Full Job Description
Contract Logistics Program Director
This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.
The right candidate will have a continuous improvement mindset and a tendency toward 5S in the workplace.
The Program Director will be responsible for a multi-site operation for our Healthcare vertical. The Program Director is responsible for the safety, financial, operational and customer excellence that the distribution centers provide to our customer and to Kuehne+Nagel. The Program director will report directly to the vertical's Director.
How you create impact
• Manage programs including best practice to support IFR of
• Manage all department finances, including achieving monthly targets and provide budget files internally
• Implement new building and install operational excellence throughout
• Ensure all SOP's and WI's meet the operational requirements and minimize any process exposure
• Provide consistency across sites in operations including visual management and reporting
• Ensure all service goals are meeting standards and understand cause and implement corrective action if not
• Develop and present content for QBR's in addition to the site manager
• Support best practice across operations
• Provide network reporting for internal and external requirements
• Coach, guide and evaluate GM's and OM's across department
• Negotiate and support with any new business and SOW
• Absorb and evaluate customer corporate requests to allow GM's to run operation
• Improve within operations. Ensure teams have a pipeline of active and future projects
• Review and provide guidance on any commercial or legal requirements
• Build relationship between customer and Kuehne+Nagel to retain customers business and future growth opportunities
What we would like you to bring
• 7+ years Supply Chain and General Manager experience
• Bachelors Degree required and Master's preferred
• Travel whenever required
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes
• Creative problem-solving
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
What's in it for you
Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI- Onsite