What’s Crown Cork & Seal USA like in terms of their business, the role, and the work culture?

Well, the Regional Logistics Manager is responsible for developing the logistics strategy for their region, making sure transportation services are optimal for Crown’s plants and warehouses in the US and Canada. They really focus on aligning with the overall logistics and organizational strategy.

This role involves building strategic partnerships with carriers, negotiating rates, and ensuring that service level agreements are met. Plus, they drive hands-on execution to meet cost and service targets, and they have the autonomy to make decisions to achieve those goals.

Absolutely! Communication is key. The Regional Logistics Manager will have daily calls with plants and also participate in quarterly business reviews with senior leadership. Building and leveraging relationships is really important in this role.

They’re looking for someone with broad logistics experience, especially in transportation. A solid understanding of the North American truckload industry and the freight market is essential, since the Regional Logistics Manager is seen as the subject-matter expert in transportation across Crown.

Yes, the Regional Logistics Manager will work with Crown’s transportation management system, BluJay (E2Open), to provide high-level logistics support. So, familiarity with that or similar systems would be really helpful!