Logistics Manager, New Capabilities

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Logistics Manager to develop, implement, and monitor transportation and distribution strategies to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of products across the network.

This role requires 5 years of experience, a bachelor’s degree, and strong project management, data analysis, and communication skills to partner with IS, vendors, and internal stakeholders and drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of logistics/operations experience.
• Legal to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develops cost-effective logistics solutions leveraging volumes and partnerships.
• Identifies logistics needs and communicates recommendations to upper management.
• Provides data and recommendations on product tracking, routing, and costs.
• Advises on logistics systems improvements and changes.
• Responds to RFIs from potential software vendors.
• Tests vendor software to ensure Home Depot specs.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Communication skills

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

Develops, implements, and monitors all logistics management activities required for the timely and efficient transportation and distribution of products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops solutions that leverage the Company’ s volumes, systems and partnerships while providing consistently high levels of customer service in a cost-effective manner.
• Identifies and prioritizes logistics needs and communicates recommendations to upper management in order to achieve efficient product distribution.
• Provides data and recommendations on product tracking, route analysis, rerouting, costing and usage alternatives.
• Advises IS and system users in the development and implementation of logistics systems improvements and changes.
• Responds to Requests for Information (RFI) from potential software vendors.
• Tests vendor software packages to identify potential shortcomings; ascertains vendors’ ability to customize products to Home Depot specifications.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Reports to Sr. Manager, Director Sr. Director or VP
• Typically requires interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations.
• Typically faces situations that are unstructured and require original approaches.
• Typically considers new courses of action within broad policies and medium‑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 up to 50% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about; occasionally there may be a need to stoop or lift light objects (typically less than 8 pounds).

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:

• No additional qualifications

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:

• 5

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Excellent project management skills. Demonstrated abilty to perform financial analysis. Ability to ascertain and solve problems. Strong computer skills.
• Strong communication skills.