KAG is North America's largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider, delivering energy commodities, specialty products, merchant gases, and food products across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Job Overview
Position pay range: $104,000 - $135,000
The Director of Logistics Solutions will provide the leadership for driving the logistics technology vision, implementation, and value of KAG Logistics technology platforms, capabilities, and initiatives to support transportation management and logistics solutions. Responsible for enabling the logistics business with solutions to grow market share and achieve growth initiatives.
Responsibilities Include:
- Detailed knowledge of 3rd party SaaS TMS, and other logistics enabling technologies capabilities and architecture
- Enabling technology solution lead for all of KAG Logistics capabilities
- Manages the logistics IT business plan, investment, and roadmap to design, deploy, and run IT solutions to deliver value and drive business growth
- Collaborates closely with the KAG IT department to ensure enterprise architecture is considered, aligned with, and adhered to
- Collaborates with logistics business stakeholders to deliver value-based solutions
- Enables business processes and process improvement
- Responsible business owner for deployment of technology capabilities across the logistics platforms
- Directs project management scoping and deployment activities of enabling technologies
- Manages scope, business requirements, user acceptance, and deployment for any requested IT enhancements across the logistics department
- Directs and is responsible for ensuring KAG Logistics scope of a customer contract for enabling technology is managed and delivered as prescribed
- Plans, executes transportation/logistics solutions, and participates in solving technical problems as necessary
- Reports and communicates project status as necessary
Essential Functions
- Ability to interface and develop relationships with customer teams, across internal business operating units, and with carrier and vendor organizations responsible for executing transportation and logistics systems
- Strong problem-solving skills with any required verbal and written communications
- Actively participates in employee supervision and team building
- Travel will be required as necessary to support customer relationships, assess new opportunities requiring enabling technology, and process automation and integration to ensure timely and project-managed implementation
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- 3rd party TMS and logistics software and integration with customers, TSPs, and other LSPs (Process and technology)
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Transportation, or related field or equivalent work experience is required
- Minimum of 8-10 years of Transportation/Logistics experience required
- A comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end supply chain for Petroleum and Renewable Fuel related products; as well as Hazardous Material transportation management and logistics services in the bulk liquid industry is a major benefit
- A minimum of 5 years successful team leadership experience required
- Must have developed leadership, communication (verbal and written), organizational, interpersonal, problem analysis and resolution, and customer service skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required of associates so classified. Management retains the right to assign or reassign duties at any time. Job description is subject to change. All employees of the Company are expected to:
- Promote positive work habits including effective and timely communication, teamwork, and respect for co-workers.
- Provide constructive guidance to other employees and representatives of third parties.
- Contribute to providing the highest quality of products and services to customers.