Associate VP, Americas Logistics

Job Description

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The Associate VP, Americas Logistics is part of Agilent Technologies' OFS Global Logistics Leadership Team, reporting to the VP of Global Logistics.

This is a key leadership role in leading a customer-centric, highly optimized and innovative Logistics organization for Agilent's Americas Supply Chain operations. 

This is a significant leadership opportunity for a dynamic, highly motivated leader with demonstrated experience who can lead, inspire, and drive digital transformation with a diverse team within the region with a world-class, sustainable operation moving product around the world and fulfilling customer orders in Americas.  This individual will be expected to lead critical, on-going logistics initiatives supporting Agilent's digitalization and growth strategy.

This position has responsibility for managing a team of ~200+ logistics professionals in Americas with a business critical supply chain operation that meets or exceeds expectations in terms of delivery, quality, cost performance and customer experience.

The preferred location is Memphis, TN.

Responsibilities & Areas of Focus:

• Lead the Americas Logistics to meet the high standards of customers' expectation, operational metrics and financial goals

• Owner for the strategy and execution for logistics operations in Americas, moving product from warehouse to customers in Americas

• Formulate and Implement logistics strategies to support the business growth while improving supply chain service, resilience and reliability

• Implement strategy in alignment with shifts in divisional sourcing and customer mix

• Develop and implement best practices to drive efficiency, reduce cost, and improve service

• Strong ability to adeptly manage complexity in a rapidly changing operating environment with agility

• Work cross-functionally to monitor and adjust capacity as needed

• Manage logistics service providers (LSP) and ensure ongoing carrier and warehouse compliance to committed KPIs, operating standards and service level agreements

• Collaborate with EMEA-I and Asia Pacific Logistics organization to implement seamless, best in class supply chain processes including cross-border logistics and warehouse operations

• Support and implement digital transformation across the supply chain logistics organization by identifying, assessing and implementing innovative, best-in-class technologies

• Collaborate with regional business partners to implement appropriate strategies to achieve delivery, quality and cost KPIs including Customer Required Delivery (CRDD) performance, Defect on Arrival goals (DEFOA), logistics cost as percentage over revenue improvement

Who you are:

• Curious: You are driven by an insatiable need to understand. You learn quickly and constantly. You push the envelope and espouse a mindset of disruptive innovation for your products and your teams.

• Fog cutter: You are a clear thinker, with a concise verbal and written communication style to match.

• Adaptable: You practice a situational leadership style to facilitate deep partnership with a variety of stakeholders. You build consensus amongst stakeholders to synchronize against a common set of imperatives.

• Empathy: You are fanatical about making employees and customers happy and understanding their needs. You know how to get to the root cause behind the problem statement.

• Team Builder, Team Player: You attract and retain top talent. You know how to bring out the best in those around you, with minimal fuss. You are on constant lookout for opportunities to develop your people. You give direct and effective performance feedback all the time. You are a great teammate, leading or following, and a great listener. You have a demonstrated track record of partnering with peers across organizational boundaries to lead a unified approach to our global customer strategy.

• Effective: You use data, clear thinking, and empathy to inspire your team and colleagues. You are great at getting things done, by yourself and through others. You get your hands dirty when you need to. You deliver business results rather than busy work. You are driven to improve, and able to learn from mistakes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain / Logistics, or Life Sciences discipline. An advanced degree is highly desirable

• 7+ years of demonstrated experience leading multicultural and diverse teams, collaborating across multiple departments and functions

• 15+ years in operations leadership with increasing responsibility and experience in leading Supply Chain in a regulated Medical Device environment

• Experience in supply chain, logistics, distribution, and warehousing in a multi-national company

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to use data to drive business decisions

• Proactive identification, analysis, and resolution of complex problems

• Strong conflict resolution and problem-solving skills

• Exceptional cross-functional communication skills, ability to influence at all levels of the organization

• Experience with digital technologies (e.g., automated manufacturing, robotics, AI/ML) is preferred

• Proficiency in driving process improvement using Lean and 6-Sigma concepts

• Familiarity with one or more of Agilent's target markets a strong plus

• Ability to travel, up to 25% time, both domestic and internationally

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Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule.Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: Agilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.Travel Required: 25% of the TimeShift: DayDuration: No End DateJob Function: Manufacturing

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