This role is expected to be the leader and advocate for the Logistics team and function. The Director of Logistics is responsible for determining and developing Logistics strategies, and implementing initiatives to provide low costs, meet service expectations, and enhance supplier relations. This includes being an advocate for systems enhancements when determined, 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 responsible for the relations and management of the supplier base across all transportation modes and system providers. This includes the negotiation of costs and all terms. The role is required to oversee the identification and onboarding of any new Suppliers as business needs dictate. The Director will be required to work cross functionally 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.
Duties :
The following are essential duties and responsibilities for this position:
Lead and Develop Team Personnel
• Responsible for
• Ensuring Performance Reviews are; set up being thorough relative to expectations, submitted on-time, address personnel development opportunities and issues, meet future state functional requirements.
• 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
• Run monthly reports from SAP to report and track current trends, and assist Finance teams with comparisons and associated explanations to budget and current projections at the required level of granularity.
• Run weekly reports for actual costs incurred by spend category and be prepared to report current costs and project near term costs for the current fiscal period.
• Run 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.
Supplier Strategy and Relations
• Develop, execute and oversee supplier 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 suppliers. Supplier 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 function to assist with strategies and initiatives that account for and address transportation inputs.
• Support the development of key suppliers 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 supplier 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 Suppliers commitments to ensure there are no delays.
Processes and Procedures
• Support purchasing process improvement initiatives as designated by the Procurement lead.
• Ensure that Sourcing & Purchasing procedures are being implemented.
• Provide internal customers with answers to sourcing and purchasing process inquiries.
Skills and Qualifications:
• 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 SAP is desirable.
• Knowledge of a TMS is required.
• Experience with International logistics and transportation is desirable.
• Experience in a large branded consumer products goods company, as well as experience at a fast-paced environment preferred.
Education and Experience:
• Bachelors in Business Administration or a related field is required.
• 3-5 years’ experience in all aspects of leading a Logistics function.
• 5-10 years’ managing transportation operations and associated supplier relationships.
Working Conditions:
Limited travel required.