AddressPosition Purpose:
Reduce costs and improve service to stores and Supply Chain facilities by taking control of and managing specific assigned areas of Logistics management
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide support and direction for area's efforts.
- Manage all aspects of assigned area's of operations and programs.
- Participate in strategic planning and facilitate action on these plans for the assigned area. Provide technical logistics expertise on assigned area as well as store/retail expertise as needed..
- Plan resources in order to complete competing priorities within the provided timeframe. Prepare project design and timelines.
- Select, develop, and motivate assigned staff. May have limited authoirty to negotiate transportation costs for in-bound and/or outbound freight.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to Supply Chain Management.
- May have Direct and indirect reports
- Typically requires highly developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations.
- Typically faces situations that have a variety of interpretations and require careful evaluation.
- Typically considers new approaches within general policies and short-term goals when solving problems.
- Typically, once given general assignments, determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it.
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel less than 25% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Nine to twelve years of experience is preferred. Experience in the Logistics field preferred
- Management experience preferred
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 6
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years leadership experience preferred
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Experience in the Logistics field
- Management experience
