Job Description

Title: Logistics Director

Reports to: Vice President

Location: Flushing, NY

Restaurant Depot is the leading wholesale distributor of food, equipment and supplies to independent grocery retailers and foodservice operators across the United States. The company operates two different warehouse formats, Restaurant Depot and Jetro Cash & Carry - 134 locations in total across 34 states.

We seek a highly motivated, technically proficient and commercial manager for our logistics team. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects that have far reaching implications for all stakeholders across our organization.

Roles and Responsibilities

Manage, train and monitor the performance of a team of direct reports (~15 individuals)Show an entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to constantly change and improve the way our business operatesWillingness to collaborate both internally with other departments and externally with our stakeholders to create and constantly improve our practicesCreate processes and methods to gather, analyze, monitor and report on logistics dataOversee the analysis of lane and vendor data to identify problematic areas in our supply chain and implement cost effective and practical improvementsMeasure and report on performance against various targets/benchmarks for our activitiesAbility to identify root causes with supply chain issues – implement solutions and present resultsCoordinate and work with across functions to investigate and analyze how logistics costs flow through our organizationDemonstrate cost saving initiatives to improve the operational and cost performance of our transportation modelsGather and identify opportunities for process optimizationOversee the preparation of daily, weekly and monthly reports around key metricsConceive of new ideas and projects to improve the performance of the department

Skills and Experience:

Supply Chain experience is advantageous but not a pre-requisiteExperience as a Financial, Business, Data or Supply Chain Analyst or a similar roleStrong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Microsoft ExcelBA/BS Degree required; Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting or equivalent preferredExperience managing direct reports, building SOPs, coordinating and communicating across different functions in the organization highly advantageousExperience in financial (or other quantitative) reporting including development and maintenance of reportsExcellent written and verbal communication skills