responsible for leading and optimizing all transportation, logistics, scheduling, and distribution activities across multiple manufacturing facilities and distribution centers
provides strategic leadership to a team of three Regional Logistics Managers
accountable for delivering best-in-class performance in the areas of cost, service, safety, and shipment execution
work closely with Sales, Operations, Warehouse, Customer Service, and Supply Chain teams to ensure customer commitments are achieved
drive continuous improvement initiatives, network optimization, carrier strategy, and operational excellence across the organization
creation and maintenance of all departmental reporting including freight budgets, monthly and quarterly KPIs, carrier performance scorecards, as well as ad hoc reporting/analysis
develop reports for other Logistics Managers to facilitate constant access to freight costs and KPIs
coordinate with Logistics Managers and Director to ensure all carrier strategies are executed at the Logistics Dispatcher level
ensure carrier compliance with all customer service requirements as well as standardizing all internal operating procedures
lead all new acquisition integration for Logistics including integration of carriers to Zekelman standards, contracts, rate negotiations, as well as employee and carrier training for all systems
travel within the US and Canada will be required as needed.

Senior Director, Logistics

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