Global Director Logistics
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Job Location:
Westerville, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Description: Global Logistics Director (Network Transformation & Growth)
The Global Logistics Director is responsible for the radical evolution of our global logistics footprint. This leader will inherit a fragmented suboptimized legacy network and transform it into a high-velocity scalable and digitally-enabled engine.
Your primary mission is to bridge the gap between our current state and our growth ambitions. You will lead the Network Re-engineering agendastandardizing disparate regional processes consolidating inefficient lanes and deploying modern technologyto create a unified global logistics organization. This is a Builder role that requires a balance of strategic network design and hands-on operational turnaround.
Key Responsibilities
1. Network Re-engineering & Optimization
- Network Reset: Conduct a comprehensive audit of the current suboptimized footprint; lead the consolidation or relocation of warehouses and hubs to eliminate redundancies and reduce total landed cost.
- Flow Synchronization: Transform fragmented inbound and outbound flows into a synchronized global network reducing lead-time variability and safety stock requirements.
- Standardization of Excellence: Replace regional silos with a unified Global Operating Model ensuring consistent KPIs safety standards and service levels across all geographies.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Build the foundation for growth by ensuring the re-engineered network can handle 2x3x current transaction volumes without linear cost increases.
2. Logistics Turnaround & Performance
- Root-Cause Modernization: Identify chronic service failures or cost leakages in the current network and implement structural (not just tactical) fixes.
- Cost-to-Serve Transparency: Develop granular visibility into logistics spend by region and product line moving the organization from budget-tracking to margin-management.
- Service Recovery: Establish a culture of Zero-Defect logistics prioritizing On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) delivery as a non-negotiable standard for industrial customers.
3. Digital & Automation Leapfrogging
- Legacy-to-Digital Migration: Lead the transition from manual/spreadsheet-based logistics to a fully integrated TMS WMS and Global Control Tower environment.
- Targeted Automation: Identify high-impact opportunities for warehouse automation and AI-driven route optimization to bypass manual bottlenecks in the current suboptimized setup.
- Predictive Analytics: Shift the organization from reactive firefighting to proactive scenario planning using advanced network modeling tools.
4. Strategic Partner & Trade Management
- Provider Consolidation: Rationalize a fragmented 3PL/carrier base; negotiate global master service agreements that leverage our total scale to drive down rates and improve service priority.
- Trade Lane Design: Optimize international trade corridors and customs strategies to accelerate velocity and minimize the friction of cross-border movements.
- Make vs. Buy Strategy: Determine which core competencies should be insourced for control and which should be outsourced for flexibility and scale.
5. Change Leadership & Capability Building
- Cultural Transformation: Lead the change management required to shift regional teams from local-first thinking to a global-network mindset.
- Talent Development: Identify and bridge capability gaps in the current organization hiring and training the next generation of logistics leaders.
Requirements
- Education: University degree in Supply Chain Engineering or Business; MBA or advanced certification (e.g. APICS) highly preferred.
- Experience: 15 years of leadership in global logistics with specific experience in network redesign turnaround or large-scale transformation.
- The Industrial Edge: Proven track record in complex industrial environments (e.g. machinery automotive chemicals) where service reliability is critical.
- Financial Acumen: Strong experience in P&L management business case development and delivering multi-million dollar cost-savings through structural change.
- Tech Adoption: Deep familiarity with modern Logtech (TMS WMS Control Towers) and the challenges of migrating away from legacy systems.
Core Competencies
- Change Agency: The ability to challenge the status quo and navigate the friction of global transformation.
- Systems Thinking: Ability to see how a change in one region or mode impacts the entire global network.
- Analytical Grit: The ability to find insights in messy legacy data to drive decision-making.
- Operational Resilience: A can-do mindset that maintains service levels while simultaneously rebuilding the engine.
- Executive Influence: Comfort presenting complex transformation roadmaps to the C-suite and Board.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
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