Director of Logistics

Price Industries seeking a Director of Logistics for our growing US office and manufacturing facility located in Suwanee GA. This role provides strategic leadership for enterprise logistics operations across inbound and outbound transportation distribution and cross-border freight activity for U.S. and Canada operations. This role is accountable for driving service performance improving shipment reliability through disciplined carrier evaluation and network management and leading cost reduction initiatives related to corporate freight spend.

The Director also provides enterprise-level visibility into freight cost trends supports internal benchmarking across facilities and business units and leads freight price increase forecasting to support budgeting pricing decisions and financial planning. The role partners cross-functionally with operations sales customer service procurement finance and plant leadership to develop scalable logistics strategies standardize processes across locations and ensure efficient compliant cost-effective and customer-focused movement of goods.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead the corporate logistics strategy for inbound outbound intercompany and distribution movements across multiple locations.

• Drive customer service performance by establishing logistics service standards monitoring key delivery metrics and partnering with operating sites to improve on-time and in-full shipment execution.

• Improve shipment reliability through formal carrier evaluation scorecards business reviews and performance-based carrier selection across LTL TL parcel air and other modes as required.

• Lead freight procurement and contract negotiations with carriers brokers customs providers and third-party logistics partners to support service capacity and cost objectives.

• Own enterprise freight spend strategy including budget development monthly reporting trend analysis and identification and execution of cost reduction initiatives.

• Identify prioritize and implement network routing mode consolidation and process optimization opportunities that reduce total delivered cost while protecting service levels.

• Provide governance for TMS strategy carrier routing guides and logistics systems to improve visibility decision quality and compliance with standard operating procedures.

• Establish consistent logistics policies KPIs and reporting across all facilities to support performance management accountability and fact-based decision-making.

• Partner with plant operations finance and commercial leaders to align logistics capabilities with business growth customer requirements and network capacity needs.

• Ensure compliance with transportation customs trade and safety requirements and drive standardization of cross-border shipping practices and documentation.

• Lead and develop logistics managers and site teams by setting direction building capability and promoting collaboration across functions and locations.

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service strengthen shipment execution improve labor and loading efficiency and deliver measurable business results.

• Develop internal logistics benchmarks across plants business units lanes modes and carriers to identify cost service and process performance gaps and support enterprise-wide best practice adoption.

• Partner with Finance and Leadership teams to support freight budgeting forecast future cost pressures evaluate carrier rate increases and provide data-driven input into pricing surcharge and recovery strategies.

• Own enterprise freight spend strategy including budget development monthly reporting trend analysis freight rate forecasting annual carrier price increase modeling and execution of cost reduction initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Logistics Business Engineering or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive logistics transportation supply chain or distribution experience including significant leadership responsibility in a multi-site environment.

• Demonstrated success developing and executing logistics strategies that improve service shipment reliability and freight cost performance.

• Strong experience in carrier management freight procurement contract negotiation and performance management across multiple transportation modes.

• Proven financial and analytical acumen with experience managing large freight budgets interpreting complex data and leading cost reduction initiatives.

• Ability to translate business objectives into scalable logistics processes policies metrics and operating standards across multiple facilities.

• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior leaders in operations finance sales customer service and procurement.

• Strong knowledge of TMS and freight systems transportation analytics and continuous improvement methodologies; ERP and systems implementation experience preferred.

• Working knowledge of domestic and cross-border transportation trade compliance and customs processes relevant to U.S. and Canada operations.

• Experience developing internal benchmarks scorecards and comparative performance reporting across plants business units transportation modes carriers and shipping lanes.

• Proven financial and analytical acumen with experience managing large freight budgets developing freight cost forecasts supporting annual budgeting and modeling the impact of carrier rate increases fuel trends and network changes.

• Executive-level communication leadership and change management skills with the ability to build alignment develop talent and drive results in a complex organization.

We are the leading provider of non-residential air distribution products across North America. We are committed to nurturing passionate and adaptable individuals who will play pivotal roles in shaping our future. After 75 years Price remains a privately held family company with a deep heritage and commitment to innovation and service and social responsibility. Our long-standing vision values and the Price way of doing business are the cornerstones of our company.

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