Company Description
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here
Job Description
Reporting to the Director, Logistics, this position is responsible for managing complex sourcing projects and initiatives within the Logistics space to help achieve cost, service and quality improvements within our logistics operations and FBIN network.
Position location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield, IL. Effective mid-2025, Fortune Brands will transition to a new world-class campus in Deerfield, bringing together associates from across our U.S. offices, brands, and functions. The campus will offer vibrant workspaces for collaboration, along with amenities for dining, onsite daycare, fitness and recreation.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management or other business-related focus.
• Minimum of 3 years of Logistics or Sourcing experience is required.
• MS Office experience (Excel, Power Point, Word).
• ERP system experience (preferably Oracle or SAP).
• Transportation Management System experience (preferably Mercury Gate or Oracle OTM).
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize efforts.
• Ability to cope with ambiguity and problem solve.
• Ability to make independent decisions based on sound rationale and alignment with FBIN’s operational standards and goals.
  Additional Information
  Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $81,000 USD - $124,300 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.
  At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.
  Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.
  Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

• Partner with Sourcing team on logistics projects to improve cost, service and quality. Examples of this include annual bids for truckload, LTL and ocean categories.
• Lead the execution of all logistics related tasks for project implementations and carrier transitions.
• Act as Logistics team lead on all carrier escalation issues and price negotiations.
• Monitor and manage carrier performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and service level agreements.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities for both cost and service initiatives through data analysis with internal and external customer engagement.
• Analyze freight spend data by region, carrier, mode, and customer to understand trends and mitigate risk.
• Constructively challenge standard process approaches in place to deliver cost savings and improved services to our FBIN customers.
• Identify new carriers and service options to improve operations and cost.