Director Last Mile Operations

What You Need To Know
Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the premier wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

The reputation of Southern Glazer’s is well-established, and it's no surprise that we are regularly recognized for our culture. Southern Glazer’s has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion and Diversity, as well as for Women and Parents and Families. These accolades speak volumes about our commitment to creating a supportive and inclusive culture of belonging for all employees.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview
Responsible for leading the strategy and execution of our Last Mile Logistics as part of our supply chain purpose to deliver transformative change and bring world-class value creation, effectiveness, and connection to our customer. Our mission: Customers choose SGWS because Last Mile brings another value-added service to make us their preferred wholesaler. Ideal candidates will have experience and can demonstrate transformational leadership, strategic planning, change management, effective collaboration and relationship building, process cost improvement and the ability to look outside our company and industry to bring in new ideas and thinking.

Primary Responsibilities
Lead monitoring of progress and execution of Last Mile Strategy and Delivery goals and priorities
Drive cross-functional alignment around setting the top priorities for Last Mile Strategy Delivery as part of Project Lumina 10-year initiatives
Lead SG Direct acceleration, building opportunities in existing Direct Warehouse Sales (DWS) locations, and identifying best expansion locations with existing SGWS properties or new locations
Ensure successful move to Omnitracs (OT1) and continuous improvement on metrics over the next 3 years
Identify delivery vehicles and methods best suited for the Last Mile Strategy
Demonstrates thought leadership by advising senior leadership
Build meaningful relationships and influence others without direct reporting authority
Influence our long-term strategy and support the execution within the portfolio of programs
Develop analyses from various data sources and translate them into meaningful business decisions for various audiences
Build strong relationships nationally in the SCO organization as well as with key functional and corporate internal teams, creating pathways for collaboration, consistency, efficiencies, while finding savings that impact the business
Build tools that enable fact-based metrics on Last Mile Strategy
Maintain confidentiality of all Southern Glazer’s Wine Spirits business and comply with all company rules and regulations as outlined in the employee manual
Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Additional Primary Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (required) MBA or similar master’s degree (preferred but not required)
10+ years of overall work experience is required
Hands-on experience working in a supply chain operations or adjacent function is strongly preferred.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for interfacing with all levels of the organization from hourly workers to senior leadership
Excellent interpersonal, customer service, analytical/problem solving, problem management skills
Excellent presentation development and delivery skills
Experience in CPG or distribution industry is strongly preferred
Travel: Up to 25%
Physical Demands
Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or adding machine
Physical demands with activity or condition may include occasional to rare amount of time include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 15lbs
EEO Statement
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges. Read more