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Meijer Director of Inbound Logistics - Domestic in Grand Rapids, Michigan
As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!
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Scheduling flexibility
Paid parental leave
Paid education assistance
Team member discount
Development programs for advancement and career growth
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This position directs multi-channel corporate logistics services across all businesses in a cost-effective and service-sensitive manner. Responsible for transportation services to chain of over 200+ stores with all associated Drug Enforcement Activity regulatory requirements.
Position will follow a hybrid schedule: Monday-Wednesday in office, Thursday-Friday remote.
What You'll be Doing:
Execute cost control strategies across the corporation, including retail margins and operational P&L’s.
Execute transportation mode strategies that includes small parcel, less than truckload, intermodal, rail, consolidation and deconsolidation.
Lead team responsible for sourcing and negotiating domestic service providers across all modes: Small parcel, LTL, Truckload, intermodal.
Actively engage with Digital Team on logistics support for home delivery.
Stay current with team focus on regulatory requirements relative to CPSC corrective action program and commitments working cross functionally with Legal and Internal Audit.
Lead team in alignment with corporate P&L goals and in stock requirements working cross functionally to meet goals.
Engage with Supply Chain on projects requiring domestic logistics analysis.
Engage in actively hiring, training and developing present and future leaders.
Establish and deploy policies, processes, organizational structure and programs to support supply chain vision.
Manage all mode service provider compliance to meet corporate in-stock strategy from approximately 5600 vendors across the globe inbound to 26 distribution facilities.
Responsible for state-of-the-art knowledge to support systems and software applications to drive logistics cost efficiencies and carrier freight bill payment.
Collaborate with other departments in the company to accomplish strategic objectives including Merchandising, Planning, Distribution, Finance and Accounting, Legal, Quality Assurance, Product Development and Corporate Asset Protection.
This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.
What You Bring with You (Qualifications):
Bachelor’s degree of Supply Chain Logistics or associated discipline required.
8-10 years of progressive growth and experience in supply chain in associated fields.
Proven ability to work across the corporation with all levels, including Sr. Leadership, to drive strategies and meet goals and objectives.
Strong and proven capabilities at building a team and growing future leaders.
Verbal and communication skills to clearly articulate, in person or in writing, across multiple disciplines.
Strong knowledge, experience and successful track record managing global business practices.
We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please click here to submit your request . Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.