About this role
This role directs the development and management of a multi-year transportation and logistics strategy. The leader will partner with supply chain leadership to improve operations, performance metrics, and cost efficiency across enterprise logistics initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for project and program management for Logistics & Transportation initiatives (IT upgrades, process improvements, 3rd party projects, cost savings initiatives)
- Develop and manage multi-year logistics strategy focused on process innovation, service enhancements, and cost optimization
- Partner with Supply Chain leadership to streamline operations and elevate performance metrics
- Lead cross-functional collaboration across Transportation, Logistics, Sourcing, Network Strategy and stakeholders
- Manage relationships with external consultants, contractors, and vendors; lead internal IT and subject matter experts
Technical Overview
The position emphasizes logistics and transportation program delivery, including IT upgrades and process improvement initiatives, coordinated with internal IT subject matter experts and external vendors/consultants. Success depends on translating strategy into execution and tracking performance improvements and cost savings.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an experienced transportation and logistics strategy leader who has built and executed multi-year logistics plans focused on process innovation, service enhancements, and cost optimization against substantial freight spend. They have strong program and project leadership experience, partnering across Transportation, Logistics, Sourcing, and Network Strategy while influencing executives with well-constructed business cases.
Must-Have Skills
multi-year logistics strategy developmentproject and program management for Logistics & Transportation related initiativesfreight spend cost optimizationcross-functional collaboration across TransportationLogisticsSourcingNetwork Strategybuilding compelling business casesinfluencing key stakeholders
Tools & Platforms
IT upgrades
Required Skills
multi-year logistics strategy developmentprocess innovationservice enhancementscost optimizationproject and program managementIT upgradesprocess improvement initiatives3rd party projectscost savings initiativesfreight spend managementlogistics operations streamliningperformance metrics improvemententerprise-wide efficienciescross-functional collaborationtransportation strategy alignmentlogistics strategy alignmentsourcing partnershipnetwork strategy collaborationvendor managementconsultant managementcontractor managementstakeholder influencebusiness case developmentIT and subject matter expert leadershiprelationship management
Hard Skills
multi-year logistics strategy developmentprocess innovationservice enhancementscost optimizationproject and program managementIT upgradesprocess improvement initiatives3rd party projectscost savings initiativesfreight spend managementfreight spend exceeding $ 1B annuallylogistics operations streamliningperformance metrics improvemententerprise-wide efficienciescross-functional collaborationtransportation strategy alignmentlogistics strategy alignmentsourcing partnershipnetwork strategy collaborationvendor managementconsultant managementcontractor managementstakeholder influencebusiness case developmentIT and subject matter expert leadershipproject leadershiprelationship management
Soft Skills
leadershipcross-functional partnershipcommunicationstrategic mindsetbusiness acumenstakeholder managementrelationship buildingproject leadershipinfluencing key stakeholderscollaborationproblem solving
Keywords for Your Resume
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Deal Breakers
Must demonstrate experience developing and managing a multi-year logistics strategy, Must demonstrate project and program management experience for Logistics & Transportation initiatives, Must demonstrate ability to build compelling business cases and influence key stakeholders
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