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This position directs multi-channel corporate logistics services across all businesses in a cost-effective and service-sensitive manner. Responsible for transportation services to chain of over 200+ stores with all associated Drug Enforcement Activity regulatory requirements.
Position will follow a hybrid schedule: Monday-Wednesday in office, Thursday-Friday remote.
What You'll be Doing:
- Execute cost control strategies across the corporation, including retail margins and operational P&L’s.
- Execute transportation mode strategies that includes small parcel, less than truckload, intermodal, rail, consolidation and deconsolidation.
- Lead team responsible for sourcing and negotiating domestic service providers across all modes: Small parcel, LTL, Truckload, intermodal.
- Actively engage with Digital Team on logistics support for home delivery.
- Stay current with team focus on regulatory requirements relative to CPSC corrective action program and commitments working cross functionally with Legal and Internal Audit.
- Lead team in alignment with corporate P&L goals and in stock requirements working cross functionally to meet goals.
- Engage with Supply Chain on projects requiring domestic logistics analysis.
- Engage in actively hiring, training and developing present and future leaders.
- Establish and deploy policies, processes, organizational structure and programs to support supply chain vision.
- Manage all mode service provider compliance to meet corporate in-stock strategy from approximately 5600 vendors across the globe inbound to 26 distribution facilities.
- Responsible for state-of-the-art knowledge to support systems and software applications to drive logistics cost efficiencies and carrier freight bill payment.
- Collaborate with other departments in the company to accomplish strategic objectives including Merchandising, Planning, Distribution, Finance and Accounting, Legal, Quality Assurance, Product Development and Corporate Asset Protection.
- This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.
What You Bring with You (Qualifications):
- Bachelor’s degree of Supply Chain Logistics or associated discipline required.
- 8-10 years of progressive growth and experience in supply chain in associated fields.
- Proven ability to work across the corporation with all levels, including Sr. Leadership, to drive strategies and meet goals and objectives.
- Strong and proven capabilities at building a team and growing future leaders.
- Verbal and communication skills to clearly articulate, in person or in writing, across multiple disciplines.
- Strong knowledge, experience and successful track record managing global business practices.