrated, predictive and digitally enabled supply-chain operations.