Manages employees responsible for the management of product movement, including delivering the right product to the right place at the right time for the right price.
Key activities managed include: physical distribution, which includes the movement and storage of finished goods, supplies and parts from manufacturing plants to warehouses to customers (typically includes warehousing, shipping, receiving, inventory management, and localization); logistics network development/ optimization which includes network design, reverse logistics, modeling, duty elimination/ reduction, order fulfillment cycle time management, cost analysis, system design; logistic services procurement, which includes contract management; supply chain management, postponement procurement, and order management.
Responsible for meeting cost, order fulfillment and customer requirement/ satisfaction objectives for a product line, an entity, a region or a group/.
Develops all logistics processes and strategies (trade compliance, transportation, physical distribution, logistics services procurement, and/ or logistics network development/ optimization) for Agilent products, supplies and/ or parts from manufacturing entities/ partners to customers.
May direct outsourced operations such as warehousing and distribution, including negotiating service level agreements to ensure fulfillment of cost objectives, specified deliverables, and performance and/or business objectives.
May manage global trade including overseeing import/export control and administration within government rules and regulations, assurance of legal compliance and appropriate licensing for shipments, and working with government organizations for negotiations, rules interpretations, product certifications and audits.
May require Associate Degree or higher education/specialized training/certification, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Typically, minimum of 1-year experience formally or informally leading people, projects and/or programs for entry to this level.