Director of Global Logistics

• 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.