Who we are:
The Honey Pot was born out of one woman's need to naturally heal herself. And evolved into a mission to clean up the feminine care aisle.
Our mission is to educate, support, and provide women around the world with the tools and resources that promote feminine health and wellness; by engaging these women one healthy honey pot at a time.
Through our functional plant-based feminine care system, our goal is to provide women with a healthy alternative to feminine care that is free of chemicals, parabens, carcinogens, and sulfates. Our washes are gynecologist approved, clinically tested and pH balanced. Say hello to the future of feminine care.
Job Purpose:
The Logistics & Distribution Team Lead will serve as the transportation, logistics, warehouse, and order management SME for The Honey Pot Company’s supply chain and distribution global network. In this role they lead the business processes of The Honey Pot’s transportation and warehouse partners but also will be responsible for benchmark customer service, customs compliance, hazardous material compliance, information management, cost reductions and budget tracking. This position will require strong on-the-spot problem solving skills, a “can do” attitude, data analysis, a review of current processes and improvement suggestions, SOP development/documentation and a thorough understanding of global transportation requirements and big box retailer requirements in support of a large, complex distribution network in partnership with a fast-paced global supply chain.
Essential Job Functions:
· Lead all transportation processes and partners including OTR, Rail, Air, Ocean domestic and international as primary contact
· Lead all warehousing processes and partners domestic and international and server as primary contact
· Provide oversight on sales order fulfillment for both direct to consumer and retail customers and manage B2B Coordinator’s performance
· Lead EDI integrations to on board new retail customers or new logistics partners to the network
· Obtain up to date rates from freight carriers and perform negotiations
· Spot quote rates for “one-off” shipments
· Review of current transportation costs and development of an optimization plan
· Review of current warehousing costs and development of an optimization plan
· Review and decide on HS code from products shipped internationally
· Work as liaison between carriers, customs brokers, suppliers, etc. for import/export flows
· Work with supply planning team and suppliers for efficient movement of products
· Customs document processing and compliance
· Understanding of inbound total landed cost, such as incoterm validation Ex work vs. DDP, including freight, customs brokerage, and customs duties cost analysis
· Collaborate with other internal stakeholders to provide guidelines for transport budget preparation
· Hazardous material processing and compliance
· Reverse logistics support
· Transportation Performance Scorecard and reporting
· Warehouse Performance Scorecard and reporting
· Logistics spend reporting
· Customer service issue resolution
· Support of customer chargeback investigation and resolution for shipping/delivery service failures
· Support quality assurance processes in regards to warehouse and transportation
· Responsible for transportation compliance with all International, Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Regulatory, Health, Safety and Environmental
· Other duties as assigned by manager.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
· Management of service partners, temp support and/or full-time B2B coordinator
Job Competencies:
· Expert level knowledge in Excel (specifically in pivot tables, vlookups & charts/graphs)
· ERP system experience (NetSuite preferred)
· Demonstrable project management experience
· Understanding of all transportation modes (i.e. freight, rail, air, sea)
Education / Experience:
· BA/BS in finance/economics/international business/supply chain management or applicable industry experience
· 4-7 years of industry experience specifically related to transportation management.
· Experience with a 3PL at a CPG company is a plus