Director of Global Logistics

Overview

Full Time

Skills

Communication
Microsoft Excel
Leadership
Innovation
Collaboration
Logistics
Shipping
Dynamics
Accountability
Process Improvement
Sales
Marketing
Capacity Management
Layout
Management
Warehouse
Business Process
ROOT
Spectrum

Job Details

  • A minimum of 15 years' progressive experience in a related field
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills required
  • Proficient computer skills including the use of MS Excel
  • A minimum of 10 years of successful leadership experience required


WWT offers a challenging and rewarding position in a growing and truly international environment, competitive salary, bonus opportunities and benefits

Equal opportunities:

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skill, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for all!

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Dir, Logistics Operations

Netherlands

Director of Warehousing and Logistics is responsible for overseeing and leading a group of 100-200 warehouse personnel who work receiving, moving, picking and shipping product throughout our warehouse and integration operations. Responsibilities include leading multi-layered teams developing leaders and individual contributors, planning capacity, driving scaling and efficiency and directing staff in support our department goals and objectives. The position reports to a Senior Director or Vice President of Operations.

  • Strategically creates and improves organization's equipment operation best practices ensuring operators adhere to policy
  • Review the operating strategy in the context of business goals and market dynamics to identify key process improvement opportunities within the business unit/function.
  • Hold managers and employees accountable for successfully implementing process improvement initiatives.
  • Compare overall business performance before and after large and complex process improvements to analyze the impact.
  • Synthesize information on past performance, sales forecasts and marketing projections and provides guidance to business leaders on longer-term capacity planning solutions (e.g., adding capital equipment and modifying the layout of production facilities).
  • Develop new strategies and designs to effectively order, ship and manage warehouse materials in order to ensure a consistent flow for production and satisfy demand.
  • Shape the business process and protocols for effectively and efficiently diagnosing problems and revealing the root cause.
  • Strategically resolve the most complex or unusual problems escalated to this level; guide teams across disciplines to implement effective resolutions.
  • Ensure that solutions for complex issues achieve the organization's objectives and standards, providing strategic guidance if an alternative plan needs to be developed.
  • Lead discussions with multiple stakeholders, reiterating and reflecting on various (and sometimes conflicting) messages to ensure broad understanding.
  • Recognize a spectrum of verbal and nonverbal/behavioral cues and coaches others on how to observe and interpret those cues.
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