Position Purpose: Reduce costs and improve service to stores by taking control of and managing specific assigned areas of Logistics management Key Responsibilities: • Provide support and direction for area's efforts. • Manage all aspects of assigned area's of operations and programs. • Participate in strategic planning and facilitate action on these plans for the assigned area. Provide technical logistics expertise on assigned area as well as store/retail expertise as needed.. • Plan resources in order to complete competing priorities within the provided timeframe. Prepare project design and timelines. • Select, develop, and motivate assigned staff. May have limited authoirty to negotiate transportation costs for in-bound and/or outbound freight. Direct Manager/Direct Reports: • Typically reports to Supply Chain Management. • May have Direct and indirect reports • Typically requires highly developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations. • Typically faces situations that have a variety of interpretations and require careful evaluation. • Typically considers new approaches within general policies and short-term goals when solving problems. • Typically, once given general assignments, determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it. Travel Requirements: • Typically requires overnight travel up to 50% of the time. Physical Requirements: • Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Working Conditions: • Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. • Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations. Minimum Qualifications: • Must be eighteen years of age or older. • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Preferred Qualifications: • Nine to twelve years of experience is preferred. Experience in the Logistics field preferred • Management experience preferred Minimum Education: • The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education: • No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience: • 6 Preferred Years of Work Experience: • No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience: • None Preferred Leadership Experience: • None Certifications: • None Competencies: • Experience in the Logistics field • Management experience