VP, Global Logistics

Vice President, Global Logistics & Transportation

The Vice President, Global Logistics & Transportation is responsible for leading, standardizing and driving logistics initiatives and projects globally across At Home. This includes initiating improvements in logistics operations and facilitating a strategic outlook to improve our logistics capabilities. The role leads and implements projects of higher complexity related to transportation, and logistics systems, as well as improves tools, process, productivity, and compliance activities. This individual will report to our Chief Supply Chain Officer and will work cross-functionally with our rapidly growing and nimble team. The right person will make an enormous impact on the company as they architect scalable processes, maintain strong partnerships with all product partners, meet department needs on a timely basis and evaluate and recommend new technology to enhance standards and drive P&L metrics. This individual will enhance strategies and build a team capable of delivering the departments' strategic, financial, and operational goals in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

Essential Functions

• Own and develop strategies to optimize our inbound and outbound logistics network that values the entire supply chain from origin to store.
• Evaluate our technology needs and create recommendations that balance advancements with agility.
• Differentiate functions to be managed internally as a core competency vs. leveraging external partners.
• Partner with shipping and freight service providers to create value by balancing cost, capacity, and execution certainty in support of revenue and margin goals.
• Ensure that all products are picked up and delivered on-time and to-budget, particularly during peak-season and when the environment is impacted by unforeseen circumstances (i.e., Covid).
• Maintain strong relationships with Team Members, customers, and product partners to deliver operational outcomes and increase agility in the supply chain.
• Build strong partnerships internally to align supply chain outcomes with strategic objectives.
• Understand and develop strategies that support our objective of product partner diversification across the globe.
• Work closely with finance and planning to analyze supply chain performance and to develop strategies for improvement.
• Drive analytics to monitor carrier performance and identify opportunities to minimize costs while maximizing service.
• Ensure all aspects of compliance with Customs & Border Protection (CBP), FDA, Fish and Wildlife, FTC, etc. are met.
• Actively support and develop relationships with Customs Border Protection (CBP) local, national, and foreign officials that contribute to our C-TPAT certification and the legal and consistently flow of products.
• Understand and educate the organization on Department of Transportation (DOT), transport, and common carriers compliance regulations and requirements.
• Design strategy and improve processes for our supply chain to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.
• Monitor and support freight audit and payment process between carriers and company.
• Develop strategies to optimize our inbound and outbound logistics.
• Inspire, engage, support, and maintain a professional Global Logistics & Transportation department.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in transportation, business, supply chain, or other fields related to logistics.
• 10+ years' experience in logistics roles with increasing responsibilities.
• Proven knowledge of all modes of transportation: ocean, rail, motor carrier.
• High level of composure and self-management skills that demonstrate calmness under pressure.
• Sound analytical skills to identify problems and come up with solutions or recommendations.
• Good negotiation skills to arrive at agreements that benefit the company.
• Exceptional attention to detail to avoid mistakes and ensure operations are carried out successfully.

Proven experience in using data (KPIs) in a measurable way to achieve specific strategic results that are relevant to the organization. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills to develop, measure and improve operational, financial, quality and cycle time performance indicators