• Direct and lead the team that ensures timely resolution of day-to-day Supply Chain issues.
  • Accountable for relationship and performance management of all Supply Chain vendors.
  • Facilitate supplier involvement in joint continuous improvement efforts with focus on quality and lead-time.
  • Lead Key Business Reviews to ensure alignment with vendors related to performance, continuous improvement goals, and platform strategy.
  • Develop and maintain Supplier Scorecards and KPI's to facilitate continuous improvement in the areas of Production, Fulfillment, Quality, Cost of Goods, Inventory Management, and other metrics.
  • Lead and develop a best-in-class team through coaching, recognition, best practice sharing, and mentorship.
  • Provide strategic leadership and direction for current and future initiatives.
  • Work closely with executive leadership teams to more efficiently and effectively drive business initiatives.
  • Build key cross-functional partnerships, particularly with stores, operations, finance and human resources.
  • Partner with key stakeholders to understand short and long-term opportunities to improve the impact and effectiveness of the Supply Chain organization.
  • Drive operational excellence across the company for continuous improvement in safety, service, quality, and cost.
  • Assess current operations to ensure existing technology is being leveraged and identify any opportunities to enhance innovation and support future needs.
  • Partner with Sr. leadership team to develop and lead Transportation business strategy for all product categories (Ties, Poles, Lumber, other materials).
  • Leadership for North America truck, rail and water freight, Finished Goods Yards, Carrier Performance Management, Customs Compliance, Trade Programs, Transportation in support of the North America Supply Chain's strategic plans.
  • Lead initiatives to improve transportation and logistics services (Internal and external freight movement) in the areas of quality, speed to market, reliability, execution to plan and overall customer service.
  • Partner with Sales and Procurement to negotiate international and domestic carrier and service provider contracts.
  • Ensures compliance with U. S. and Canadian laws related to import/export transportation activities.
  • Represents the company with government agencies regarding transportation compliance policies.
  • Develops logistics strategies and optimizes the logistics network and processes for new and existing businesses.
  • Collaborates across the NA Supply Chain and with Stella Jones Customers to optimize on-time-performance, inventory levels, and cost.
  • Ensure open communication exists throughout the business and that senior executives are kept abreast of issues in the areas of safety, transportation, logistics; distribution, transportation, planning and human resources.
  • Ensure that each region and facility operate in compliance with all stated company policy and procedures, and adhere to the company's mission, vision and values statements.
  • Ensure consistent practices and processes used across all Regions, such as corporate requirements in the area of asset management, financial reporting, human relations, state and local government regulations.
  • Provide for, and give operational input to strategic business planning, consideration of technology, innovation, or process changes in existing and future facilities.
  • Look for opportunities to use "best in practice" techniques for transportation operations.
  • Oversees transportation budgets; reviews performance to budget; monitors, consolidates analysis, and reports budget variances.
  • Develop initiatives with Sr. leadership to improve cost performance and profitability.
  • Work with and support Sales to increase existing and future business.
  • Oversee purchasing, transporting, warehousing, and shipping of materials and products.
  • Ensure that all steps in supply chain meet regulations, quality, and timeliness goals.
  • Record data and strategize to meet sales and delivery goals, reduce costs, and forecast market needs.
  • Build relationships with stakeholders including vendors, factory staff, clients, carriers, etc.

Skills & Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of direct work experience in supply chain management at a senior level in a high-volume retail organization.
  • Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or related field or equivalent experience; MBA a plus.
  • Must have the leadership skills and executive presence to drive best in class results.
  • Should have leadership presence, courage, and intelligence.
  • Strategic business partner who understands the impact Supply Chain has on top and bottom line growth.
  • Anticipates future business opportunities and develops strategies to address them.
  • Responds to changing trends and new technologies to leverage new market opportunities.
  • Results oriented with a track record of achieving stretch goals, meeting aggressive timelines, and delivering outstanding performance.
  • Ability to provide inspirational leadership to a large and diverse organization.
  • Ability to constantly learn externally to deliver winning strategies and excellence in execution.
Job Type
Full-Time Regular