Job Description:
Site Logistics Manager
Kansas City, MO
Job Description
The Site Logistics Manager is a strategic level position at a high-volume site providing multiple technologies to the Mars Petcare network and direct to customer. This position has complete, end to end ownership and responsibility for the logistics organization at the site including inbound raws & packs, warehousing, OB logistics, yard management, and transportation. Position requires excellent team building & management, working closely with supply leadership, scheduling, demand planning, commercial, RDC network, transportation providers, and other corporate functions to support network logistics goals and provide excellent service internally and to end customers.
What are we looking for?
BS / BA Business, Logistics, Supply Chain or related field preferred
5+ years’ experience in Logistics or Supply Chain Management can be substituted for education.
Excellent Verbal Communication
Ability to builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
3+ years managing people.
Strong knowledge of SAP, JDA or Red Prairie WMS, ISO, Quality Management Systems, Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate, influence, negotiate, motivate and lead a team.
Ability to lead multiple teams across different areas of operation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Effectively communicate and influence at all levels of the organization including the reporting and presentation of data
Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Nexus)
Ability to transfer procedures and training experiences to others
Flexibility to adapt to regularly changing priorities and quality issues.
Ability to handle sensitive information.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Develop and implement Supply Chain Strategies in line with the OGSM.
Identify and eliminate “supply chain” constraints to ensure maximum service levels are obtained.
Coach and develop leaders and team members to successful results, including identifying training and development needs.
Lead the execution of cultural changes and activities needed to support the FMOS process.
Maintain contingency plans for time sensitive operations (unscheduled absentees, customer issues, system malfunctions, inventory exceptions, supplier quality exceptions, fleet equipment issues, etc.).
Develops and maintain root-cause/corrective action procedures including trend analysis resulting in driving process improvements
Liaison with internal and external partners to manage costs and maximize on time service metrics within the region.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. Careers site.
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What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™.
We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
