Material Planning and Logistics Manager

Skills :     Logistics Manager

Job Description:

Your Challenge

• Lead the location-specific logistics, materials, and production planning initiatives.
• Assure adherence of safety specifications and processes in the logistics areas that use powered industrial trucks and manual material handling equipment.
• Oversight of Logistics/TMS support- carrier-related concerns.
• Lead and support material handling improvements
• Use Lean manufacturing methodologies in the value chain to drive continuous improvement.
• Work with Sales, Inventory, Operations, and Planning leads to drive inventory reduction projects.
• Ensure level loading of the production planning processes for inventory optimization
• Support development and maintenance of PFEP, replenishment, and flow of material strategies into standardized processes.
• Measure and own Logistic Key Performance Indicators such as inventory turns, material variance, and on-time delivery (fill rate).
• Study and standardize procedures to improve the efficiency of workers.
• Interview and hire new employees.
• Partner with Manufacturing to ensure coordination of other functions such as production planning, raw and finished goods inventory management,
• Leads the communication collaboratively within the site support functions and sales team.
• Conduct annual performance reviews and provide continual feedback on both positive and constructive performance.
• Ensure teams have processes in place to control non-conformance materials to initiate corrective actions, ensure that the commodities are inspected for conformity with other specifications, and checked for defects
• Ensure that all activities regarding the transport logistics and/or production logistics and/or logistics planning are performed on time and within budget.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree Required.
• 5 years of experience in a logistics capacity or similar with 3 years supervisory experience
• Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization.
• Manufacturing/industry Distribution experience required.
• Lean Manufacturing experience desired.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems, SAP, or others preferred.
• Customer and supplier orientation, organization, and coordination skills
• Self-initiative and ability to work under pressure
• Interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills necessary to work in a cooperative, positive team approach.