Logistics Manager

Job Description

• Liaise with transportation carriers and forwarders to ensure timely pick up and delivery of customer orders.
• Collaboratewith both hourly and salaried employees, to include working with the sales team, to obtain freight cost quotes for customers.
• Ensure efficient management of the warehouse computerized systems and functions.
• Retrieve stored information and/or respond to enquiries (for example delivery schedules or shipment tracking).
• Communicate with vendors and suppliers and ensure that that there is sufficient packaging inventory to meet the organization's needs by ordering packaging products, managing out-of-stock and over-stocked products.
• Monitor warehouse activities to ensure that goods are stored correctly and safely, and warehouse space is used efficiently.
• Monitor the effectiveness of Forklift operating procedures, space utilization, and make recommendations for improvements.
• Prioritize and assign tasks to ensure that the shipping and receiving team’s resources are used effectivelyand that work schedules and targets are met in a safe manner.
• Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports the company’s quality and safety policies and requirements.
• Support the Operations Manager in creating an 80/20 culture throughout the facility and in developing manufacturing standards, processes, and KPI’s including Lean Manufacturing and 5S practices.
• Supervise staff to ensure that all warehouse activities and all equipment are operated in a safe manner.
• Train new and existing employees in the organization's operating procedures and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed.

Qualifications

• Associate degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of international shipping and related documentation highly preferred.
• Forklift operations skills highly preferred.
• Significant understanding of Shipping/Transportation/Logistics and related documentation, warehouse, invoicing, and receiving.·
• General knowledge of production planning and manufacturing systems highly desired.
• Experience leading cross-functional team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information

• Team-player with aptitude to learn the ITW culture and work within a fast-pace environment with frequently shifting priorities.
• Work alongside team members to support troubleshooting, problem solving, root cause analysis, and related process improvement activities.