What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP Operations position at GEODIS?
Vice President of Operations
Who We Are:
GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.
Your role on the team:
- Participates in formulating and administering company policies
- Assists in developing long range goals and objectives
- Accepts responsibility for external customer relationship management and internal (employee) customer relationship management
- Directs, coordinates and delegates activities of multiple operations to attain goals and objectives
- Manages continuous improvement process and initiatives
- Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives
- Accepts responsibility for the profitability of the assigned account(s) through accurate and timely preparation of financial budgets and forecasts
- Reports, interprets and summarizes financial information for assigned operations to executive team
- Confers with RVP, SVP and administrative personnel to review achievements and discuss required changes in goals or objectives resulting from current status and conditions
- Manages customer account relationship proactively to deliver overall customer satisfaction
- Assists the business development group in securing business with new customers or additional business with existing customers
- Manages Directors
- Provides overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of assigned operations
- Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
What you need:
- Minimum 8 years related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Hands-on warehouse experience preferred
- Must be PC literate and proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and the general public
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
What you gain from joining our team:
- Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app
- Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment
- Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
- 401k match
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
- Employee discounts
- Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
- Free financial wellness programs
- Daycare discount program
- Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
- more!
Join our Team!
- Visit our website at workatGEODIS.com and chat with our virtual recruiter, Sophie, to fast-track your way to an interview!
OR
- Text DELIVER to 88300 to apply!