Director, Transportation & Warehousing
Serve as the key leader for indirect spend and relationship management for all freight and warehouse partners. Lead high performing teams to ensure service and cost metrics are met. Strategically look ahead and design the network support for the future. At Mark Anthony, we exist to Unearth the Extraordinary: Our Purpose is not just a statement; it is a call to action that binds us together and ignites our passion for making a difference. It is the driving force behind why we do what we do every single day, connecting our global organization across all business units, roles, and locations. We are: Best in Our Craft – we set the standard with a pursuit of excellence that can be found in everything from our products and processes to our plants and people. Ambitiously Curious – we stay curious, dreaming big and navigating the unknown with an enduring belief in better. Made With Humility – we bring humility, authenticity, fun, and support to every collaboration and celebrate wins as a team. Daringly Disruptive – we disrupt the status quo, moving fast to seize opportunities and acting scrappy to stay ahead of industry giants.
Then Responsibilities: include accountabilities bullet list, key metrics, influence, veto, critical relationships maybe. We need to decide what goes under Responsibilities vs Requirements etc. Let's assign: Responsibilities: the accountabilities bullet list, key metrics & financial targets, influence, veto, critical relationships. Requirements: maybe education + years experience? But those are also qualifications. Could split: Requirements: Bachelor’s degree, MBA or CPA; 10+ years in Logistics roles showing continued growth and leadership. Qualifications: Team player who can work and communicate with all levels of employees; Experience managing teams and significant indirect spend. Skills: maybe same as qualifications? But we have Skills heading; we could put team player, communication, managing teams under Skills. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's think: The posting has "Skills Needed To Be Successful:" which includes education, experience, team player, managing teams. So we could treat that as Skills section. Then we could have Requirements empty? Better to have Requirements for mandatory qualifications (education, years experience) and Qualifications for preferred? But not clear. Simplify: Use Sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay. Omit Qualifications and Skills if they'd be redundant. But we need to capture team player etc. Could put them under Requirements. Let's map: Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree, MBA or CPA - 10+ years in Logistics roles showing continued growth and leadership - Team player who can work and communicate with all levels of employees - Experience managing teams and significant indirect spend Benefits: - Comprehensive health and welfare benefits - Company matching 401(k) contributions - Paid time off including annual leave, paid sick time and holidays - Extensive opportunities for training, development, and career growth Pay: - Competitive annual salary $166,000 - $207,000 in Chicago, IL - Bonus plan designed to recognize company performance and individual contributions We also have a sentence about compensation variability: "Compensation offered to prospective Team Members has taken internal equity into consideration and can vary depending on a positions’ location. The final agreed upon wage may vary based on the job-related knowledge, skills, and experience of the individual." That's more about pay; we could include in Pay paragraph. Now Responsibilities: include the bullet list from Accountabilities, Key Metrics & Financial Targets, Influence, Veto, Critical Relationships. Let's craft bullet list:- Full responsibility for our transportation carrier network, 3PL warehouse partners, and internal warehouse COE
- Act as key leader within the logistics team to bridge constraint gaps and strategically think about the network of the future
- Partner closely with our strategic vendors to ensure we have top level service and competitive cost structure
- Process improvement driven to reduce waste and maximize service levels
- Productivity initiatives to drive further value from logistics
- On-Time Shipments > 75%
- In-Full Shipments > 85%
- Case Fill % >99%
- Inventory Age
- 0 Unforced Inventory Obsolescence
- Carrier Service targets
- Freight and WH Spend Own: Carrier, WH 3PL, and WH real estate contracts
- Warehouse strategy to support inventory builds and peak season surge
- Influence: Demand, supply, and customer service to hit service levels in cost conscience way
- Veto: Veto or escalate anything causing us significant spend exposure tied to in-directs
- This role will work strategically across all business units within the supply chain
About the role
Serve as the key leader for indirect spend and relationship management for all freight and warehouse partners. Lead high performing teams to ensure service and cost metrics are met. Strategically look ahead and design the network support for the future. At Mark Anthony, we exist to Unearth the Extraordinary: Our Purpose is not just a statement; it is a call to action that binds us together and ignites our passion for making a difference. It is the driving force behind why we do what we do every single day, connecting our global organization across all business units, roles, and locations. We are: Best in Our Craft – we set the standard with a pursuit of excellence that can be found in everything from our products and processes to our plants and people. Ambit