Logistics Manager

Makers Pride • Kentwood, MI

46d • Onsite

About The Position

Maintain accurate inventory through monitoring of daily warehouse activities, cycle counts and audits. Position is responsible for ensuring accurate accounting of all inbound raw material and outbound finished product.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Procurement, products, and production processes
• Knowledge and experience with SAP
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong self-confidence, strong will to drive change, excellent problem solving skills and the ability to work with autonomy.
• Must be accurate, detail-oriented and maintain the utmost confidentiality.
• Communicate in English to give and acknowledge instructions/problems.
• Physical and mental ability to work in excess of 40 hours per week.
• Ability to effectively present information to employees, top management, public groups and/or board of directors.
• Ability to calculate figures.
• Ability to add, subtracts, multiply and divides in various units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, and/or schedule form.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and SAP
• 5+ years supervisory experience leading a logistics department accountable for shipping, receiving, and inventory management in the Food Industry or manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Green Belt or Black Belt certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for training and monitoring performance of warehouse shipping and receiving employees.
• Provide clear performance expectations and accountability to meet on time delivery and receiving requirements.
• Ensure department metrics are established and delivered.
• Ensure the Transportation and Warehousing staff understands the expectation for meeting performance standards.
• Ensure that all HFS corporate programs and best practices are implemented.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed