Sr. Logistics & Warehouse Manager

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Here’s what all the hype is about…

Premier Nutrition Company (PNC) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the convenient nutrition space showing clear leadership in the category of protein shakes and protein powders. We make the brands Premier Protein, Dymatize, and PowerBar, which is sold internationally, and we are part of our holding company, BellRing Brands (NYSE: BRBR).

We have a simple, yet powerful, formula for our success, which we’ve been nailing for over 15 years. We start off with an organization powered by our company purpose—Changing Lives with Good Energy. Then our purpose-driven people are given the support and autonomy to develop and grow. Next, we are super-intentional about designing a culture where everyone feels like they truly connect and belong, which is one of our five company core values. Purpose-driven, connected employees who are consistently mastering new skills deliver amazing business results. And winning companies with amazing people and thriving cultures attract and retain top talent, so the cycle becomes self-reinforcing or what we call our regenerative culture.

We don’t mind sharing our formula, since we’re people who believe in the power of changing lives with good energy, we think the world would be a better place if more workplaces treated adults like adults and gave them the platform to do the best work of their lives—alongside some truly amazing colleagues. Why don’t more companies do this? It takes deep-in-your-bones conviction to your people, products, and purpose to pull it off. It also takes resisting the urge to try to control people, and instead, trusting them to make the right decisions. The results of our vibrant culture speaks for themselves: We were certified as a Great Place to Work™ for the 8th year-running in 2024. And we currently rank #3 on Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces in our category, and in the top 12 for each of the last 6 years.

We have a long list of ways we take care of our people, but here are some crowd-pleasers that our employees often say they love most: Year-round ½ day Fridays, in-office massages, free lunches & snacks, dogs in the office, month-long cultural and diversity celebrations, monthly over-the-top in-office events like bring your kids to work day, 6% 401k match after 1 year, generous paid family leave regardless of gender, all positions bonus-eligible, company-wide volunteer days, company-matched charitable donations, no employee handbook, no dress code, coaching conversations instead of performance reviews, walking meetings, free exercise classes, and company-paid gym membership for Emeryville-based employees.

PNC seeks individuals who will flourish in this type of work environment and will add to our culture and help build this high-growth company for the next phase in our amazing journey. Does this sound like you? Then read on…#LI-HYBRID

The role you’re interested in…

The Sr. Logistics & Warehouse Manager will lead and manage PNC’s warehouse network and transportation strategy to ensure best in class solutions to support future growth for PNC. This role drives top-tier freight service performance, cost savings, process improvements and best practices. This role will work with the Director of Logistics and Warehouse Operations on the long-term organization and network planning to meet future growth. Develops and manages the team to align with company expectations on ensuring service levels while being cognizant of cost savings.

The work environment…

So, what's it like to work here? If you're based in the greater Bay Area, you'll walk into our Emeryville office each Tuesday morning and start the in-person portion of our hybrid work week at our weekly all-company meeting and find close to 200 of your colleagues sitting on sofas, beanbag chairs, or the floor excitedly talking through the week ahead and watching a newer teammate tell their personal life and career journey followed by a quick update on any hot topics that might be relevant to the week ahead.

We are a dynamic, HYBRID workplace so every employee who lives within 100 miles of our offices is expected to come in each TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. and THURSDAY We aligned on those two common days way back in 2021 to be intentional about connecting in person for things like innovation, impromptu collaboration, having respectful challenges to get to better decisions, leadership role-modeling, and culture building. Great work cultures are built on stories about what great looks like in practice, and great stories on Zoom meetings are few and far between. The expected pay scale for this role is $155k to $165k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.

Our modern 50,000 sq. foot headquarters straddles the border of the cities of Emeryville, Oakland, and Berkeley, California with free onsite parking and many transportation options.

You’re excited about this opportunity because your time will be filled with…

Lead Transportation Strategy: 20% of your time

Develop and implement a strategy that ensures transportation capacity to service our internal and external customers, that meets company growth objectives
Company subject matter expert who will represent transportation in all network and innovation projects to ensure strategic alignment
Periodically present strategy milestone updates and changes for future

Transportation Management: 20% of your time

Maintain and develop strong relationships with our transportation vendors to ensure mutual long-term benefit through a supplier/customer relationship
Negotiate transportation contracts including rates, capacities, liability, and service expectations
Develop and execute key carrier KPI’s
Collaborate with our key transportation suppliers to develop creative solutions that meet company goals and ensure long-term carrier viability.
Responsible for our volume commitments to our carrier and broker partners pursuant to our contractual obligations
Coordinate and perform quarterly carrier/broker reviews along with monthly performance reporting.

