About this role
With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.
Position Purpose: Develops, implements, and monitors all logistics management activities required for the timely and efficient transportation and distribution of products.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develops solutions that leverage the Company' s volumes, systems and partnerships while providing consistently high levels of customer service in a cost-effective manner. • Identifies and prioritizes logistics needs and communicates recommendations to upper management in order to achieve efficient product distribution. • Provides data and recommendations on product tracking, route analysis, rerouting, costing and usage alternatives. • Advises IS and system users in the development and implementation of logistics systems improvements and changes. • Responds to Requests for Information (RFI) from potential software vendors. • Tests vendor software packages to identify potential shortcomings; ascertains vendors' ability to customize products to Home Depot specifications.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
• Reports to Sr. Manager, Director Sr. Director or VP • Typically requires interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations. • Typically faces situations that are unstructured and require original approaches. • Typically considers new courses of action within broad policies and medium-term goals when solving problems. • Typically, once given general assignments, determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it.
Travel Requirements:
• Typically requires overnight travel up to 50% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
• Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about; occasionally there may be a need to stoop or lift light objects (typically less than 8 pounds).
Working Conditions:
• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. • Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Must be eighteen years of age or older. • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
• No additional qualifications
Minimum Education:
• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Preferred Education:
• No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
• 5
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
• No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
• None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
• None
Certifications:
• None
Competencies:
• Excellent project management skills. Demonstrated abilty to perform financial analysis. Ability to ascertain and solve problems. Strong computer skills. • Strong communication skills.