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ADUSA Procurement provides end-to-end supply chain optimization and visibility to support the delivery of product from a supplier to the warehouse. ADUSA is a partner company to Retail Business Services, the services company of leading grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA, which includes Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop.
Position Summary:
This position is responsible to lead Fresh and Dry Inbound/Backhaul organization focused on reducing net landed cost by developing strategic partnerships with suppliers, carriers, and 3rd party providers. Create new synergistic moves utilizing internal fleets, common carriers, and intermodal transportation. Create and maintain pipeline of new business opportunities consistent with overall SC Logistics strategy. Develop project plans and facilitate larger
inbound projects. Act as a subject matter expert for large scale company initiatives.
Essential job functions:
1. Vendor Management: Enforce charges, review progress, work directly with carriers to ensure progress is made in a tangible
measurable format
- Manage vendor allowance matrices, carrier contracts, and carrier rates. Ensure proper procedures in place to allow quick execution of contracts and on-boarding of carriers
- Monitor vendor in compliance program. Enforce charges, review progress, work directly with carriers to ensure progress is made in a tangible measurable format.
- Manage Logistics system vendor relationship. Audit payments, carriers tendered loads, and selection of carriers. Spot audits will be performed periodically and resulted communicated to team and Logistics system provider.
2. Leadership: Lead the organization to support the implementation of the Supply Chain Strategy controlling the flow of product
from the vendors to the distribution centers and stores
- Lead a best in class inbound logistics organization for Fresh and Dry product distribution including all facets of inbound logistics, facilitate strategic alliances with suppliers, and internally that will drive service and cost improvements.
- Lead the organization to support the implementation of the Supply Chain Strategy controlling the flow of product from the vendors to the distribution centers and stores.
3. Relationship Management: Develop strategic partnerships with vendors, carriers, and 3rd party logistics companies
- Develop strategic partnerships with vendors, carriers, and 3rd party logistics companies.
- Explore new business opportunities related to carrier pool, vendors, suppliers.
- Grow and maintain the asset-based carrier pool and establish appropriate relationships with 3rd party brokers to ensure we have the resources needed to meet our needs.
4. Contract Management: Review out of date contracts, contact companies directly dealing with executive level staff to update and revise outstanding issues.
- Work closely with legal department to maintain carrier and vendor contract compliance.
- Review out of date contracts, contact companies directly dealing with executive level staff to update and revise outstanding issues.
- Make decisions without Manager's assistance and approval.
5. Project Management: Directly manage large scale logistics projects and act as the lead to faciliate and implement change
- Directly manage large scale logistics projects.
- Act as the lead to facilitate and implement the change.
- Monitor and conduct follow up meetings to measure results.
- Work with all levels and areas of the business.
- Assist in developing a produce logistics plan to meet our promise of delivering the best produce for our customers.
6. New Business: Increase cost savings to company in a sustainable manner
- Generate cost savings equal to budget gaps per year by aggressively seeking new business ventures.
- Increase cost savings to company in a sustainable manner.
Context:
- Organizational context: This is a specialist role that is a key member of the inbound transportation team that discovers/seeks out new revenue streams on inbound to reduce our COGS for all divisions and merchandising teams. Acts as the SME on strategic projects that have a transportation component for both AD departments and divisions.
- Framework & guidelines: This role is the only position that actively seeks out new transportation business with our vendors and carriers. They provide the due diligence and analysis that onboards new business that will drive down costs for our divisions, stores and customers. This position also controls the produce inbound bid that drives margin improvement to the merchant team via effective cost controls.
- Financial dimension: This role provides P&L analysis and business case development for new revenue and continuous moves that drive costs down, and creates revenue for the divisions and merhants P&L. Provides transportation contractual due diligence, negotiations, and adherence.
- Degree of latitude: This position has a degree of latitude to seek out new business, negotiate contracts, and create business cases that support the AUSA/division goals to improve costs, and service/freshness.
- Interactions and relationships This role interacts with supply chain leadership, finance, divisions, merchandising, procurement, and vendors/carriers. Creates the business case, and achieves consensus among the group for new revenue, cost controls or continuous moves on our inbound fleets/3rd party carriers.
Skill:
- Oral and written communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Customer focus
- Supervisory / leadership skills
- Initiative
- Attention to detail
- Negotiation skills
- Strategic planning
- Highly motivated, independent performer
- Critical thinker
- Strong presentation skills
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel PowerPoint)
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- Sollid understanding of contracts and contract compliance
- Solid understanding of transportation management systems
- Solid understanding of (our) supply chain network · Travel > 50%
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent experience
Experience:
8 – 10 years
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ADUSA Procurement provides services to five omnichannel grocery brands, including Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop.
ADUSA Procurement is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. As important as what we do is how we do it. Our team embodies our values of Courage, Care, Teamwork, Integrity and Humor in everything that they do. We have a culture of care that values and celebrates the qualities and perspectives that make us all unique. If you have a disability and require assistance in the application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Department at tad@retailbusinessservices.com.
Job Requisition: 368755_external_USA-NC-Salisbury_3152024
