Logistics & Warehousing Manager

Lithium Americas•Spanish Springs, NV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lithium Americas is seeking a Logistics and Warehousing Manager to lead the end-to-end logistics network for the Thacker Pass Operation. The role covers multi-modal inbound, inter-facility, and outbound product movements; export readiness; third-party transload and processing interfaces; packaging line oversight; finished goods warehousing; and inventory control. It establishes safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective operations across truck, rail, transload, terminal, third-party processing, warehouse, packaging, and export channels, integrating planning, shipment execution, documentation, service-provider performance, and material handoffs across internal teams and external partners. The Manager has functional accountability for network capacity and cost planning, service-provider strategy and performance management, risk mitigation, and recommendations supporting production, commercial, and customer commitments. The position supports construction, commissioning, ramp-up, and steady-state operations by ensuring materials and finished lithium products are transferred, processed, packaged, stored, staged, and shipped safely, efficiently, and in compliance with customer, regulatory, and export requirements. The role is based at the Thacker Pass Operation office and reports to the Supply Chain Director. Occasional travel to other Lithium Americas offices, project sites, customer locations, logistics terminals, or vendor locations may be required. The company describes its work environment as collaborative and inclusive, with opportunities for long-term growth and skills development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.
7+ years of progressive experience in logistics, transportation, export management, transload operations, third-party logistics, warehousing, inventory management, or supply chain operations.
3+ years of experience leading teams, supervisors, or multi-shift operational work groups.
Demonstrated experience managing operating budgets, freight or logistics spend, and third-party service-provider performance in a complex industrial or manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead safe, compliant, and performance-driven logistics, export, transload, third-party processing, packaging, finished goods warehousing, warehouse, and inventory operations.
Strong working knowledge of multi-modal transportation, carrier management, rail and truck logistics, transload operations, export logistics, freight forwarding, customs broker coordination, and logistics compliance.
Strong leadership, collaboration, analytical problem-solving, communication, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience in mining, chemicals, manufacturing, or other asset-intensive industries.
Experience integrating third-party transload and processing facilities, terminals, carriers, freight forwarders, and customer delivery requirements into an end-to-end supply chain.
Experience overseeing packaging line operations, finished goods warehousing, product staging, loadout preparation, and shipment readiness in a manufacturing, chemical, mining, or industrial environment.
Familiarity with hazardous materials transportation.
Experience with ERP systems and transportation management systems (TMS).

Nice To Haves

SAP experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end logistics planning and execution for inbound supply, site movements, inter-facility transfers, third-party processing, outbound distribution, and export shipments.
Develop and manage multi-modal logistics solutions using truck, rail, transload, terminal, container, bulk, and packaged freight channels.
Integrate logistics planning with production schedules, customer demand, third-party processing capacity, transload availability, carrier capacity, and export requirements.
Serve as the primary logistics interface with third-party transload and processing facilities, coordinating material handoffs, transfer schedules, inventory visibility, reconciliation, documentation, and onward shipments.
Manage third-party logistics, transload, terminal, processing, and carrier performance against safety, compliance, throughput, cost, inventory accuracy, documentation, demurrage/detention, and service KPIs.
Develop and manage annual logistics and warehousing operating budgets, forecasts, and cost-control initiatives.
Evaluate logistics service providers, transportation modes, routing strategies, and third-party processing and transload solutions; support contracting and negotiations and recommend improvements.
Lead export logistics for finished lithium products, including shipment planning, export documentation, customs broker coordination, freight forwarding, bookings, terminal handoffs, shipment visibility, and customer delivery requirements.
Ensure export shipments comply with applicable customs, trade, hazardous materials, transportation, customer, and documentation requirements.
Oversee packaging line readiness, packaging material availability, performance, quality handoffs, labeling, staging, and coordination with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Warehouse teams.
Manage finished goods warehousing, including receipt, storage, inventory control, order fulfillment, shipment preparation, and loadout execution.
Oversee supporting warehouse operations, including stores/MRO, critical spares, reagents, shipping and receiving, cycle counts, kitting, staging, and material issue processes.
Ensure accurate ERP and logistics system transactions for inventory movements, transfers, shipping records, and reconciliations.
Champion the company’s safety-first culture across logistics, transload, processing, export, packaging, warehousing, shipping, receiving, and material handling.
Ensure compliance with DOT, FMCSA, rail, hazardous materials, environmental, customs, export, site security, customer, and applicable supply chain requirements.
Identify logistics, export, transload, processing, packaging, warehousing, and inventory risks; develop mitigation plans and lead corrective actions.
Develop reporting and dashboards for service performance, shipment status, costs, demurrage and detention, export readiness, inventory visibility, transload and processing performance, packaging, warehousing, safety, and continuous improvement.
Maintain disciplined records for bills of lading, export and customs documents, processing transfers, inventory records, carrier invoices, freight claims, compliance documentation, and audits.
Lead, coach, and develop logistics, packaging, finished goods warehousing, shipping, receiving, warehouse, and inventory personnel.
Establish staffing plans, organizational capability, succession coverage, and performance expectations, including for multi-shift operational work groups as the operation grows.
Define operating rhythms, escalation paths, role clarity, and performance expectations across logistics, export, third-party interfaces, packaging, warehouse, and inventory functions.
Drive improvements in network design, modal strategy, transload and processing interfaces, packaging performance, warehousing, shipment visibility, inventory accuracy, service levels, and cost efficiency.
Develop short- and long-range logistics capacity plans and network recommendations aligned with ramp-up, production forecasts, customer demand, third-party capacity, rail and truck availability, export requirements, and storage needs.
Develop and sustain SOPs, work instructions, training materials, KPIs, and continuous improvement plans for logistics and warehousing.
Build trusted relationships across teams and the community while supporting the company’s Purpose, Vision, and Values.
Perform other duties as assigned.