Vice President of Transportation and Logistics - Divert

About Divert, Inc.

Divert, Inc. is an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™. Founded in 2007, the company creates advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure to eliminate wasted food, driving social and environmental impact. Divert provides an end-to-end solution that leverages data to prevent waste, facilitates edible food recovery to serve communities in need, and converts wasted food into renewable energy. The company works with over 6,600 customer locations across the U.S. to reduce wasted food and positively impact people and the environment. Its customer base spans across industries and includes five Fortune 100 companies. For more information on Divert, Inc., please visit www.divertinc.com.

Vice President of Transportation and Logistics

Reporting directly to Divert’s Chief Operating Officer, this role will be responsible for the strategy and execution of the network-wide supply chain and logistics program. This role will build upon the current foundation to drive more efficient and effective supply chain and logistics between our 13 nationwide facilities and our 50+ customer distribution centers, dozens of outlets and hundreds of transportation assets. Improving the key performance of our returnable containers, driving higher levels of accountability and moving Divert toward a world-class supply chain function in alignment with our objectives and 3-yr roadmap.

What You’ll Do:

• Create a strategy to drive world-class tools and processes around Transportation related to all verticals (Retail, Industrials and Food Service)

• Refine and execute a Sales, Inventory & Ops Planning (SIOP) process, inclusive of tactical weekly views, as well as long-term views to address opportunities for customer launches, plant and transportation capacities and develop plans to break through existing constraints

• Implement a Transportation Management System (TMS) to effectively manage our assets, personnel and associated schedules/routes in the most efficient manner

• Track leading indicators and standard KPIs to measure operational success, and analyze them to develop action plans for continuous improvement

• Own all processes/systems from out facility’s docks through customer distribution centers (DCs), liaise between Commercial Teams (i.e. the processes from customer DCs through customer stores) and Divert Operations. Develop strong relationships with these internal functional teams

• Manage workflow, escalations and effectively delegate across management teams (Transportation, Sales, Field Service, and Plant Management)

• Obtain a comprehensive understanding of customer operations to identify business opportunities with wasted food and troubleshoot Divert integration issues and opportunities

• Lead point of contact for internal and external stakeholders for customer operations that must escalate above account managers

• Organize documentation, systems, onboarding processes and procedures

• Support the contracting, road-mapping and onboarding of new customers

• Ensuring the customer receives a high level of service from all Diverters, protecting the value of food for the planet, while solving for the customer’s pain points

What You’ll Need:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program, preferably with a focus in Business, Operations, Engineering or Supply Chain

• Must have demonstrated experience refining and driving an SIOP Process.

• 10+ years experience in a related role, include 5+ directly leading Supply Chain and/or Logistics Operations

• Strong organizational and leadership skills

• Strategic acumen and ability to translate to an executable plan

• Strong data analysis and problem-solving abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage to ELT and direct/indirect reports

• Communicate written and oral data/information to diverse audiences

To Be Successful, You:

• Have a strong sense of ownership, drive and entrepreneurial spirit

• Are a problem solver, who creates solutions for customers both internal and external

• Are a team player, ensuring a collaborative environment for growth

• Are an empathetic listener, able to identify customer pain points and potential solutions

• Have the ability to work in ambiguity, think strategically and analytically about business,
  product, process, and tech challenges.

• Have experience with systemic sustainability either through wholesalers, food
  manufacturers, distribution systems, etc

• Are able to own, negotiate, execute and deliver customer agreements and success for our
  partnered customers

• Are excited about a fast-paced, continuously-evolving environment. Proactive and organized, passion for improvement, collaborative, comfort with ambiguity, enjoy working across a broad stakeholder map

What's In It For You?

• Health, Vision and Dental Benefits (effective the first of the month following your date of hire!)

• Life Insurance

• 401K with Safe Harbor company match

• Paid Time Off

• Opportunities for Advancement with a Rapidly Growing, Mission-Driven Organization

Divert Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type 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.