Insight Global Hiring for Logistics Manager at Reston, VA, United States Full Time

Transportation Cost Control & Analysis

Develop, maintain and transportation metrics with the overall goal of ensuring that we are constantly working toward a lowest cost model.

Involves working with 3rd party transportation provider and finance to constantly improve and automate metrics. Includes but is not limited to the following activities :

o Manage 3PL relationship for transportation and warehousing

o Spot market transportation control & analysis

o Cost pass-through auditing & analysis

o Ocean carrier selection and optimization

o Maintenance of monthly data feeds from 3PL

Lead and / or participate in special studies & projects as needed that impact the Supply Chain.

Recommend and implement alternatives to management when service and cost risks are identified.

Warehouse Cost Management

Develop strategies with our 3PL partner to reduce costs.

Manage the audit process for all 3PL warehouse billings.

Develop, maintain and metrics on this area. Develop automation of metrics through SAP.

Blocked Stock Inventory Management

Manage warehouse damaged and obsolete inventories. Accountable for overall minimization of product loss. Includes analysis of inventory data and also the coordination of finding best opportunities for minimizing risk of write-offs.

Possible outlets include but not limited to rework, repack, salvage sale and donation.

Develop and implement process changes across the plants, carriers, warehouses, customers to minimize inventory loss and damage from point of production to decrease overall inventory levels while keeping excellent service levels to our customers.

Develop, maintain and metrics on this area. Develop automation of metrics through SAP.

Freight & Warehouse Claim Management

Manage freight claim process with the objective of recovering a maximum amount of the product value from carriers that are deemed to be responsible for product shortage, loss or damage.

Interact with our ocean carriers, transportation companies and warehouses in order to collect where these parties are responsible for damages and shortages.

Develop policies and strategies to minimize risk and streamline processes.

Develop, maintain and metrics on this area. Develop automation of metrics through SAP.

Chassis Management

Responsible for relationship of chassis vendor, developing and negotiating contracts with vendor. Audit all chassis vendor billings.

Develop, maintain and metrics on this area. Develop automation of metrics through SAP.

Unsalables Management

Manage vendor conducting unsalables audit.

Analyze all data collected and make recommendations to leadership team on changes to policies, sales strategies, packaging, handling and shipping methods that will ultimately reduce the amount of product going to reclaim by our customers or being written off in our plants or DCs.

• 10 years of overall professional experience in Logistics / Supply Chain.
• Experience leading and managing a supply chain team
• Must have CPG experience supporting Domestic and International freight
• Experience managing contracts for ocean carriers and freight logistics
• Bachelors degree required in supply chain, finance, or business
• Must be willing to go into the office 5 days a week
21 days ago