Director of Logistics

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In this role, you will be leading the transport, trade, logistics and distribution processes for the NEMA motors business including sourcing, service levels, costs, transportation, and warehouse processes in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Drive and improve the logistics related elements globally, including inbound and outbound movements between suppliers, plants, distribution, and customers. Improve profitability while positively impacting quality and the customer experience. Support Motion Drives Product transport planning and sourcing.

Your responsibilities

• Safety and Integrity: Ensure that all activities are conducted in accordance with the company's policies and procedures and comply with health, safety and integrity guidelines
• Oversee material flow processes throughout and between the factories and to customers including receiving, shipping, warehousing, packaging, kitting, material handling, and finished goods distribution
• Implement, develop, and maintain global and regional Trade & Logistics strategies, processes, and policies at the regional Business Area and global Division level
• Drive transport, trade and logistics quality and cost improvements, establish and maintain governance structures at region level in line with global strategy, NEMA Motors Division and Motion business area
• Optimize the freight budget and continuous improvement agenda. Analyze freight plans from a strategic perspective to ensure full transparency of cost/benefits relationships. Ensure budgetary requirements are met. Lead the regional transportation center of excellence and support other designated divisions as required
• Collaboratively work with engineering and sales and marketing to standardize packaging across the division to maintain brand expectations while effectively protecting the product at expected cost levels
• Develop and execute the strategy for finished goods warehousing and distribution, including network optimization
• Collaboratively work with manufacturing and warehouse personnel to standardize warehousing and production parts presentation using efficient and effective processes
• Lead coordinated efforts to optimize material stocks and flows using lean and six sigma techniques.
• Support the Drives Product Division for transport planning and sourcing needs
  
  

Your background

• Bachelors Degree with minimum 15 years experience with a Master's Degree Preferred.
• Logistics and distribution background required
• Minimum 15 years related experience with 5 years of that at a management level (or 13 with a masters)
• Knowledge of transportation and trade rules and regulations
• with demonstrated understanding of sales, inventory, and operations planning theory and processes
• Six sigma green belt or higher certification and/or APICs (Additional paid-in capital) or similar certification preferred
• Strategic thinking with the ability to develop, implement, and document processes with proven leadership ability coupled with change management skills
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US
  
  

More about us

ABB’s NEMA Motors Division markets, designs and manufactures the market-leading Baldor-Reliance® brand of industrial motors. As the #1 global manufacturer of NEMA motors, our quality products are designed to reliably and efficiently meet the challenges our customers face. Our business is investing in technology, tools, people and processes to ensure our general purpose and application-specific solutions perform as expected, every time. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.