Lead Logistics Vendor Management

Lead Logistics Vendor Management

Requirements

• Must have a thorough knowledge of the supply chain/logistics organization (processes, procedures, tools, applications, systems, etc.) coupled with a strong business background in order to fully support the organization.
• Typically, 8 to 10 years of relevant experience or certification may be required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading the processes, strategies, and tools for the assigned business or functional area and implementing, improving, and supporting key strategic initiatives.
• Define, design and implement processes into the organization and facilitate change throughout the supply chain organization through consulting and collaboration with these vendors.
• Manages vendor performance against established targets and works with these vendors to ensure that critical delivery, quality and other logistics performance objectives are achieved.
• Subject Matter Expert for supply chain related initiatives, product launches, and projects.
• Develops team relationships at a strategic and tactical level with vendors and AT&T client organizations and leads operational performance meetings to discuss vendor performance gaps and establish corrective action plans.
• Approves corrective action plans and works with vendor to monitor progress, and if needed, escalates to appropriate leadership groups to define resolution paths.
• Typically provides leadership and financial analysis support in the creation and management of contract negotiations, policies/standards/processes, process improvement and transformation, and business continuity plans.
• Leads multiple logistics projects varying in both size and complexity.
• Leads the application of sophisticated financial and operational analysis for decision support.
• Participates in the development of goals and budgets for area of responsibility.
• Provides approaches and resolutions to a diverse range of complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Provides leadership/guidance to others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred bachelor’s degree.