VP of Global Contract Logistics & Distribution (Ocala)

Vice President Of Global Contract Logistics & Distribution

The Vice President Of Global Contract Logistics & Distribution is responsible for driving the strategy, implementation, and performance of third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse and fulfillment operations worldwide. You will expand and oversee a global network of outsourced operations while working directly with customers to design and implement offshore fulfillment and distribution solutions. In addition to operational excellence, you will play a key role in driving revenue and margin growth by developing new business opportunities, optimizing costs, and enhancing operational efficiencies across all regions.

Vice President Of Global Contract Logistics & Distribution responsibilities and essential job functions include, but are not limited to the following :

• Global 3PL Oversight : Expand, lead and manage relationships with third-party logistics providers. Negotiate service expectations, pricing structures, and performance standards. Ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met, compliance with legal and operational requirements, operational efficiency is optimized and cost-effective solutions are implemented.
• Revenue & Margin Growth : Drive revenue growth by identifying and executing opportunities for new business and expanding existing relationships. Work closely with the sales and business development teams to design profitable offshore fulfillment solutions. Lead margin improvement initiatives through cost control and optimizing the efficiency of 3PL networks.
• Strategic Fulfillment Solutions : Partner with customers to design, implement, and scale offshore fulfillment and distribution strategies that align with their global supply chain needs while driving profitability.
• Operations Excellence : Monitor and improve key performance metrics across multiple distribution centers worldwide to drive performance, cost savings, and customer satisfaction.
• Cross-functional Collaboration : Work alongside teams in Sales, IT, Compliance, and Transportation to ensure the seamless execution of customer-specific logistics solutions and new business ventures.
• Innovation and Best Practices : Stay informed of global market trends, emerging technologies, and logistics best practices to continuously enhance R+L's fulfillment capabilities and offerings.
• Cost and Risk Management : Oversee global warehouse and distribution budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and aligning operations with overall revenue and margin targets. Identify and mitigate potential risks associated with offshore operations, such as financial, legal and regulatory, geopolitical instability, environmental and operational.
• Leadership : Mentor and guide a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and operational excellence across regions.
• Regular and reliable attendance, with or without reasonable accommodation, is an essential function of this position and is crucial for maintaining workflow and productivity.
• The above job functions are illustrative of the duties and responsibilities associated with this position and are not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may be asked to perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

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