
Contractors’ Warehouse —
Sr. Manager Logistics
Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req138999
Category – Supply Chain
Apply By – 03/14/2025
Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req138999
Category – Supply Chain
Apply By – 03/14/2025
Company Overview
What’s the best place we’ve ever built? The place where we work. At Home Depot, our goal is to provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products, and the most competitive prices. As the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, we operate more than 2,200 retail stores across North America. And each of our associates are focused one thing — helping our customers build and improve their homes, businesses, and ultimately their lives.
Position Purpose:
- This Senior Manager will lead a team across U.S. and Asia, managing import operations from origin to destination for assigned area of the organization. The team scope includes coordinating transportation moves, third party service provider relationship management, supplier relationship management, and contract negotiations. This position will also serve as a strategic advisor for expanding Home Depot’s import programs and services, with the goal of providing innovative international transportation solutions for Home Depot suppliers globally
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and Develop New Supply Chain Processes: Leads and manages import operations from origin to destination for assigned area of the organization. Creates processes to ensure import product flows smoothly through the supply chain. Builds key metrics that define success for the team, third party providers, and suppliers, enabling effective day-to-day management and capacity planning. Uses tools and methodologies to analyze, predict, and improve transportation operations and efficiencies
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams, service providers, and stakeholders to achieve goals related to on-time delivery, cost efficiency, service quality, and compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Implement strategies to identify and onboard new suppliers to import supply chain. Develop and maintain supplier relationships and engage with account teams across multiple business lines. Understand strategic business goals and deliver strategies and solutions for achieving those goals and navigating roadblocks
- Contract Management: Interpret, advise, and review contract terms and conditions. Support in implementing changes resulting from new or modified laws and regulations in accordance with FMC regulations. Conduct range of negotiations for the business area. Evaluate rates, service levels, transit times, and cost-benefit analyses to develop carrier flow plans and end-to-end product flow strategies
- Financial Management: Understand business choices impact on financials and track financial performance. Develop business centric solutions that align to strategy and enable performance optimization. Communicate the business level impact to diverse audiences and ensure understanding. Participate in strategic planning and facilitate action on these plans for the assigned area. Able to establish business plan and proceed new business developments and projects
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to Supply Chain Management.
- May have Direct and indirect reports
- Typically requires highly developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations.
- Typically faces situations that have a variety of interpretations and require careful evaluation.
- Typically considers new approaches within general policies and short-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 less than 10% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
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:
- At least three years of experience processing U.S. freight shipments with an ocean carrier, ocean transport intermediary, or freight forwarder
- Have knowledge and experience with the Shipping Act, United States import/export requirements, and other statutes that apply to international shipping
- 5+ years of leadership experience
- In depth knowledge of global logistics services including Freight Forwarding, Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) industry, and destination management
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable working with senior level leadership
- Strong critical thinking skills with ability to evaluate data and identify opportunity areas
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:
- 6
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Experience in the Logistics field
- Management experience
Apply By:
03/14/2025
Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req138999
Category – Supply Chain
Apply By – 03/14/2025
Role Overview
Position Purpose:
- This Senior Manager will lead a team across U.S. and Asia, managing import operations from origin to destination for assigned area of the organization. The team scope includes coordinating transportation moves, third party service provider relationship management, supplier relationship management, and contract negotiations. This position will also serve as a strategic advisor for expanding Home Depot’s import programs and services, with the goal of providing innovative international transportation solutions for Home Depot suppliers globally
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and Develop New Supply Chain Processes: Leads and manages import operations from origin to destination for assigned area of the organization. Creates processes to ensure import product flows smoothly through the supply chain. Builds key metrics that define success for the team, third party providers, and suppliers, enabling effective day-to-day management and capacity planning. Uses tools and methodologies to analyze, predict, and improve transportation operations and efficiencies
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams, service providers, and stakeholders to achieve goals related to on-time delivery, cost efficiency, service quality, and compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Implement strategies to identify and onboard new suppliers to import supply chain. Develop and maintain supplier relationships and engage with account teams across multiple business lines. Understand strategic business goals and deliver strategies and solutions for achieving those goals and navigating roadblocks
- Contract Management: Interpret, advise, and review contract terms and conditions. Support in implementing changes resulting from new or modified laws and regulations in accordance with FMC regulations. Conduct range of negotiations for the business area. Evaluate rates, service levels, transit times, and cost-benefit analyses to develop carrier flow plans and end-to-end product flow strategies
- Financial Management: Understand business choices impact on financials and track financial performance. Develop business centric solutions that align to strategy and enable performance optimization. Communicate the business level impact to diverse audiences and ensure understanding. Participate in strategic planning and facilitate action on these plans for the assigned area. Able to establish business plan and proceed new business developments and projects
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to Supply Chain Management.
- May have Direct and indirect reports
- Typically requires highly developed interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations.
- Typically faces situations that have a variety of interpretations and require careful evaluation.
- Typically considers new approaches within general policies and short-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 less than 10% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
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:
- At least three years of experience processing U.S. freight shipments with an ocean carrier, ocean transport intermediary, or freight forwarder
- Have knowledge and experience with the Shipping Act, United States import/export requirements, and other statutes that apply to international shipping
- 5+ years of leadership experience
- In depth knowledge of global logistics services including Freight Forwarding, Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) industry, and destination management
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable working with senior level leadership
- Strong critical thinking skills with ability to evaluate data and identify opportunity areas
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:
- 6
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Experience in the Logistics field
- Management experience
Hybrid – An associate in a hybrid role blends in-office and remote/virtual working to complete their job duties. An associate may be required to work from a designated Home Depot location on some days, and may work from a virtual/remote location on others. We also refer to this as location – flex.
Learn more about our 4 different work locations. Additional information will be provided during the application process.
As part of the application process for this role, there will be an on-line assessment. The assessment usually takes about 17 minutes to complete. You will be directed to the assessment link immediately after submitting your application. Once you click on the link, you will need to complete it within 72 hours after starting it. You may stop and restart the assessment as many times as you like within the 72-hour time frame.
During the assessment, we’ll ask you questions about your approach to work and various work-related situations. The questions are based on characteristics that are related to performing successfully in hourly roles at The Home Depot, including:
- Professional Experience
- Learning Potential
- Responsibility
- Customer Focus
If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation related to the assessment, or you would like to obtain more information about the assessment, click here to learn more.
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9090
2455 PACES FERRY RD
Atlanta, GA
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