Director of Logistics

Crane Worldwide Logistics is a leader in supply chain solutions with over 130 locations across 30 countries providing individual services that address our client's logistics challenges. The Director of Logistics leads the corporate team supporting our field operations and sales team in the development of our logistics service offering. Directly manages the central team and provides functional direction and guidance to the field. Establishes standards, defines key processes and performance indicators, and strives to drive consistency across the globe. Ensures that these requirements are understood and deployed throughout our geographic regions. Works with our executive and senior leadership teams on framing our logistics service offering and in achieving the objectives and goals the organization has for this service offering. Essential Job Functions: Achieving the organizations overall strategic goals and contributing to the revenue and profitability goals of our logistics service offering. Forming, staffing, developing, leading and managing the corporate logistics team to support the growth and development of logistics services across the globe. Evaluates the success of the logistics service offering and determines initiatives, process improvements, and technology enhancements to drive continuous improvement. Reviews and monitors internal performance at our logistics sites and for our top clients to drive improvement. Is a subject matter expert providing leadership and guidance to the field, to address questions and issues in regard to business and technical areas. Key contributor to the “roadmap” of this service offering, recommending investments and allocation of resources. Submits and manages an annual budget for the central team. Recommends and drafts policies and procedures regarding the product in collaboration with regional leadership. Continuously leading efforts to improve our integrated supply chain offering through collaboration with IT and our other product leaders. Develops, distributes and posts to our intranet page critical content supporting the successful execution and development of the service offering for the field. To include presentation material, case studies, key implementation templates and project plans, key processes and other material that advances our capabilities. Supports our business development efforts and works closely with sales leaders across the organization. Considers the needs of both our geographical and field leaders as well as ensuring our logistics service offering is developing the necessary capabilities to support the sectors and verticals we are targeting. Other duties as assigned. 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. Physical Requirements: Job may require extended sitting or standing, use of standard office equipment. Other Skills and Abilities: Outstanding written and oral communication and presentation skills Good negotiation and interpersonal skills Excellent planning, time management, collaboration, decision making, organizational skills Excellent leadership skills demonstrating the ability to work well with others Demonstrable skills in coaching, motivating, team building and training Ability to develop and document processes and procedures Ability to handle multitasking and work under pressure to meet deadlines Excellent analytical and problem solving skills Project Management experience a plus Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree preferred 10 or more years’ experience in logistics operations. Fluent level of Spanish and English required. Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Recruitment Agency Policy At Crane Worldwide Logistics we manage all hiring directly and do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies or search firms. Agencies must not contact our employees or managers directly with candidate details. Where recruitment support is required, we will engage trusted partners through a formal written agreement. Any CVs received without such an agreement will be treated as direct applications, and (Company Name) will not be liable for any associated placement fees. We appreciate your cooperation in respecting this policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr