Corporate Logistics Manager

Position Summary

The Corporate Logistics Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight for enterprise-wide logistics and fleet operations across multiple locations. This role is accountable for transportation strategy, freight optimization, fleet asset management, supplier and customer partnerships, and driving measurable cost savings and revenue enhancement initiatives. The position plays a critical role in operational excellence, financial performance, and customer satisfaction

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Embraces the 1 T.E.A.M. culture

Manage all aspects of domestic and international transportation and preparation of documentation across multiple divisions and shipping locations to ensure timely delivery

Communicate and manage the collaboration with freight forwarders and 3rd Party Logistics Partners to facilitate transportation of freight

Manage and lead a team of logistics professionals at multiple locations by defining departmental objectives, evaluating activities, promoting agility and cost consciousness, addressing personnel matters, and ensuring a safe and secure work environment

Partner directly with Shipping/Receiving and Warehouse Teams to ensure strategic alignment, establishment of best practices, and promote efficient daily prioritization

Develop, analyze, and present to senior management strategic KPIs for measuring logistics performance both internally and with key outside logistics partner

Build and foster strong business relations with carriers and 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) partners including contract negotiation; performance review; and balancing quality service and competitive cost

Provide visibility for Inbound and Outbound shipments and proactively communicate any challenges

Actively engage cross-functionally with Order Management and Commercial Teams to review customer routing guides and immediately address and resolve supply chain challenges/issues to meet or exceed strategic customers logistics expectations

As the liaison between Logistics and Finance: establish freight cost budget; oversee audits; and the reconciliation, allocation, and approval of all freight spend and transportation costs

Accountable to establish annual multi-divisional departmental budget and review and manage all expenditures

Collaborate with peers to create efficiencies, reduce costs, and standardize processes

Manage the ongoing daily and annual operations

Ensure compliance for all C-TPAT; USMCA, ISO Sustainability; & FTZ requirements and manage the training and up-to-date certification for: HazMat; DOT; IATA; IMO

Work with Safety & Regulatory to build processes and systems to classify products and maintain up to date and accurate GHS SDS Transportation Section 14 information

Maintains knowledge and remain current of best practices including most efficient and cost-effective transportation methods

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Manages a team of Supervisors, Team Leads and Teammates in Transportation.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employee; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance and disciplining employee.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

5+ Years Logistics/Transportation Planning experience, preferably in a production field

3 + Years Personnel Management Experience

Project Management Experience

Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products

Must have strong communication skills, manage multiple tasks, and work well under pressure and strict time constraints

Hazardous material certification preferred. Understanding of DOT, IMO and IATA regulations

Education Requirements

BS/BA 4 Year College degree, required

Concentration in business or supply chain, desirable

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually medium to high.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Note:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills associated with the position.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.