RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Responsible for identifying areas of opportunity that are driving higher freight costs throughout the organization.

· Ensure data accuracy within TMS system for assigned locations.

· Develop a cadence of KPI reports to review with assigned locations including leadership teams.

· Develop and maintain a set of logistics dashboards (Tableau) that drive insightful analytics throughout the organization.

· Provide regular, proactive Freight Recovery reporting to the Commercial team and recommend possible actions for recovery based on the current freight environment.

· Act as a liaison with 3rd party logistics providers to ensure successful integration within TMS systems.

· Collaborate with procurement team in yearly RFP events to secure/analyze competitive rates against market.

· Lead all IMS/TMS development projects in collaboration with assigned locations.

· Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify inefficiencies and cost optimization opportunities

· Identify savings by removing waste or unnecessary steps in the logistics process

· Interpret Freight Market trends, analyze, and review data.

· Provide meaningful logistics data to others in the organization to aid customer service and cost improvements

· Ensure IT systems (JDE, TMC System, etc.) in place are effective, well maintained and accurate

· Lead a safety culture throughout department. Support all safety initiatives.

· Support warehouse teams to ensure that products are received, stored and shipped safely and efficiently

· Researching supply chain issues to identify potential problems and preemptively address them

· Staying up to date on the latest innovations in logistics and what competitors are implementing

· Addressing routine and unexpected disruptions in the supply chain to keep products moving

· Perform all other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience/education combination. Minimum of 1 year of related experience including people management

* Experience with warehouse management systems. Implementation of warehouse management systems.

* Record of experience that demonstrates proven team leadership skills and the ability to influence others at all levels within the organization

* Strong organizational skills with proven ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Willingness to travel to support customer and plant requirements - 30-40% Domestic

COMPETENCIES:

* Possess UFAA (United, Focus, Accountable, and Agile) leadership behavior

* Proven analytical, problem solving and organizational skills

* Strong planning skills with the ability to handle multiple projects through to completion and to manage competing priorities

* Project management skills

* Commercial and financial acumen with a full understanding of the impact of failure in terms of business cost, production schedules and customer order fulfilment

* Excellent attention to detail skills

* Knowledge of technical regulations related to logistics such as import/export and customs regulations, including security requirements to include certification in dangerous goods handling and aviation security

* Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including knowledge and understanding of specialist systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Bill of Material (BOM) and customer data systems

* Advanced Excel user

*Knowledge of Tableau software required.

* Ability to analyze and manipulate technical and complex data and provide meaningful information

* Knowledge of lean techniques may be advantageous