Director, Global Strategic Logistics Job Listing at Nextracker in Oxnard, CA (Job ID NX-621)

Description

Job Description:

The Director, Strategic Logistics position will be onsite based out of Fremont, USA. This person will partner with the operations and sales team to develop and deploy logistics strategies to meet significant and sustainable global growth targets.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Intense collaboration
• Passionate customer focus
• Thoughtful, fast, disciplined execution
• Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement
• Relentless drive to win

Job description:

• Develop strategy for all freight related elements for the business including costs, quality, capacity, operations, etc.
• Lead freight contracts, cost, and capacity negotiations for all logistics related services with NVOCCs and VOCCs including ocean & air freight, land transport, warehousing, transloading etc.
• Scouting, analyzing, onboarding, and qualifying carriers and new service providers to optimize capacity & cost to diversify supply chain at large.
• Sending Requests for Proposals (RFP) and prioritize sourcing efforts to target local market needs and align with global logistics strategies.
• Lead contract negotiations and contract review for existing and new providers.
• Collaborate with the rest of the operations teams to devise supply strategy to optimize landed costs and meet the required delivery schedule.
• Collaborate with Sales and Project Managers to optimize freight costs & capacity for strategic projects and customers.
• Maintain relationships, conduct quarterly business reviews, and ensure active measurement of performance for all service providers.
• Resolve service provider escalations and exceptions from operations team.
• Develop and implement logistics related processes to improve overall supply chain efficiency as the need arises.
• Keep abreast of pertinent regulations and respond accordingly to update all departments that are affected by the changes.

Required Qualification & Experience:

• 15+ years of experience in all modes of transportation with strong knowledge of multi-modal logistics pricing structure (ocean, rail, truck, air, and customs brokerage) with a focus on the North America market, preferably in a high-volume environment.
• Must be a skilled negotiator, highly analytical, creative and an effective communicator.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive and results-oriented mindset.
• High degree of autonomy and accountability for results.

Preferred Qualification & Experience:

• Besides North America, preferred if has experience managing logistics globally.
• Willingness to travel (25%) to Asia, EU, and LATAM.

Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Job Type:

Full-time

At Nextracker, we are leading in the energy transition, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions for solar power plants, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services.

For us at Nextracker, sustainability is not just a word. It's a core part of our business, values and our operations. Our sustainability efforts are based on five cornerstones: People, Community, Environment, Innovation, and Integrity. We are creative, collaborative and passionate problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds, driven by our shared mission to provide smart solar and software solutions for our customers and to mitigate climate change for future generations.

Nextracker is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.