Weekend Logistics Manager Jobs in Cherokee, IA (NOW HIRING)

Company: Wells Enterprises (a Ferrero Company)

Functional Area: Corporate Strategy

The Role

Responsible for the identification and delivery of opportunities to increase sales, reduce costs, and increase quality by viewing the entire value chain and connecting functional silos. Accountable for Logistics initiatives within the company.  Develops project plans and leads a cross functional team to ensure all elements of the projects are executed and communicated to senior management and /or key stakeholders.  Focused on the 3 Es, execution, exploration and education within DTV.

What You'll Do

• Lead Logistics for the team to optimize our product and business model by understanding and protecting value, identifying and removing waste, ultimately delivering better business performance.
• Responsible for Logistics leadership through consumer and customer research, product development, sourcing, logistics, form analysis, and vertical integration. Challenge every assumption and push the limits in every aspect of DTV.
• Accountable for the development and implementation of critical initiatives and projects for DTV which include identifying project goals, timelines, KPIs process improvements, cost reductions and efficiency gains. Effectively convey project goals and objectives clearly and in a compelling manner and escalate as needed to senior leadership.
• Understand financial position when conducting business planning. Ensuring time and resources are aligned to budget, and all associated costs are managed effectively. Develops solutions to course correct as necessary.
• Learn together how the pieces of our product model interact and how to optimize them as a chain, versus optimizing them in a functional silo. Educate the organization what we learn, as we learn it and ongoing. Elevate team understanding of the science of logistics, current processes, current and future technologies, processes to test and scale, current cost drivers, and opportunities to optimize.
• Effectively participate in exploration of design diagnostics process, teardowns and leverages internal cross-functional partners to generate ideas and bring strong, data driven solutions to the organization that add value and reduce costs.
• Leverage current experience, relationships and learnings to guide the logistics organization in their role in ongoing optimization of the whole organization, developing and implementing process step changes and integrations where identified in partnership with current leadership.

Wells Enterprises, a Ferrero company, is one of the largest ice cream manufacturers in the United States and the maker of well-loved brands including Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop, and Blue Ribbon Classics and today Trolli, Butterfinger 100grand, Baby Ruth, Nutella and Kinder Bueno. 

Wells Enterprises is a 2 billion company employing 4,000 employees, across 4 production plants and 2 main hub locations, Chicago and Le Mars. Guided by innovation, quality, and a people-first mindset, Wells is committed to delighting consumers and developing exceptional teams.

As part of the Ferrero Group, Wells combines its strong U.S. heritage with Ferrero's global standards of excellence, offering a unique opportunity to grow within a dynamic, values-driven, and international environment.

At Wells, our people-and their experience-sit at the heart of our ambition.  Learn more at www.wellsenterprisesinc.com.

What We Offer

At Wells, we're proud to support our employees with comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual incentive bonus based on Company performance.  Learn more about our benefits here. 

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field. 
• 5-7 years of Business experience or Logistics experience, managerial or PMP experience a plus. 
• Knowledge of the overall WEI business strategies and knowledge of WEI policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. 
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement, Production processes, Project Management, CPG, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Commercialization. 
• Possesses critical thinking and decision-making skills. 
• Problem solving skills, functional and technical skills, written and verbal communication skills, relationship management and interpersonal skills, analytical skills, insight generation. 
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. 
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task within a broad scope of accountability and a fast-paced environment. 
• Able to create and deliver persuasive presentations to communicate data driven insights recommendations for improvements and advancements. 
• Ability to delegate and get things done through others as well as lead, influence and manage change. 
• Able to develop and execute business strategies, effectively lead a cross-functional team and drive results, and build relationships. 
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels in the organization.  
• Reports to Team Lead - DTV. 
• Direct Reports - N/A.
• Indirect Reports - N/A.
• Anticipated budget the position will manage, and/or any revenue generation expectations for which the position will be required: 38M-50M. 

Wells Enterprises is an EEO/AA employer M/F/Vet/Dis