Job Title: Logistics Operations Director
We are seeking an exceptional Logistics Operations Director who thrives in a fast-paced environment and makes bold decisions backed by smart insights. If you're passionate about operational excellence, safety, and leadership, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
* Drive Commercial Performance: Lead the development and implementation of strategies to drive commercial performance through budgeting, contract performance reviews, and cost tracking.
* Team Leadership: Lead a team of logistics operations specialists to deliver high-quality, efficient, and safe logistics solutions.
* Partnerships: Partner with DC operations, compliance teams, and suppliers to ensure seamless planning and execution.
* Service Level Monitoring: Monitor service levels by collating and using data insights to quickly resolve issues and champion change for process improvement.
* Safety Culture: Drive a strong safety culture with compliance at the core (including Chain of Responsibility).
* Cross-Functional Expertise: Act as a subject matter expert and ambassador for logistics operations in cross-functional initiatives.
Requirements:
* Experience: 5+ years of experience in logistics operations across multi-modal freight.
* Supply Chain Knowledge: Strong understanding of supply chain operations, particularly in a retail environment.
* Business Acumen: High level of business acumen, confident with budgets, P&L, and financial insights.
* Collaboration Skills: A collaboration mindset with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Change Leadership: Experience leading change initiatives and improving operational KPIs.