Logistics Manager

Premier Nutrition•Emeryville, CA

5d•$125,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Logistics Manager will lead and manage PNC’s transportation operations and initiatives to ensure best-in-class solutions that support customer service, operational efficiency, and future growth. This role will drive transportation strategy execution, carrier network development, service performance, cost savings, and process improvements. The Logistics Manager will work closely with the Sr. Logistics & Warehouse Manager to identify and implement opportunities that improve the efficiency, scalability, and capabilities of PNC’s transportation network. This role will also lead and develop the logistics team to ensure strong execution of day-to-day operations to adhere to customer service expectations while driving continuous improvement and supporting PNC’s long-term transportation objectives.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in business, operations management or supply chain or equivalent work experience
5+ years of progressive experience in transportation, logistics, or supply chain operations
Experience managing transportation operations across multiple modes, including truckload, LTL, and intermodal.
Experience utilizing a Transportation Management System (TMS), with experience supporting or leading TMS implementation, optimization, or system enhancement initiatives strongly preferred
Experience leading, coaching, and developing direct reports in a logistics or supply chain environment.
Experience working with third-party logistics providers, carriers, brokers, and other external transportation partners.
Strategic and critical thinker with the ability to see the big picture yet still work in the details as/when needed.
Clear, strong but diplomatic communication, with the ability to effectively work with all areas of the organization.
Handle various and intricate customer interactions and issues, collaborating with internal and external cross-functional teams to address challenges and surpass customer expectations.
Proven people leader with the ability to coach, develop, and motivate team members, set clear expectations, and foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Ability to manage uncertainty within established practices and policies to achieve the best solutions.
Comfortable working independently as well as with a team.
Ability to travel up to 25%

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting or leading TMS implementation, optimization, or system enhancement initiatives

Responsibilities

Develop and execute transportation strategies that support service, cost, capacity, and company growth objectives.
Identify and implement opportunities to optimize transportation modes, routing, consolidation, and lead times.
Evaluate the transportation network to identify opportunities that improve efficiency, scalability, and customer service.
Assess alternative transportation solutions, including truckload, LTL, intermodal, and other modes, to determine the appropriate solution based on business needs.
Use market trends, operational performance, and business requirements to proactively identify transportation risks and opportunities.
Develop business cases and recommendations for transportation initiatives and lead implementation.
Be the company subject matter expert who will represent transportation in all network and innovation projects to ensure strategic alignment.
Support long-term transportation and distribution network planning in partnership with Sr. Logistics & Warehouse Manager.
Develop and continuously optimize a diversified carrier network that provides competitive cost, capacity, service, and geographic coverage.
Identify, evaluate, onboard, and develop new carriers and transportation partners.
Manage relationships with existing carriers and brokers to ensure service and capacity expectations are consistently met.
Lead carrier sourcing initiatives, bids, rate negotiations, and lane awards.
Establish carrier performance expectations and lead regular business reviews and corrective-action plans.
Continuously benchmark the carrier network against market conditions and identify opportunities to improve competitiveness.
Own transportation performance and use KPIs and analytics to identify service, cost, and capacity improvement opportunities.
Partner with the Logistics Analyst to develop actionable insights from transportation data and performance trends.
Monitor transportation spend and identify opportunities to improve cost per shipment, cost per unit, and overall freight efficiency.
Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring transportation service failures.
Support transportation budgeting and forecasting and identify risks and opportunities against plan.
Develop and track savings initiatives and measure realized financial and operational impact.
Lead the selection, implementation, and ongoing optimization of a Transportation Management System (TMS).
Serve as the transportation business lead for TMS implementation, partnering with IT, vendors, carriers, warehouses, and internal stakeholders.
Identify opportunities to automate manual transportation processes and improve shipment visibility, carrier connectivity, routing, tendering, freight audit, and reporting.
Continuously evaluate transportation technology and capabilities that improve scalability, visibility, cost, and service.
Provide thought leadership in the development of team’s strategic initiatives and objectives.
Lead and develop optimal organizational capabilities and structure to deliver the strategic objectives and daily service requirements.
Effectively manage and develop members of your team, to enhance our corporate culture and support the growth of individual team members, the team, and the company.
Build scalable team processes, tools, and ways of working that support continued business growth.
Serve as a transportation subject matter expert and represent Logistics in cross-functional initiatives.
Lead cross-functional transportation improvement initiatives from opportunity identification through implementation.
Support new customer, warehouse, carrier, and network launches to ensure transportation readiness.
Develop scalable SOPs, processes, and best practices that support continued company growth.