Logistics Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Minimum education required: HS diploma or equivalent
• 10 years of progressive leadership experience in warehouse logistics and/or plant operations

Nice To Haves

• BA in Supply Chain, Transportation & Logistics or related field
• Prior food/beverage or CPG manufacturing experience
• Management experience with demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Demonstrated business planning, financial analysis, negotiation and customer satisfaction skills.
• Working knowledge and experience in all areas of transportation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective organization and project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, change management and presentation skills (written & verbal).
• Demonstrated ability to effectively resolve customer complaints and problems and restore or maintain business.
• Effective organization and analytical skills, including the ability to prioritize projects, and respond to requests for information and clear timely reporting, lead a team and leverage organizational resources.
• Experience in Lean and/or Six Sigma tools.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office and Windows products.
• Experience in international logistics (import/export regulations).
• A proven relentless passion for excellence.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Logistics function of the site, including directing and leading the activities of the Planning, Distribution, and Purchasing groups to ensure plant goals and objectives are met.
• Provide strategic direction in logistics to drive TDC, customer service, produce to demand, and other corporate initiatives.
• Hold overall accountability for finished product, capacity planning, distribution center and warehouse inventory, and broker relations.
• Work closely with sales to link forecasts to purchasing and inventory management.
• Identify areas for cost reductions and implement strategies for cost reduction and containment using planning and optimization tools to improve efficiencies and customer service levels.
• Provide leadership and direction to Manager of Planning, Manager of Purchasing, and Manager of Distribution.
• Manage the execution of strategic logistic initiatives designed to reduce lead-time, lower on-hand inventory requirements, minimize costs and provide agile and responsive distribution.
• Provide network leadership for SAP process development and design.
• Collaborate in evaluating and negotiating logistics and transportation service provider contracts and agreements.
• Drive solutions that leverage the company's volumes, systems and partnerships while providing consistently high levels of service in a cost-effective manner.
• Develop and maintain KPI's for logistics planning and forecasting.
• Monitor and compare trends against key driver projections.
• Design and integrate performance metric and continuous improvement strategies to attain 'best in class' logistics network performance.
• Prepare timely, accurate management information and reporting as specified and requested by Corporate.
• Oversee the analysis of data to establish trends or uncover possible areas for logistics improvement.
• Stay abreast of corporate and global logistics industry strategic initiatives and articulate their cost and service impacts on the network infrastructure.
• Provide leadership in mentoring and developing team members, emphasizing the Campbell Way of Working (OpEx, teamwork, collaboration, sharing of information, resources, and best practices) to maintain a high-performing, customer-focused logistics team.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external business partners and actively support cross-functional initiatives to drive improved overall business performance.
• Ensure a clean, properly organized, safe and healthy environment for all personnel, including all facilities and equipment in a good state of repair.
• Establish and deliver financial goals, budgets, and operating plans for logistics operations.
• Develop a plan for production levels required to manage finished product inventory to meet Company goals and/or customer demands.
• Provide direction to management to react to changing sales levels.
• When presented with corporate and global logistics, be able to articulate the cost and service impacts these initiatives will have on the infrastructure.
• Provide leadership in mentoring and developing team members that emphasizes the importance of teamwork, collaboration and sharing of information, resources and best practices that will maintain a high performing, customer-focused logistics team.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners)
• Matching 401(k) plan with immediate vesting
• Unlimited sick time
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Free access to the fitness center (if in WHQ)
• Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons)
• Access to company store
• Campbell’s Cares program (matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually)
• Variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)