Warehouse Operations: 20% of your time

Manage 3PL warehouse and order fulfillment operations: Order pick accuracy, on time shipping, inventory accuracy, repacking, rates, item set-up, bids, (currently eight 3PL DC providers and ten locations)
Manage and direct the business relationships with 3PL providers, navigating issues, and negotiating solutions to ensure efficient and effective operations
Manage warehouse performance through KPI scorecard, regular business reviews, and contractual agreements
Develop warehouse budget and updated forecast monthly, analyze monthly actual-to-budget cost variances, identify root causes, and drive cost improvement
Collaborate with IT team on system enhancements in helping PNC to be best in class

People Leadership: 20% of your time

Provide thought leadership in the development of team’s strategic initiatives and objectives.
Lead and develop optimal organizational capabilities and structure to deliver the strategic objectives and daily service requirements
Effectively manage and develop members of your team, to enhance our corporate culture and support the growth of individual team members, the team, and the company

Cost Management: 10% of your time

Prepare, implement and monitor Outbound, Transfer, and Inbound Transportation budget
Develop and publish appropriate metrics for Transportation
Report budget review monthly; Drive actions for improvement as needed
Manage and provide direction to internally and externally to develop and execute strategies and plans that provide value opportunities for customers, carriers, and the company.
Develop and implement cost control methods; includes assisting in design and configuration of the distribution network for optimum efficiency

Strategic Continuous Improvement: 10% of your time

Develop and implement freight strategy for inbound, interplant, and customer-bound freight.
Lead process improvement teams on major transportation business initiatives
Provide leadership for transportation functions; raising the standard of performance to meet the goals of internal and external Customers
Scope industry technology to determine applications which may need to be procured

What are we looking for?

Education:

BA/BS degree in business, operations management or supply chain or equivalent work experience

Experience:

Experience with two or more supply chain functions (Planning, Procurement/Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Warehousing)
Customer-facing experience
Experience working in a matrix reporting relationship
5+ years logistics/warehouse experience

Skills:

Strategic and critical thinker with the ability to see the big picture yet still work in the details as/when needed.
Clear, strong but diplomatic communication, with the ability to effectively work with all areas of the organization.

Handle various and intricate customer interactions and issues, collaborating with internal and external cross-functional teams to address challenges and surpass customer expectations.
- Ability to manage uncertainty within established practices and policies to achieve the best solutions.
Comfortable working independently as well as with a team
Ability to travel up to 25%

Here’s the deal with our not-so-standard, um…standard interview process because we know you are the curious type, which is why you’re still reading this…

Quick 30 min phone chat with a high energy member of our Talent Acquisition team to do a quick overview of your background and answer any burning questions you have
Team interviews are kept to a minimum to foster a more efficient, candidate-friendly process (too many interviewers yields little value and drags out the process for you—and who wants that, right?):
- A short series of in-person or video interviews in a 1:1 setting; these are usually with the hiring manager, one or two other team members, and a person from another team to get broader perspectives (note: we don’t do panel interviews because they don’t give interviewers a chance to ask you unique questions, and we assign interviewers different roles so we’re probing different capabilities)
A case study or job task to simulate what you’d actually be doing in the role (since your job is not actually to be interviewed for a living, why is that the thing companies rely on so much?) Yes, there will be a small panel for this one so you don’t have to do it more than once, and yes, they might ask you some kind yet probing questions at the end after the raucous applause stops.
Once your interview concludes, the team will meet for an in-depth consultative process to ensure we are hiring the right person for the right job. Interviewers must come in with a strong yes or no vote beforehand to avoid groupthink with supporting reasons. The collective thoughts on your candidacy will be discussed in an environment of safety to challenge ideas respectfully, debate. and be open to all important qualifications of the candidates. A trained, disinterested bias blocker will be present to help mitigate bias so the team can make a sound hiring decision. The moment of truth arrives when the hiring manager makes the big decision. If you nailed the interviews and the case study was brilliant, guess what? The offer is all yours! And the ball is in your court. Will you accept? We sure hope so because this place is the real deal, and don’t just believe us—just ask the 92% of our people who said this is a great place to work in our most recent employee survey.

We strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment to contribute to the success of our organization. Premier Nutrition provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

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