Manager, Supply Chain & Logistics

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Position:  Manager, Supply Chain & Logistics

Location:  Atlanta/Hybrid work model

Who Are We:  Purchasing Power (corp.purchasingpower.com)

We are an Atlanta-based voluntary benefit company offering an industry-leading employee purchase program for brand-name consumer products, online education services and travel offerings through convenient payroll deduction, helping employees achieve financial flexibility.

The Opportunity:  The Manager, Supply Chain & Logistics will be responsible for managing a team of Supply Chain Specialists, analyzing and optimizing Purchasing Power’s logistics operation and supplier network. This role will support the Sr. Director, Transportation & Supply Chain Operations in driving margin improvement, operational strategies and implementing business processes in line with the supply chain roadmap. 

What You Will Do:

• Evaluate carrier & supplier performance data, identifying problems, process gaps, and developing recommendations with focus on improving customer experience and operational inefficiencies
• Generate and implement strategies to streamline transportation and reverse logistics by establishing quality monitoring and identifying opportunities to improve delivery performance metrics and customer experience
• Proactively address cost drivers and to eliminate waste and deliver value-creation 
• Manage and evaluate the returns and recovery process with a focus on revenue and margin improvement while creating transparent guidelines for customers.
• Analyze standard reporting and prepare actionable business summaries for both the Transportation teams and Vendor Compliance Teams
• Identify operational/systemic gaps and partner with Supply Chain Systems team to resolve and automate where feasible
• Create, foster and manage strong relationships within the company and external parties, such as carrier partners, suppliers, and service providers
• Partner cross-functionally to solve operational planning and order related issues
• Develop high performance culture and individualized development plans for direct reports to improve employee engagement and promote growth 
• Promote customer centricity within team and the whole organization

The Experience You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or Operations Management
• 6 years of work experience in Supply Chain and Continuous Improvement
• 2 years of leadership and people management experience in progressively growing roles
• Broad supply chain knowledge and an understanding of supply chain cost and budget modelling
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• High proficiency in spreadsheet analysis, Tableau, and basic SQL querying
• Experience in transportation/shipping in a retail, ecommerce (B2C/D2C) or ideally drop-shipment environments is required
• Expertise in process and continuous improvement and business management
• Ability to efficiently analyze data to make fact-based decisions in a timely manner
• Capability to operate in fast-paced environment and manage competing demands

Your Well Being:

• Hybrid work model (Onsite/Offsite)
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, company paid Basic Life/AD&D
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Flexible PTO
• Career Development
• Employee Purchase Program

What We Stand For:

• We act with intensity, urgency and a passion for supporting our customers and growing our business.  We strive for excellence.
• We hold ourselves accountable and expect it of each other.  We attack problems with a positive “can do” attitude.  We do what we say we’ll do.
• We deliver as one team, working together with integrity, respect, trust, transparency, and fun.  We are better because we work here.
• We believe our unique diversity and authenticity makes us a better company, allows us to be our best selves and is a competitive advantage.
• We exhibit innate curiosity and creativity to innovate and reimagine how things can be done.  We ask, is there a better way?

Purchasing Power is an equal opportunity employer. At Purchasing Power, we make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promoting, transferring, demoting, evaluating, compensating and separating, without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, religion, age, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, service in the uniform services, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.