Director of Logistics - Crossgate

at  West Shore Home

We are on a mission to do something that has never been done before – to build the first nationwide home remodeling brand. That requires a high level of imagination, commitment, and determination from people who take extreme ownership of their circumstances. We are proud that our commitment to culture has earned us the 2023 Top Workplaces USA award as one of the nation’s top employers, as well as distinct recognition in the following categories: Leadership, Purpose & Values, and Compensation & Benefits.
As our nationwide growth accelerates, our Supply Chain team plays a key role in driving forward our mission of Bringing Happiness to Every Home® by overseeing the execution of end-to-end logistics strategies, including freight negotiations; contract across all modes, including inbound and outbound.
As the Director of Logistics at West Shore Home®, you will contribute to this mission by developing the Supply Chain Strategy and building the logistics organization. This position manages all aspects of the U.S. based logistics processes and organization. The Director of Logistics reports to the Vice President of Supply Chain and oversees the Logistics Manager. This position works closely with Inside Operations, Customer Service and Sales.
What You’ll Contribute

• Oversee the execution of end-to-end logistics strategies, including freight negotiations; contract across all modes, including inbound and outbound.
• Lead Truckload, LTL, Parcel, including establishing potential dedicated fleets, potential ocean imports from Asia & Latin America, intermodal.
• Experience managing and evaluating 3PL programs.
• Analyze current payload at the distribution centers and devise strategies for improvement.
• Manage the TMS implementation.
  What It Takes to Succeed

At West Shore Home, we are Default Aggressive towards our goals and take Extreme Ownership of our results. We’ll provide you with the training and tools to set you up for success, and we hope that you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree, required; Logistics major preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in logistics, preferably with all mode freight negotiations, multi-modal freight management in US, with 3 years of experience in a director/leadership or above role.
• 2+ years of Direct distribution, fulfillment experience desirable.
• Experience with implementing/leveraging best in class logistics/transportation management software and tools, including TMS and routing systems, to drive network efficiencies.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement, professional growth, cross functional collaboration and goal planning and execution.

We Invest in YOU
We believe that when employees know they are valued and safe, they’ll bring their best efforts every day. That is why we go above and beyond to ensure that our teammates know just how much they mean to us, and we are proud to have earned Top Workplaces USA for Compensation & Benefits recognition.