VP of Logistics

Job description

Provide overall operational and financial leadership for the Kroger transportation network, with full accountability for planning, directing, and optimizing all inbound and outbound transportation activities. Oversight includes store delivery and inbound vendor transportation, 3PL carrier strategy and selection, private fleet management, and all commercial and delivery vehicle maintenance operations. Responsible for developing and executing corporate transportation strategies, policies, and programs; communicating company positions on vendor freight programs; and leading enterprise procurement of transportation equipment, parts, and supplies. Additional responsibilities include global import transportation and DC operations, leadership of the Supply Chain Analytics team, vendor compliance charge calculation, and management of 3PL consolidation operations. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. budget, strategy) commitments from vendors, and strategic identification of growing market share of critical supply chain and merchant metrics related to fill rate, service, pallet quality commitments of our carrier vendors Merc...