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Job Location drjobs

Las Vegas - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

Gaming:

Welcome to the world of landbased gaming. At Light & Wonder its all about the games and our Gaming team builds cuttingedge technology products and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager of Logistics is a key leadership position that oversees and continually seeks ways to improve performance in operations specifically including transportation warehousing distribution and global distribution networks.

  • Leads development and implementation of freight procurement events and ensures using logistics management best practices.
  • Develop vendor onboarding performance management and compliance programs and monitor/audit to ensure continued alignment with business objectives.
  • Leader will drive positive change by developing new and enhanced processes metrics and KPIs reporting key findings to senior leadership and leading project implementation from concept to realization.
  • Responsible for initiating leading and successful realization of cost saving and performance improvement projects including (for example) logistics network optimization DC utilization carrier contract and mode effectiveness and vendor performance improvement.
  • Provide strategic leadership for the movement and storage of raw materials and finished goods to provide the necessary levels of service to both internal and external customers.
  • Create and implement logistics vendor performance management processes and KPIs.
  • Lead continuous improvement to drive performance improvement that differentiates LNW Gaming to customers in terms of cost and service.
  • Leverage advanced analytical techniques to identify and implement complex logistics network and procurement improvement projects.

Qualifications

Additional Responsibilities:

  • This role requires partnering with leadership across the organization and identifying opportunities for improvements in cost and service levels.
  • Collaborate to develop and implement short/long term global logistics strategies to support the growth of the organization in a costeffective manner while improving service and reliability.
  • Research and implement new tools to advance supply chain digitalization and aid in resolving complex and routine process issues while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Ensure maximum customer service order fill rate ontime shipment ontime delivery order accuracy and optimal performance balanced with cost and resilience.
  • Define and manage key internal and clientfacing metrics and KPIs; define strategies for continuous improvement (e.g. cost ontime delivery quality and service levels).
  • Develop and demonstrate understanding of the gaming business to better optimize logistics activities in a strategic and meaningful way.
  • Oversee multifacility warehouse assets multiple vendors across modes distributed operations sites and capital projects in compliance with companys policies and vision including receiving warehousing and distribution operations.
  • Centralize and optimize global routing guides to improve performance and transparency related to global logistics activities.
  • Develop and implement best practices for inbound freight to minimize cost and material availability.
  • Initiate and conduct comprehensive RFQs across transportation modes (LTL TL parcel air ocean forwarding brokerage).
  • Contribute thought leadership and functional expertise to ITrelated and systems development projects.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

  • Result oriented individual who will be driving below and not limited to KPIs:
    • Six Sigma and/or Kaizen Projects
    • Drive QA standards via implementation of KPIs and SOPs
    • Freight Cost per Unit
    • Service Fill Rate percentage
    • OnTime delivery
    • Freight damage and returns ratio
    • Safety Initiatives
  • Ensures AccountabilityHolding self and others accountable to meet commitments
  • Drive Engagement Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
  • Instill Trust Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty integrity and authenticity
  • Drive Results Consistently achieving results even under tough circumstances
  • Consumer/Customer Focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering on customercentric solutions
  • Critical Thinking Making Sense of complex high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
  • Being Resilient Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations
  • Optimize Work Processes Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done with a focus on continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Eight years of experience in logistics management environment
  • At least two years of experience managing freight vendors including truckload and LTL carriers
  • Demonstrated experience initiating and managing freight bid events (RFQs) in one or more of the following modes: truckload lessthantruckload small parcel air freight expedited freight
  • Minimum one year of experience managing complex projects with track record of delivery on time and within budget
  • Advanced analytical abilities including Excel PowerBI

Preferred Traits Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

  • Bachelors degree required along with relevant technical experience in supply chain design logistics and freight procurement problem solving and project management
  • Demonstrate leadership in building a culture of Continuous Improvement for processes and operations management
  • Experience with demonstrated successes across complex multidivisional operations (Lean or Six Sigma experience highly valued) including process mapping and process redesign
  • Proven ability to deliver results crossfunctionally with exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to build a team lead motivate drive performance and accountability
  • Able to hit the ground running a confident selfstarter with the ability to organize plan manage and prioritize projects
  • High analytical ability and drive to gather and interpret data beyond surface level to further develop recommend and implement solutions
  • Proven track record for anticipating issues and having implemented processes/standards to address items before they occur and ability to adjust on the move
  • High level expertise/experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel PPT Word) data visualization tools/dashboard development (PowerBI)
  • Demonstrates leadership by being able to translate companys vision core values integrity and accountability into executable projects that add value
  • Experience playing a prominent role in designing executing and managing a logistics network with multiple state operations
  • Operational experience with advanced ERP systems

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to stand for extended periods of time
  • Ability to lift from 5 to 50 pounds

Work Conditions:

  • May require weekend and evening hours.

Light & Wonder Corporation and its affiliates are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result certain Light & Wonder may among other things be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s) undergo background investigations or security checks or meet certain standards dictated by law regulation or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law) you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as allinclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other jobrelated tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. If youd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here for EEOC Poster.


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