Logistics Specialist

Reporting to the Senior Director of Logistics, the Logistics Specialist is responsible for continuous improvement, transportation logistics operations and customer service functions.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business processes and practices (Sales channels, Procurement, Retail)

• Drive a corporate cross-functional consensus behind a shared vision of transportation logistics and distribution

• Develop business cases, build cross functional consensus and present to leadership proposals for projects with recommended implementation plans

• Develop hypotheses for improvement projects based on observed practices and gathered empirical data, examples including optimization of logistics routes (Sales Channels)

• Design of key reports used for daily / weekly / monthly KPIs tracking (data extract / cleanup and final report publishing with relevant value add insights)

• Manages and assess carrier's performance and reports operational metrics (KPIs) to senior management, as well as any regulatory reporting requirements related to transportation and logistics activities.

• Define and drive development and implementation of needed transportation processes and systems

• Drive site specific requirements at cross docks, warehouses, and ports to support the most efficient transportation operations possible

• Analyze the financial impact of proposed transportation changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers.

• Issue statistical or detailed reporting for stakeholders as requested including operation efficiency improvement and cost reduction.

• Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification, and performance evaluation.

• Manage project logistics as directed (ad hoc, specialty, etc)

• Collaborate with other departments to integrate transportation logistics with business systems or processes.

• Work with other departments to optimize and meet transportation requirements.

• Design models for use in evaluating transportation programs or services.

• Implement specific customer requirements, such as internal reporting or customized transportation metrics. (Walmart, Sam's Club)

• Define scope and priorities of analytics team to measure all relevant aspects of inbound and outbound transportation logistics.

• Anticipate challenges and disruptions to transportation flow and design mitigation strategies

• Drive planning for adequate carrier capacity and storage space to keep pace with volume growth

• Prepare and Manage the department budget acting as a liaison to finance

• Work with IT business intelligence partners to highlight and resolve system issues and/or data inconsistencies

• Help in troubleshooting and resolving complex business systems issues.

• Other Ad Hoc assignments and responsibilities as assigned

Who You Are:

• Self-starter who embraces customer service excellence and continuous improvement

• Collaborative team player who can partner cross functionally to achieve desired results

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with a proven ability to research, reconcile, business data to extract and communicate insights from data

• Solid interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

• Experience working with Walmart, Sam's Club, Costco & Amazon a plus

• CPG products experience required with food and beverage background preferred

• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

What Benefits do Peetniks Receive?

At Peet's we hire the best people and are committed to supporting our employees and rewarding them for their work. That's one of the reasons we offer the following benefits:

• 401(k) plan, with generous matching

• Full medical, dental and vision insurance

• Paid vacation

• Free coffee and fresh baked goods as well as an employee discount

• Opportunities for growth and advancement

The target annual base salary range for this position is $60,000-80,000. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant's qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. Peet's offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program.