SUMMARY:

The Transportation Team Lead responsibilities include: Managing day to day execution of Furniture and Inbound vendor network, $65 million in annual spend. Responsible for meeting service and cost metrics. Help lead and develop team of 7 logistic coordinators. Other responsibilities include relationship building and management of Williams-Sonoma's carriers, vendors, brand management, DC's and furniture delivery hubs. Contract administration and negotiation, assisting in RFP's, network analysis and project management. Generate daily/weekly/and monthly reports. Heavy analysis of large amount of data is required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee day to day transportation activities associated with Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s furniture line-haul into our furniture delivery hubs.

• Oversee transportation activities associated with domestic vendor inbound into all Williams-Sonoma DC’s

• Provide leadership, growth and development to team of logistics coordinators

• Conduct business review with business partners such as carriers, vendors, DC partners.

• Drive cost and process improvement initiatives.

• Manage daily/weekly/monthly metrics reports and present results to management.

   

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics or Engineering

• Experience in a transportation, distribution or supply chain role

• Demonstrated ability to organize and lead projects to closure

• Proven leadership and problem-solving skills along with the ability to work independently

• Proficient in analysis tools such as MS Office, QlikView, or other business intelligence tools.

• Superior verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent Analytical, Technical, and Presentation skills

   

  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience negotiating and administering LTL, IM and TL contracts

• Previous experience with network design, logistics engineering, and TMS (Transportation Management Systems)