Senior Manager, Warehousing & Logistics Operations Management, Logistics Operations

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.
You will manage high-quality, cost-effective distribution services for Mondelez products through 3rd party providers. You will develop, implement, and manage all distribution requirements of Mondelez and its customers throughout the RDC network. In this role, you will act as the liaison for the RDC network defining and analyzing network metrics, implementing cost control measures, and performing audits to provide the required level of customer service and budgeted cost performance.
How you will contribute
You will:

• Develop and implement budgeting and financial controls by monitoring plant distribution third party operations and processes and defining network metrics for the operations teams to attain all cost and service goals.
• Analyze, define, and implement control measures, scorecards, audit programs, and standard operating procedures to ensure all Mondelez requirements are met across the distribution network.
• Conduct operations audits of RDCs to ensure compliance with all Mondelez policies and procedures and develop corrective action plans as needed.
• Facilitate meetings with multiple cross functional teams comprised of inventory management, transportation, customer service, and production operations to define, develop, and implement goals across the network as well as manage day to day supply chain issues.
• Provide diplomatic negotiating skills and problem solving with multiple functional parties daily, in what can sometimes be a challenging environment.
• Manage the RDCs in region and third-party activity and responsibility in any quality events (holds, recalls, destroy product) in order to mitigate Mondelez exposure to risk.
• Conduct on-site training at plant RDCs in product handling and rotation, Quality testing (e.g., temperature, physical appearance) and repack of damaged goods.
• Act as a distribution operations resource or liaison across functions providing new ideas, polices or procedures; to improve quality and service.
• Special Projects as required.

The aforementioned principal accountabilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not an exhaustive list of all expectations.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Coordinates and works closely with capacity management and peers on daily field activities.
• Plans all aspects of operations to achieve the highest level of service at the lowest cost.
• Directs and implements all aspects of the operating plan for responsible RDC facilities.
• Evaluates and measures actual cost results to plan and recommends changes as needed to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Discusses, develops, and implements alternatives to improve service to the customer.
• Ensures a safe / secure working environment at each facility through consistent practice of safety programs and procedures.
• Owns the selection and training of RDC regional Mondelez operations staff.
• Establishes and maintains positive employee relations and excellent internal communication.
• Compliance to operations standards and procedures.
• Establish accountabilities and processes to ensure required levels of productivity and organizational objectives.

More about this role
What you need to know about this position: This is a Senior Manager level position. The ideal candidate will have15 years of distribution center Operations Management, third-party Operations Management, third-party relationship management, and P&L responsibility for distribution budgets exceeding $30M.
What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Exceptional interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, communication, leadership, and strategic skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Must be able to pass any federal/state/local government, airport, or company-required background checks, clearances, and/or drug and alcohol tests.

Working Environment:

• Assignment Complexity- Work on abstract problems across functional areas of the business. Identify and evaluate fundamental problems for major functional areas through assessment of intangible variables.
• Accountability - Direct and control the activities of one or more functional areas, divisions, products, or service groups through manager with overall responsibility for the direction of those assigned areas. Has overall responsibility for planning and implementing budget.
• Impact of Decisions - Erroneous decisions will have a long-term effect on the company's success.
• Working Relationships - Interact internally and externally with executive level management requiring negotiation of extremely difficult matters to influence policy-making bodies both internally and externally.
• Scope - Develop corporate and/or organizational policies and authorize the implementation of these policies. Provide general direction to and review of managers in various functional areas, groups, and/or operations.

No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
Job Type
Regular
Warehousing & Logistics Operations Management
Customer Service & Logistics