Director of Engineering

Posted: Monday, 22 April 2024
Valid Thru: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Index Requested on: 04/22/2024 19:19:26
Indexed on: 04/22/2024 19:19:26

Location: Erlanger, KY, 41018, US

Industry: Other - Not Specified
Occupational Category: 11-9041.00 - Management
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

Only required for Germany, a division of DHL Express, is hiring!

Description:

What makes DHL great? Our People! We know each employee’s individual contributions make us the #1 Express Delivery and Logistics Company in the world.

DHL Express is committed to maintaining an environment that empowers every team member to make the greatest possible impact on our business. Our corporate culture is about personal commitment – to our business, to each other and to our global communities. DHL is dedicated to being a great place to work. In addition to competitive compensation packages, our employees enjoy a range of programs, services and benefits that bring the best to their personal lives.

Start YOUR career with DHL today…

DHL Express currently has an opening for a Director of Engineering. This role requires a highly motivated, empowering professional dedicated to ensuring DHL’s adherence to unit cost management, operational optimization, facility standards and service excellence. This role provides leadership to the process engineering and infrastructure teams. The Director of Ground Operations and Engineering works collaboratively with colleagues in other areas of the business to support and exceed customer expectations and requirements.


How will you contribute to the success of DHL?

· Safety-First, ensures that facilities and processes are engineered to ensure the safety and well-being of our people

· Represents the company externally to local municipalities and other government agencies

· Drive Operational KPI’s in cost and service. Prepares or arranges preparation of engineering’s consolidated budget, reports, and forecasts and ensures they are communicated in a timely manner to top management

· Develop and implement initiatives that will ensure DHL provides market-leading service relative to our cost position driving innovation and delivering on our customer promise

· Ensure DHL meets its regulatory and environmental obligations, manage contractors service performance levels

· Effective implementation and execution of the GSOP policies and objectives within the Canadian service center & gateway operations

· Manage the implementation of significant, country-wide, Network wide programs/projects in alignment with Regional and Global programs and strategies

· Develop and implement ground operations and engineering strategies to support business objectives, including delivery network optimization, transportation planning, and equipment maintenance

· Manage and develop a team of ground operations and engineering staff members including Managers, Supervisors, and engineers

· Establish best practices, methodologies, and standards for ground operations and engineering

· Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency and customer satisfaction

· Provide technical expertise and guidance to teams and stakeholders

· Evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and processes to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability

· Manage ground operations, engineering, and infrastructure projects from conception to delivery

· Ensure that material handling equipment comply with relevant regulations, policies, and standards.

· Establish and maintain relationships with vendors and external partners

· Contributes precedent-setting innovations/solutions.

· Negotiates highly complex, technical contractual issues on behalf of the company.

· Forecasts facility, vehicle, staffing and/or material handling equipment needs in order to improve cost, utilization, service, and efficiencies.

Leading as a Successful 21st Century Manager

· Determine organization structure, roles and responsibility and performance targets for the functions. Develop IKOs/KPIs/IDPS with team and monitor individual performance

· Develop a culture of quality, service excellence, flexibility, and cost consciousness while balancing Respect and Result focused behaviors supporting Investment, Provider and Employer of Choice

· Requires strong business acumen including the fundamentals of finance and profitability. Uses this understanding to achieve results and to increase the performance and profitability of DHL

· Has a holistic mindset and stays abreast of important trends that may affect our competitiveness as a group. Manages the business, giving priority to the international position of our company

· Manage the allocation of appropriate resources and commitment of staff to the achievement of Global, Regional and Country objectives and targets

· Maintain effective relationships with internal customers and develop high quality / innovative services and solutions

· Provides employees with development opportunities, supports their career development and inspiring them to develop themselves. And supports them with candid and regular feedback

· Convey a clear sense of personal goals and values, actively seeks feedback to improve performance and takes personal responsibility for their career and development

Join DHL today and be a part of our commitment to being a great place to work. In addition to competitive compensation packages, we offer a range of programs, services, and benefits that enhance our employees' personal lives. Start your career with DHL and make a meaningful impact on our business and global communities.

DHL is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities. The job application process includes this application and possibly one or more interviews. If you believe that you might need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please send an e-mail to ada@dhl.com, and include your contact information and the requested accommodation. Only messages related to requests for these types of reasonable accommodations will be returned.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, The EEO is the Law and supplement are available here: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov)

Responsibilities:

Please review the job description.

Educational requirements:

  • high school

Desired Skills:

Do you have what it takes?

  • Minimum of 7 experience in senior operations / network management roles with at least 5 years of experience in an international service related environment
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience managing a team of engineers and operations staff members
  • University Degree in Business Management or Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Proven track record of building and leading teams. Knows the talent needs of the team and attracts and develops people who can meet those needs
  • Encourages effective cooperation among team members and between teams
  • Inspires team spirit and the commitment to achieve high standards of performance
  • Strategic vision and insight of market evolution with strong analytical skills, planning and decision-making competencies
  • Strong technical expertise in ground operations and engineering.
  • Experience with transportation planning, delivery network optimization, and parcel sortation systems
  • Experience building and managing partnerships (e.g. suppliers, joint venture partners, industry groups, competitors, governments, unions) to achieve mutual goals
  • Strong negotiator and able to influence decision making in a matrix organization environment, experience with organizational change management
  • Interact effectively at cross-cultural, cross divisional and all business levels and make use of their informal and formal networks to build the commitment of senior stakeholders to outcomes which will have a major and lasting impact for DHL Express
  • Experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Benefits:

Please see the job description for benefits.

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