Executive Director-Enterprise Logistics

Overview:

Join us as we work towards meeting and exceeding the growing needs of our diverse communities, further our lifesaving strategic goals in a rapidly changing environment, and expand our impact on the local, national, and global communities we serve.

Responsibilities:

The position serves as a key member of the Enterprise Logistics, Operational Excellence & Business Continuity. Reporting directly to the SVP of Logistics, Operational Excellence & Business Continuity, will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to improve efficiency and optimize costs while providing superior customer service.

This involves deploying and servicing resources in a manner that minimizes idle time, reduces operational costs, and enhances overall performance.

• Optimize the movement of goods, including equipment, materials, supplies, and the distribution of finished products, to ensure logistics operations are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with organizational goals.
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiating contracts and ensuring service quality with logistics service providers, fleet suppliers, and other partners.
• Forecast and plan for future logistics needs, including fleet expansion, technology integration, and organizational investment, to meet customer service expectations while optimizing costs.
• Make strategic outsourcing decisions based on cost-benefit analyses to optimize logistics and fleet functions.
• Oversee labor relations and union contract negotiations related to logistics operations, ensuring compliance and fostering positive relationships.
• Effectively coach and partner with functional leaders, and leadership team to develop strategic plans and execute performance improvement activities.
• Influence and link logistics improvement objectives to the highest priorities that align with our organization’s long-term strategy.
• Responsible for DOT compliance program development & oversight.
• Implementing new technologies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Enhancing 3PL provider relationships, including contracts and negotiating rates.
• Innovating new ways to support company goals and growth strategies through logistics optimization.
• Provide guidance to frame appropriate business challenges, identifying key business opportunities using data and industry knowledge and trends.
• Able to engage stakeholders and manage site-level initiatives to drive results and realize intended business benefit.
• Manage teams to mitigate risk, allocate resources, and drive on-time completion of initiatives.
• Logistics software proficiency, utilize various software tools and applications that can help plan, monitor, and optimize logistics operations.
• Budgeting and data analysis skills. Ability to prepare and manage budgets, as well as analyze metrics and data to make informed decisions and improve efficiencies.
• Communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with front line teams, executive leaders, suppliers, partners, and customers.
• Ability to negotiate, persuade and resolve conflicts.
• Lead, motivate and support teams, as well as delegate tasks and responsibilities. Set goals, monitor performance, and provide feedback.
• Problem-solving skills. Ability to identify and solve problems, as well as adapt to changes and challenges in the logistics environment. Must be able to think creatively and strategically.
• Lead and/or partner with business leads on special projects as assigned by Senior Executive leadership.
• Attends conferences, seminars, as required.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field

Experience:

• 12+ years of Logistic experience required
• 5 years of experience in management/leadership role
• Experience analyzing complex end-to-end Logistics operations and driving process improvement for a complete system in an integrated approach.
• Experience with facilitating and leading teams
• Experience in teaching lean tools, methods, and concepts

Licenses / Certifications:

• Valid Driver's License

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of DOT regulations
• Knowledge of a variety of software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).

• Knowledge of project management principles and practices.

Travel:

• 25% of the time with some overnight stays

Skills & Abilities:

• Maintain uncompromising ethics and demonstrate high personal integrity.
• Possess strong business acumen and a keen diligence in all work processes.
• Exhibit the ability to influence senior management and drive/facilitate senior-level meetings through advanced organizational and negotiation skills.
• Deliver strategic analysis with an impact on project effectiveness and the ability to drive complex projects and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated strength in problem-solving and developing streamlined solutions to complex issues with minimal supervision with the ability to complete tasks effectively, while anticipating challenges and roadblocks.
• Possess strong analytical capabilities and the ability to synthesize complex information into simplified, user-friendly, persuasive formats and presentations.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business requirements and operate at both the strategic and tactical levels.
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to engage stakeholders effectively, facilitate discussions, negotiate challenging situations, and manage difficult conversations with poise, tact, and diplomacy when dealing with a variety of staff up to and including executive leadership.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills for executive-level communication and collaboration.
• Collaborator, focusing on shared goals, being flexible, and applying skills; respecting and listening to others’ views and valuing others’ contributions.
• Confidence to provide dissenting views when appropriate.

For applicants who will perform this position in New York City or Westchester County, the proposed annual salary is $195,000.00p/yr. to $210,000.00p/yr. For applicants who will perform this position outside of New York City or Westchester County, salary will reflect local market rates and be commensurate with the applicant’s skills, job-related knowledge, and experience.

Unless otherwise specified, all posted opportunities are located in the New York or Greater Tri-State office locations.