Director Logistics

Director Logistics

Procurement & Support Services

Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, youll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time-and were looking to hire talented folks with a commitment to excellence to make it all possible.

Summary

Supervises supply chain managers, professionals, and agreement staff; is responsible for the day-to-day

operations; and sets the overall general direction material management, and supply chain for NJ

TRANSIT under the leadership of Procurement & Logistics Department executives.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Inventory Planning & Management Responsibilities
• The Director is responsible for the overall supply chain strategy and management of all
• inventory and other materials, including warehouses and other satellite store locations.
• It is the Directors responsibility to develop, implement, measure, and adjust the strategy
• as need and market conditions evolve.
• The Director manages a team of professionals and agreement personnel to achieve these
• ends.
• Ensures that inventory is planned to adjust to adjust to changing user demands,
• preventative and routine maintenance to achieve an outcome of optimized material levels
• with appropriate safety stock and zero material outages.
• Manages or performs material planning team activities.
• Ensures that all inventory transactions are complete, and monitors, analyzes and takes
• corrective actions where appropriate. Maintains and assures adequate materials supply
• for running repairs and equipment at all locations including outlying facilities.
• Manages all warehouse activities.

Systems of Record Responsibilities

• The Director ensures that all work is properly executed within the established Systems of
• Record, or, where manual processes are employed, properly maintains documents in
• conformance with document control policies.
• •Champions the use of current systems and the development and deployment of new
• systems.
• •Training Responsibilities
• The Director is a champion of training and professional development for their team.
• •Assures that team members are current with all required training and have Development
• Plans, Goals, and Rated Accomplishments
• Leadership Responsibilities
• Optimizes the workload and assignments of the team and Department to efficiently
• support the supply chain needs of NJ TRANSIT.
• Expands expertise horizontally or vertically in procurement and encourages the
• development of team members expertise.
• Manages team members including coaching, mentoring, advising, career development,
• and succession planning.
• Reviews, corrects, and provides feedback on the work of the team or work performed
• under Director's direction by other contributors.
• Collaborates with and advises colleagues on a regular basis to continuously improve the
• Procurement & Logistics Department.
• Provides advice to the leadership of the Procurement & Logistics Department as a
• member of the Procurement & Logistics Management Team.
• Other Responsibilities
• Plans, assigns, tracks, reports on team activities with the end result being professional,
• transparent, efficient execution of duties.
• Cultivates relationships with customers and client departments on their supply chain
• needs so as to reduce cycle time, reduce cost of inventory, and still dependably meet the
• needs of NJ TRANSIT in a timely manner.
• Ensure deliverables and timelines are met.
• Considers and promotes strategic solutions to create efficiencies and greatest value for
• NJTRANSIT.
• Works on special projects assigned by the Senior Director.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Procurement & Logistics Leadership.

This Position Supervises

• Manager Planning
• Sr Planning Supervisor
• Manager Warehouse
• Sr Warehouse Supervisor
• Planning Staff
• Agreement Staff

Education, Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and 15 years of related experience or any combination of equivalent education
• and relevant experience
• A Masters degree may be allowed to replace 5 years of experience.
• Masters degree, Professional License, or Certification preferred. The degree(s) must be in Business, Public Administration, Law, Engineering, Economics, IT or related degree area.
• Demonstrated experience managing a team of procurement professionals. Government sector experience preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Technology - Must be able to work proficiently in the following Systems of Record: ECMS,
• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Access Databases, Excel Spreadsheets, Word, PowerPoint, Project,
• Teams), Adobe, Oracle ERP, Kronos, Bid Express, and other systems in use or under development.
• Systems may change over time.
• Communication
• Must be able to perform active listening and have excellent written and verbal communication
• skills required.
• Must be able to plan, develop, and deliver executive and board level presentations.
• Leadership
• A demonstrated track record of interacting with executive leadership and managing other
• professionals is required.
• A demonstrated track record of developing and implementing strategic solutions that advance the
• interests of the enterprise.
• Understanding of union agreements and managing agreement personnel.
• Procurement
• Must be able to use KPIs to optimize processes and organizations.
• Must be able to identify and understand trends in data and adjust actions accordingly.
• Must understand the technical requirements of buses, trains, and their parts.
• Must be proficient in perpetual inventory systems.
• Must have a working knowledge of inventory material management from planning through procurement
• to warehousing and distribution.

At NJ Transit, you will enjoy a competitive salary and excellent benefits package:

• Comprehensive Family Health Insurance - Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Paid Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Plan
• Retirement Plans
• 401(a) - Retirement plan with a 6% employer contribution
• 401(k) - Retirement saving plan with up to an 3% company match
• 457(b) - Deferred Savings Plan

NJ TRANSIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer