Logistics Manager, Operations Support

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a logistics-focused professional to develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive transportation and distribution activities ensuring timely delivery of products.

Role requires strong project management, financial analysis, and problem-solving skills, with emphasis on data-driven routing, cost optimization, and collaboration with IT and vendors to improve logistics systems. Travel is minimal, and a bachelor’s degree is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develops solutions that leverage volumes, systems and partnerships while providing high levels of customer service.
• Identifies and prioritizes logistics needs and communicates recommendations to upper management.
• Provides data and recommendations on product tracking, route analysis, rerouting, costing and usage alternatives.
• Advises IS and system users in logistics systems improvements.
• Responds to RFIs from potential software vendors.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Computer skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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 less than 10% 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.