Full-Time

Senior Logistics Specialist

Posted on 10/25/2024

nVent

nVent

1,001-5,000 employees

Automotive & Transportation
Industrial & Manufacturing
Energy

Senior

Solon, OH, USA

Hybrid work out of Solon, OH office.

Category
Supply Chain Management
Operations & Logistics
Required Skills
Supply Chain Management
Tableau
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
  • Ideally 7+ years of logistics transportation or carrier management experience with an emphasis on bids, negotiations, and performance monitoring
  • Funnel management, lean business tools, and project leadership experience preferred
  • Digital tools experience with preferably Tableau, ERP, TMS, WMS, and FAP
  • Analytic with experience using qualitative and quantitative to evaluate logistics operations and service providers
  • Interpersonal skills to ensure the ability to focus on the key day-to-day priorities without losing sight of longer-term initiatives
  • Experience with LTL and Parcel shipping
  • Requires up to 15% business travel (air and vehicle) and working hybrid out of Solon, OH office
Responsibilities
  • Lead spot transportation activity across relevant nVent sites and customers with a focus on speed and cost
  • Lead projects and initiatives sought to reduce supply chain cost, improve customer experience, and advance nVent supply chain goals
  • Focus on digital projects that include: TMS implementation, Freight Audit and Pay implementation, and Tableau dashboards
  • Build scorecards and reporting to lead the business and report on outcomes and opportunities to top management
  • Support the implementation and removal of logistics partners in alignment with site and shipping leaders and enterprise teams
  • Bring ideas and build solutions to focus on ESG metrics and goals that include internal opportunities for improvement as well as carbon reduction in our external logistics network
  • Create and lead a funnel of continuous improvement items that require focus from the business to support key critical metrics

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

1903

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