About the Role:
The Logistics Manager will be accountable for the leadership of all Wabash inbound, aftermarket and intra-company strategies, procedures, performance, as well as carrier and 3PL contract negotiations and relations. The manager will be responsible for planning, development, implementation of facilities and aftermarket customers to support the needs of the business.
Your Responsibilities:
- Develops and executes a strategic plan for quality and compliance that involves multi-site management and third party outsource arrangements focusing on improving processes and operations
- Ensures that developed strategy aligns throughout Wabash operations
- Develops and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and work collaboratively to ensure objectives are being met
- Utilizes full logistics network and leverage to drive cost savings. Devises short- and long-range plans and develops, maintains, and improves upon best-in-class performance in logistics/transportation
- Works with 3PL providers and MP&L Managers to analyze and implement opportunities to optimize inbound material flow including sequencing, consolidation, and mode selection.
- Strategic planning and execution to enhance profitability, productivity, customer experience and efficiency through logistics and transportation operations
- Supports growth and expansion of Wabash -- establishing logistics and transportation solutions leveraging global capabilities
- Manages and oversees all logistics/transportation/customs services ensuring services, policies and procedures are delivered in adherence with KPI's/metrics, as well as Wabash Legal and Governing Regulatory requirements
- Provides direct/indirect leadership to Logistics/Customs team-members across Wabash
- Other duties as assigned
Let's Talk About Your Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree (Preferred Major: Supply Chain or equivalent)
- Minimum 5 years of management experience in the Transportation, Logistics or Warehousing field
- Knowledge of LTL Industry operations and participants
- Truckload and flatbed experience
- Able to analyze and evaluate costs
- Ability to effective present ideas and proposals
- Strong background in dealing with analytics and problem solving in a fast-paced operations environment
- Able to demonstrate effective leadership and management skills
- Excellent presentation and outstanding business writing skills
- Ability to work independently yet report out when expected
- General management experience running a P&L in a high growth high performance company
- Experience aligning performance for success in a high-performance environment by setting goals, establishing approach, creating a learning environment, collaboratively establishing development plans, tracking performance, and effectively evaluating performance
- Proven success in generating innovative solutions in work situations including challenging paradigms, leveraging diverse resources, and evaluating multiple solutions
- Team-oriented and willingness to adapt to change
Leadership Attributes:
At Wabash, we pride ourselves on being empowering, and there are some things we feel very strongly about:
- Embrace Diversity and Inclusion -- Solicit and respect the input of others, celebrate differences, and strive for transparency and inclusiveness
- Seek to Listen -- Actively listen to reach the best solution and make the strongest decisions
- Always Learn -- Strive to improve; do not quit or settle for the status quo
- Be Authentic -- Demonstrate honesty, incredible energy, and grit in everything you do
- Win Together -- Collaborate, seek alignment, and excel at cross-group communication to success as one team and One Wabash
Join us in turning ideas into world-changing realities. Curate and build your high-impact professional career at Wabash!
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement:
Wabash is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for its associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other protected class or activity under federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions must be based on neutral, legitimate criteria. All employment policies and rules shall be applied equally to similarly situated associates.
