Job Description

Make a Difference in YOUR Career!

Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.

We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too: Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.

Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?

Description:

• The Director of Logistics is responsible for determining and developing strategies, and implementing initiatives to provide low costs, meet service expectations, and enhance supplier relations.
• The Director will be responsible for continuously shape the Transportation matrix, leading efforts to expand managed lanes, expand intermodal utilization, balancing usage of brokers versus asset based carriers. This includes the negotiation of costs and all terms. The role is required to oversee the selection and onboarding new carriers as business needs dictate.
• As part of the Logistics Leadership Team, the Director should advocate for digital transformation in Transportation, identifying and proposing systems enhancements, as well as continuous process improvements.
• The role is expected to know and explain current costs and be able to determine future cost projections.
• The Director will be required to work cross functionally and collaboratively to help drive and execute business strategies and decisions. For any logistics specific projects, the Director will be accountable for the recommendation, background, justification, and delivery of the projects results.

Essential Job Functions:

Lead and Develop Team Personnel

Responsible for:

• Ensuring Performance Reviews are set up being thorough relative to expectations, submitted on-time, address personnel development opportunities and issues.
• Developing a culture of ownership and accountability.
• Ensuring skills sets are in line with functional execution requirements and accountabilities.
• Sharing appropriate business information so the team is well informed with decisions that have been made and why.

Cost Projections/Management & Key Metrics

• Provide monthly reports and track current trends and assist Finance teams with comparisons and associated explanations to budget and current projections at the required level of granularity.
• Provide weekly reports for on-time service metrics.
• Assist Finance teams in building and auditing the budget and near-term calendar year cost projections.
• Ensure members of the team are leveraging metrics and functional database information for continuous improvement purposes.

Carriers Strategy and Relations

Develop, execute and oversee carriers strategies. Given recent dynamics, this could require frequent revisions in strategy as market conditions dictate. It’s also important for this role to have a relationship at the appropriate level with key partners.

Carriers strategies and relations need to have a goal of:

• Managing to low costs.
• Securing capacity
• Managing to service expectations.
• Recognizing multimodal requirements including with the TMS service provider.
• Being compliant with Refresco Procurement requirements.
• Ensuring suppliers are aware of their performance versus Refresco expectations.

Supply Chain Optimization

• Work closely with the Supply Chain functions to assist with strategies and initiatives that account for and address transportation inputs.
  Support the development of key partners for long term relationships.
• Ensure transportation costs are accounted for in least landed cost discussions and planning.
  The constant pursuit of system upgrade recommendations.

Project Management

• Lead, and participate in cross-functional teams to establish early involvement to achieve performance goals, support project timelines, and manage product costs
• Provide sourcing guidance, contract management and support on major Sourcing and Supply Chain projects
• Collaborate with Product Management, R&D and Operations to ensure New Product Development projects launch on time and monitor carriers commitments to ensure there are no delays.

Leadership Responsibilities & Competencies:

Director

• Leads and directs the work of other employees and has responsibility for personnel actions including hiring, performance management, and termination.

• Supervision is often provided through a team of subordinate managers.

• Coaches and develops staff to enhance functional and leadership skills and expertise

• Accountable for planning and evaluating performance, staff training and development, recruitment and may contribute to pay recommendations, subject to policies.

Competencies:

• Leadership - Foster a culture of empowerment by building relationships based on trust, lead courageously on a day-to-day basis, and inspire growth with a clear and ambitious vision that guides the collective effort toward success.

Required Skills:

• Strong leadership and team building experience and skills.
• Exceptional negotiating abilities.
• Project Management skills, including the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational, planning, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams) is essential.
• Knowledge of SAP is desirable.
• Knowledge of a TMS is required.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma or efficiency methodologies is a plus.
• Experience in a large, branded consumer products goods company, as well as experience at a fast-paced environment preferred.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors in Business Administration or a related field is required.
• Masters or Post Graduation education is a desirable.
• Supply Chain and Logistics certifications are preferred.
• 5 years’ experience in all aspects of leading a Logistics function.
• 10 years’ managing transportation operations and associated carriers relationships.

Working Conditions:

• Physical Demands– Continuously sitting for prolonged periods, as the job is administrative in nature.
• Visual/Sensory – This position requires attention to detail, requiring attention with one or two senses at a time.
• Work environment – Work and environment fasted paced, requiring ability to remain focused under pressure.
• Mental Stress – There is pronounced pressure from deadlines, project management, accuracy or similar demands.

Travel Requirements:

• Limited travel required.

Other Duties

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

A Career with Refresco

Refresco is passionate about empowering leaders who reflect our core values and live by our leadership behaviors. These behaviors encourage effective leadership within the business, and focus on leading courageously, empowering individuals, and driving company growth as one team. Joining our team as a people manager means you’ll be encouraged to evolve as a leader who prioritizes the success of both you and your team, to deliver results, whilst bringing your authentic self to work.

Refresco Beverages US Inc. offers the following competitive pay and comprehensive benefits:  

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance   
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts 
• Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
• Short-term disability and long-term disability  
• Pet Insurance 
• Legal Benefits 
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match 
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Days and Paid Sick Time Off Days
• Well-being Benefit
• Discount and Total Reward Programs 

Join Refresco TODAY and enjoy a rewarding CAREER!  

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