Vice President of Operations (Ridgefield, NJ or New York City, NY)

CMA CGM • East Rutherford, NJ

46d • $229,000 - $255,000

About The Position

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL. We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement. DARE TO GROW! Join CEVA Logistics, and you will be part of a team that values imagination and continued learning and is committed to excellence in everything we do. Join us in our mission to shape the future of global logistics. As we continue growing at a fast pace, will you “Dare to Grow” with us? Accountable for fiscal and operational oversight, leadership, and management of our Luxury and Beauty vertical. This role is responsible for driving sales of diverse products and services in large markets to achieve growth and profitability goals. Ensures compliance with company policies, ISO standards, and all applicable regulatory guidelines, while modeling the organization’s guiding principles and core values.

Requirements

• Minimum: 12+ years of relevant experience, 7+ years in supervisory/managerial roles.
• Extensive knowledge of company products/services, third-party logistics, gateway operations, freight consolidation, and warehousing.
• In-depth supply chain management experience (end-to-end); and multi-modal (ocean, air, TL and LTL).
• Demonstrated success in sales and marketing strategy execution.
• Knowledge of U.S. retail markets and carrier negotiations.
• Ability to interpret business periodicals, journals, technical procedures, and regulations.
• Strong report writing and business correspondence skills.
• In-depth experience in financial management (P&L, balance sheet, forecasting, budgets).
• Experience with SOPs, metrics, and regulatory compliance (domestic and international).
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office and job-specific applications.
• Effective communicator with diverse groups.
• Proven leadership in managing directors, managers, and high-performance teams.
• Project management proficiency, solution-driven strategy planning.
• Experience in business planning, competitive analysis, and strategy development.
• Collaborative management and motivational skills.
• Excellent planning, time management, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure and handle stress appropriately.
• Fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking). French or Italian fluency a plus.
• PC Literate
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, internet, web-based and job specific software applications.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Transportation, Logistics, or related field preferred (or equivalent combination of education, work experience and completion of the LDP Program completion).
• 7+ years of industry experience.
• French or Italian fluency a plus.

Responsibilities

• Regional Leadership: Oversee, lead, direct, and manage the fiscal and overall operations of a region to ensure growth and profitability goals and objectives are met.
• Business Development: Responsible for business development, sales, marketing, and new account development to ensure maximimum revenue is generated to achieve profitablity goals and objectives.
• Resource Planning: Plan and implement appropriate resources (staffing, training, equipment, and systems) to ensure contractual compliance and delivery of quality services that exceed customer expectations.
• Team Guidance: Provide the region operation's team with daily guidance, leadership, and overall support to the regional operations team on operational, communication, revenue enhancement, HR, procedures standardization, systems applications and process execution matters.
• Goal Setting: Collaborate with the region management team to establish regional and local goals aligned with the business plan.
• Policy Development: Develop and execute policies, plans, and programs to meet organizational needs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with sales, marketing, customer service, operations, IT, and corporate administration to ensure efficient operations.
• Financial Oversight: Review and evaluate regional P&L performance, setting short-term goals to address budgetary shortfalls.
• Continuous Improvement: Develop and implement continuous improvement methodologies in service, profit, and growth.
• Customer Relations: Build and maintain customer relationships, ensuring high service and operational standards.
• Sales Support: Assist region with sales presentations, customer bids, and promotion of company products and services.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with company policies, ISO standards, and all applicable regulatory laws and guidelines.
• Talent Development: Oversee and manage the professional development and productivity of direct reports to ensure proper goals , training, professional development and projects standards are met.
• Performance Management: Conduct annual performance reviews for direct reports and address employee performance issues promptly and directly in accordance with Company policy.
• Technology Awareness: Keep abreast of emerging technology changes and innovations through formal and informal study, reading business and professional publications, networking and participation in professional organizations.
• Other duties: Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits for employee and family including multiple health plans(company contribution to health savings account), prescription, dental and vision coverage.
• Company paid life insurance, accident insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage and employee assistance plan.
• Voluntary benefits including additional life insurance, AD&D coverage, buy-up short- and long-term disability, critical illness, identify theft & legal plan.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible Paid Time Off programs including company paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees