Senior Manager, Third-Party Logistics

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Secaucus, NJ
Senior level
Healthtech • Pharmaceutical • Manufacturing
The Role
Oversee third-party logistics providers, optimize logistics operations, manage relationships, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve cost efficiency.
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Your mission

Pierre Fabre USA is seeking a skilled and experienced 3PL Manager to oversee all activities related to our third-party logistics (3PL) providers. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing relationships with our 3PL partner, optimizing logistics operations, and ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of goods to our customers.  Additionally, this role will be responsible for optimizing costs and exploring savings opportunities as it pertains to warehousing and distribution activities.

Essential Functions:

3PL Partnership Management:

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for all 3PL providers, fostering strong and collaborative relationships

  • Negotiate contracts and service agreements with 3PL partners, ensuring terms are favorable and aligned with company objectives

  • Conduct regular performance reviews and evaluations of 3PL providers to ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) and quality standards

Operational Oversight:

  • Coordinate all logistics activities with 3PL partners, including transportation, warehousing (to include kitting), and distribution

  • Monitor and track shipments, inventory levels, and order fulfillment to ensure smooth and efficient operations

  • Implement process improvements and optimization strategies to enhance the efficiency and reliability of logistics operations

  • Prepare and initiate an RFP within the first couple of months of starting in the role

Quality Control and Compliance:

  • Establish and enforce quality control measures and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to maintain the integrity of the supply chain

  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards, including safety regulations and customs procedures

  • Conduct regular audits and inspections of 3PL facilities to identify and address any compliance issues or quality concerns

Performance Monitoring and Reporting:

  • Constantly review Cost-to-Serve (C2S) with the intent of developing cost savings measures without sacrificing quality of service

  • Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the performance of 3PL partners and track progress against goals

  • Generate regular reports and analysis on logistics performance, identifying trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement

  • Provide insights and recommendations to senior management based on data-driven analysis of 3PL operations

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

  • Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders such as procurement, inventory management, and customer service to ensure alignment and coordination across the supply chain

  • Participate in cross-functional projects and initiatives to drive continuous improvement and innovation in logistics operations

  • Other duties as described by the business

Competencies:

  • High reactivity, responsiveness, excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize

  • Understanding of and proficiency in EDI transmissions to and from 3PL

  • Attention to project detail and development of plans to drive customer satisfaction

  • KPI driven mindset

  • Ability to think strategically and lead internal and external teams

  • Advanced troubleshooting and multi-tasking skills

  • Strong oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal and team-oriented capabilities

Required Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s Level Degree a plus)

  • Proven experience in logistics management, with specific experience in managing relationships with 3PL providers

  • Knowledge of National Account compliance requirements a must (Target, Amazon, Ulta, CVS, Walgreens - or similar accounts)

  • Strong understanding of logistics processes and best practices, including transportation, warehousing, and inventory management

  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with external partners

  • Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools

  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure

  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards in logistics and supply chain management

  • Proficiency in ERP and Excel is required. MS Dynamics experience is a plus

  • MUST have experience in running an RFP process with vendors

Work Environment / physical demands / position type and expected hours of work:

  • This job operates in a clerical, office setting with weekly on-site meetings at the warehouse. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines

  • This is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing is required, which would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary

  • The normal working hours are from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

  • This is a hybrid environment and will include 2 days per week in the 3PL’s DC and 1 day per week in the Pierre Fabre office

  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

  • Up to 25% overnight travel

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True to My Nature

https://www.pierre-fabre.us/ 

Pierre Fabre is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other class protected by state or federal law.

Who you are ?

We are convinced that diversity is a source of fulfillment, social balance and complementarity for our employees, which is why our offers are open to all, without restriction.

Top Skills

Edi
Erp
Excel
Ms Dynamics
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The Company
Barcelona
8,877 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1962

What We Do

Pierre Fabre Group held by the Pierre Fabre Foundation, is a worldwide company with a unique positioning : the alliance of pharmaceutical and dermocosmetics expertise.

This makes Pierre Fabre Group :
A pharmaceutical group with a strong positioning : medical and natural
The second largest dermo-cosmetics laboratory in the world
The second largest private French pharmaceutical group
The market leader in France for products sold over the counter in pharmacies.

Our portfolio includes several medical franchises and international brands including ;
Pharmaceutical Care
Pierre Fabre Oncologie
Pierre Fabre Dermatologie
Naturactive
Eau Thermale Avène
Klorane
Ducray
René Furterer
A-Derma
Pierre Fabre Oral Care
Glytone (US)
Darrow (Brasil)

Established in the Occitanie region since its creation, we manufacture over 95% of our products in France. We keep innovating passionately with our teams in 2 innovation centers in Brasil and Japan as well as in 6 R&D centers in France.

Thanks to our 9,600 employees in 44 subsidiaries and our distribution activities in 120 countries, our group generated €2.7 billion in revenues in 2022, 69% of which is from international business.

Pierre Fabre Group has a unique company structure.
86% of the Pierre Fabre Group is held by the Pierre Fabre Foundation, a government-recognized public-interest foundation, while a smaller share is owned by its employees via an employee stock ownership plan.

In 2020, the independent organization ECOCERT Environment awarded Pierre Fabre's CSR policy at "excellence" level : - Excellence being the highest maturity level of the ECOCERT 26000 standard

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