Transportation and Hub Director

Overview

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There’s a Place for You at Capital. A career at Capital Electric is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Capital Electric offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here.

We operate in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Within Capital Electric, we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

Main purpose of the job: The Transport and Hub Director will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies across both the Hub operations and business wide transport. The role is key to ensuring the transport and Hub network aligns processes and culture with the rest of the business to ensure customer experience is enhanced. It will be central to delivering consistency while leveraging modernized tools and framework to drive success relative to broader performance targets and costs while mitigating disruption to service and sales.

The role develops and coaches direct and indirect reports to build the level of support needed to sustain process excellence capabilities throughout the business. The role owns the daily customer delivery experience and supports the wider strategy for both the short and long term to maintain and build operating capability.

Key Accountabilities

• Strategic Leadership (25%):
  Support the Vice President of Supply Chain in building and executing strategic goals for both the short and long term. Clearly define performance deliverables, timing, and resource allocation to support successful daily and strategic execution. Capture and cascade project statuses and flight paths to all executive sponsors and key stakeholders on a weekly basis using updated CI program tools.
• Logistics Team Leadership (50%):
  Demonstrate accountability and ownership, set the standard for the team, maintain open communication, provide resources and support for development, and coach the team to drive continuous improvement focused on customer experience and operational efficiencies.
• Communication – Cross Functional Collaboration (25%):
  Connect subject matter experts across functions, establish ownership and accountability for scope and deliverables, maintain cadence and risk assessment with respect to cost or timing overruns, and collaborate with Executive sponsors and BI teams to capture project success criteria based on the operating company business case.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Fleet management (Vehicles & MHE) for all locations across the business.
• Review and develop driver performance.
• Route management and utilization of transportation systems.
• Develop and maintain a clear reporting matrix.
• Lead the logistics development of the Hub network, including recruitment, training, and process management to ensure excellent customer experience.
• Develop working relationships with Sales Leaders to develop short- and long-term strategies in Industrial, Contractor and Utility segments.
• Develop relationships with key accounts to understand logistical needs and develop strategies to exceed customer expectations.
• Review transport and hub monthly expenses; recommend savings and report concerns timely.
• Develop self and others – assign challenging assignments to expand knowledge and capabilities.
• Leverage data and analytics for forecasting and planning across Supply Chain, Inventory and Logistics functions.

Qualifications

Education and/or

Experience:

• Electrical, Industrial and/or distribution experience preferred but not required.
• Bachelor's degree (B.A or B.S.) in Business Management (or equivalent).
• 10+ years in an Operational Leadership role; or an equivalent combination of…