Director, Logistics

1 week ago

UK Remote, United Kingdom Promethean Full time £80,500 - £132,000 per year
At Promethean...
We're on a mission to transform the way people learn and collaborate around the world. For over 25 years, we've been empowering educators, innovators, and business leaders with our award-winning interactive displays and software solutions that transform learning and workspaces into connected, creative environments.
Our company is rooted in our values, igniting a culture that fosters collaboration and innovation, as well as promoting an inclusive environment. As a global leader in edtech, we are also passionate about four key areas where we can make a difference: growing access to technology for underserved communities, encouraging our employees to take an active role in improving our world, promoting diversity and inclusion, and reducing our carbon footprint. Discover more about our corporate social responsibility initiatives.
As a member of #TeamPromethean, you'll have the opportunity to change lives with technology and directly impact education and the workplace for countless people every day. If you're passionate about education, collaboration, and making a positive global impact, we want to hear from you. Join us on our mission to transform the world, one student, one teacher, and one community at a time.
The Director, Logistics will provide leadership and support in the development of the global logistics organization on both strategic and tactical levels. This will include project identification, portfolio management, project prioritization and project management to maximize value to Promethean and seamless operations. Responsible for ensuring the logistics team, as well as regional and all associated resources successfully manage the timely, efficient and cost-effective transfer of products from manufacturing sites and to customers. Drive transportation, warehousing and trade compliance cost reduction as well as service and quality continuous improvement through process, analytics, technology, and partnership with all peer departments. Job Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Lead creation of overall Distribution, Logistics, and Order Management vision and strategy, including network design
  • Formulate business strategies and ensure strategies and plans provide the greatest sustainable competitive advantage and maximize optimized operational excellence
  • Define and manage the governance process required to achieve vision and bold goals
  • The leader will collaborate with business unit leaders for various business lines to develop business strategies and customer requirements.
  • Optimize the End-to-End Distribution, Order Management, and Logistics processes and supporting technologies
  • Set key metrics and their targets in conjunction with key stakeholders and lead on-going performance management
  • Own global distribution logistics network including internal and external distribution, and across channels
  • Carrier relationship ownership, ensuring the right network is in place
  • Meeting sustainability metrics, quality, safety and security, working across Supply Chain
  • Build strategic relationships for Distribution and Logistics partners
  • Responsible for developing and cascading the transportation strategy across the business
  • Collaborate with operations and sales teams to design and implement global logistics strategies
  • Drive analytics to monitor logistics network performance and identify opportunities to minimize costs
  • Provide leadership, mentoring and guidance to logistics and order management teams; set performance goals and provide on-going coaching
  • Cultivate a high-performance culture and ensure employee engagement
  • Work collaboratively across the IT organization to ensure all technology services needs are identified
  • Work closely with the People organization; Taking responsibility for the ongoing development of all members of their team.
Job Skills and Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or other relevant degree. MBA or MS desirable.
  • 10+ years of experience leading teams in global logistics, transportation, and order management.
  • 7 years managing a team of professionals
  • Excellent understanding of the concepts of business process measurement,
  • Proven track record of effectively collaborating with supply chain functions and company stakeholders across the larger organization
  • Proven ability to build enduring professional relationships with local partners and service providers
  • Strong customer focus and a track record of delivering best in class service levels.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking abilities.
  • Experience in using data and data science to drive quantitative analysis and break-through outcomes
  • High proficiency in supply chain fundamentals and clearly understand how technology can help not only supporting daily processing but also enabling transformation
  • Advanced computer skills
  • Effective analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Ability to envision and implement new concepts/strategies
Base Range: £80,500 - £132,000 + Bonus Eligible
Promethean provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that offers the flexibility and security to thrive both inside and outside of work. 
Our benefits include:  Private Medical Insurance  Life Assurance  Pension Program  Parental Leave Program In addition to 26 days of paid annual leave plus bank holidays, Promethean offers the following paid leave:  · Birthday day off · Multicultural day off · Two Volunteering Days Well-Being Programs (For example, company-wide health challenges)  Reward and Recognition Program  And more
Promethean is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace. We realize that by creating teams rich in diverse thoughts and experiences, our people, company and customers are free to thrive. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), age, marital status, disability, military or veteran status; or any other protected classifications or characteristics under applicable local laws. In addition, Promethean values privacy and the protection of personal information.
For information regarding personal information we collect and our use of such data please see our privacy policy:
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