About the position
The Senior Director of Logistics at fairlife, LLC is a pivotal role responsible for overseeing and optimizing the company's warehousing and transportation operations. This position involves managing both internal teams and external partners, including third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and partnerships with Coca-Cola. The Senior Director will develop long-range strategies to enhance logistics networks, ensuring scalability and efficiency to support fairlife's growth objectives. This role is critical in maintaining high standards of customer service and reliability while also focusing on cost reduction initiatives. In this capacity, the Senior Director will lead the internal warehouse and transportation service teams, as well as coordinate with external partners. The responsibilities include creating and owning the annual business plans for warehousing and transportation, participating as a key stakeholder in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, and driving the evolution of logistics systems and processes. The role requires a proactive approach to identifying and implementing systems and tools that enhance transparency and decision-making within the logistics network. Additionally, the Senior Director will be responsible for contract negotiation and management with logistics service partners, leading cost-saving initiatives, and ensuring effective communication with key stakeholders. The position demands a strong focus on tracking industry-wide key performance indicators (KPIs) and performance against industry standards, ensuring that fairlife's logistics operations are not only efficient but also aligned with best practices in the industry.
Responsibilities
- Manage the internal warehouse and transportation service teams at fairlife as well as all external partners (3PL's and partnerships within our parent company Coca-Cola).
- Develop long-range warehouse and transportation strategies to support the growth of our organization while improving customer service, reliability, and reducing costs.
- Identify, develop, and implement systems and tools to proactively manage the logistics network with a focus on transparency and improved decision-making.
- Prioritize and lead projects for supply chain logistics with a focus on change management, scalability, and efficiency.
- Create and own the supply chain annual business plans (ABP) for warehousing and transportation.
- Participate as a key stakeholder in the S&OP process, focusing on ensuring optimal efficiency within logistics networks.
- Drive continued evolution of logistics systems and processes to support and scale with fairlife's continued growth.
- Contract negotiation, execution and management with fairlife's 3PL and logistics services partners.
- Identify and lead cost savings initiatives within warehousing and transportation.
- Lead relationships and communication with key stakeholders ensuring transparency into the capability and performance of warehousing and transportation.
- Lead capability development of tracking industry wide KPI's and tracking performance against industry standards.
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in warehousing and transportation.
- Proven track record of improving business processes for warehousing and transportation.
- Working knowledge of information systems and ability to lead IT teams to build the tools to support the processes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and retain people in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong attention to detail and business analytical skills.
- Demonstrated excellence in communication and presentation.
- Bachelor's degree; Master's in Business Administration or other professional certifications preferred.
- Ability to thrive in fast paced, entrepreneurial environment.
