- Leads global Kalsec facilities and departments in areas such as freight, warehouse, and logistics optimization.
- Sets annual global freight cost reduction targets and leads a total cost strategy to capture opportunities in areas such as global freight, global warehousing, inbound and outbound freight integration, operational efficiencies, and departmental expenses.
- Responsible for the overall Logistics budget, while also managing the budgets for Administrative Staff & Freight (Inbound & Outbound).
- Lead our logistics group in the selection and prioritization of initiatives. This must be accomplished by aligning proven logistics opportunities and trends with an in-depth understanding of business needs, targets, and culture.
- Lead the development and alignment of human talent to fully support and deliver on the organizational vision for a global logistics function.
- Leads a strategy to improve and maintain customer service with measurable targets in areas such as on time delivery, carrier damage/loss, customer complaints, and other selected metrics.
- Leads a strategy to improve and maintain service to internal customers with measurable standards and targets. Develops a team driven towards positive attitude and high service level to internal and external customers.
- Provide global support to our Sales Organization in projects to optimize our Supply Chain all the way to our customers. This position will effectively support projects to optimize overseas warehousing, global freight, customs management, and other logistics needed to improve value to our customers.
- Responsible for compliance, eg. hazardous materials transportation, import & export documentation, and tariff classification.
- Works directly with internal Operations teams to gain understanding and alignment of business needs and objectives.
- Manages projects/budgets and ROI for each project, leads presentations to key stakeholders to keep them informed of status of initiatives and projects, performance against planned objectives, and future strategic directions with associated impact on expenses.
- Identifies and capitalizes on new opportunities to improve process flows and service.
- Evaluates and identifies external advancements in the industry to improve customer/user satisfaction and reduce operating expenses. Coordinates projects for Kalsec's Logistics network, capacity (SKU's / Storage),costs, and productivity Improvements (Inbound/Picking/Outbound/Internal Production Needs)
- Develop policies, procedures, methods, and standards for logistics' activities and projects.
- Maintains and develops positive business relationships with transportation vendors involved in logistics activities.
- Reviews logistics performance with customers and vendors against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements.
- Supports Kalsec inventory accuracy program. Allocates and assign logistics resources to cycle count warehouses that are under Logistics control, including contract warehouses. Fully supports and participates in annual physical inventory count and other inventory accuracy processes.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable transportation regulations (DOT, IMDG, IATA).
- 10+ years Logistics and Supply Chain experience
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or other industry equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience leading a collaborative and teamwork-oriented department
- Experience with Transportation and Warehouse Management System
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Logistics, or other relevant area of study
- APICS Certification
- Black Belt Lean Six Sigma
- 5+ years experience in leading project implementations
- Ability to collect and analyze statistical data, operational/management reports, including workflows and be able to apply cost benefit analysis techniques todevelop business strategies
- Inventory management skills
- Proficiency in MS Office, MS Project or equivalent
- Experience with managing employees in a bargaining unit
- Spanish language fluency
- General office equipment
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to access all areas of warehouses.
- Ability to travel as required.
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Director of Global Logistics - Kalamazoo, United States - Kalsec
Description
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Required:
Kalsec is committed to providing safe food to its customers. This position requires completing annual food safety training.Food safety training is conducted through Kalsec electronic training program and on-the-job training in each department.
The organizational chart identifies personnel responsible for covering food safety responsibilities in the absence of this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)
