Global Logistics Manager

Role overview

Logistics and partner management

• Run the annual ocean freight RFP and select and onboard ocean, drayage, origin-services, customs-broker, and other partners.
• Review direct import opportunities, maintain landed-cost factors, and ensure foreign-country documentation requirements are met.
• Guide decisions on spot rates, premium rates, and import space allocations.
• Develop and analyze forecasts to determine supply chain strategies and solutions.
• Monitor vendor performance and manage transportation costs and controllable expenses.
• Manage inbound delivery appointments in partnership with the distribution center network.

Team and operational coordination

• Supervise Transportation Analysts tracking inbound shipments and coordinating appointments and deliveries to distribution centers.
• Ensure on-time delivery, timely communication of variances, and weekly logistics reporting for supply chain visibility.
• Coordinate with sourcing, procurement, carriers, warehouses, truckers, and internal teams to ensure service delivery and resolve problems.
• Work toward least-cost, on-time delivery and support domestic inbound operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; a college degree in International Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field is preferred.
• At least 5 years of transportation management or analysis experience, including people leadership.
• Strong communication, analytical, negotiation, problem-solving, teamwork, organization, and process skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Travel requirement is under 20%.

Pay cadence

• The posting states that wages are paid weekly; it does not provide a salary amount.

Benefits

• Benefits for eligible associates include medical, dental, 401(k), discounts, time off, and access to a portion of earned wages before payday.