Logistics Manager - Dallas

Danone

  • Dallas, TX
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 23 days ago
About the Job:At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Logistics Manager based in Dallas, Texas.The Logistics Manager is responsible for warehouse operational performance and customer service for the DTX Plant and oversight for several offsite 3PL locations. As a member of the Plant Leadership Team, you will provide strategic vision and tactical direction for Cold Storage, Dry Storage and 3rd party logistics utilization in a multi-facility ‘campus’ environment. You will provide guidance to multiple direct reports, hold responsibility for assuring efficient inventory levels and space availability to support enterprise demand, achieve on-time and order fill rate goals, understands 3rd party contracts and can educate to leverage for improved cost performance, and can influence the evolution of customer service for a competitive industry advantage.You will partner closely across the organization and with other members of the Corporate Supply Chain Leadership Team including the Director Demand Planning, the Sr. Director of Customer Logistics and Distribution, the Director of Co-Manufacturing, Warehouse Operations as well as the field Plant Leadership Team to develop, implement, maintain, and improve warehouse operations and elevate customer service performance.In this role, you will be responsible for:
  • Ensuring that strong food safety considerations are built into key cross functional processes from forecasting (day’s supply) through on time customer delivery.
  • Understanding and communicating to the organization heightened regulatory expectations for ambient and cold storage operations that may influence supply chain operations.
  • Identifying areas of performance opportunity and develop, simplify, and optimize the warehouse programs.
  • Growing and developing plant warehouse talent by providing new competencies, coaching and training
  • Investigating and correcting warehousing issues that may negatively impact product availability through investigations, troubleshooting, policy/program review, program implementation, and operational assessments.
  • Monitor and report compliance to inventory accuracy targets, fill rate, on-time delivery, and customer satisfaction. Implement corrective actions to remedy out of compliance.
  • Stay current with all key regulatory and certifying agency guidelines.
  • Maintain enterprise resupply policies and procedures.
  • All other duties as assigned.
Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.About You:
  • You have a high school diploma or GED, required. Bachelors degree preferred.
  • You have 5+ years Manufacturing/Distribution experience required, preferably in foods with emphasis on Warehousing (Ambient & Cold), Transportation and material handling.
  • Strong inventory management experience with emphasis on customer service.
  • You have a food and beverage manufacturing background.
  • You have demonstrated process improvement experience in a warehouse setting.
  • You are a goal and results driven leader with working experience using SAP, eCommerce/EDI experience, WMS.
  • Understanding of warehouse tasks that incorporates internal/external operations put away and pick strategies, warehouse layout and design.
  • You have the ability to support a 24/7 production environment. Work schedules could include day or night schedule and weekend schedules as business needs dictate.
About Us:At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.#LI-NORAM

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