Logistics Planner III

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems•El Paso, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

SEWS (USA, Canada, and Mexico) BU, Div, and locations is seeking a Logistics Planner III to plan North American freight import-export operations via standard (domestic overland and air freight), and abnormal (expedited air and truck) modes. The role focuses on Quality, Cost, Delivery (QCD), vendor management, cost, risk, and routing stability. The Logistics Planner III will support the manager and peers through proactive planning, communication, countermeasure creation and implementation, follow-up, and consistent continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
5 to 7 years professional experience
Budgeting, business planning, or accounting related (academic or professional) experience
Business acumen, ease with business level math and accounting environment
Microsoft Office, including Excel, with intermediate level formulas
Excellent written and verbal communication
Logistics, freight, and/or import-export experience
Business level Spanish speaker (Required)

Nice To Haves

Business level Japanese speaker (NOT required)
Project management role

Responsibilities

On behalf of NA Operations, create logistics plans for current and mid-term standard (North America overland and air freight) mode routes, support implementation monitoring, countermeasures, and reporting of status.
On behalf of NA Operations, create logistics plans for current and mid-term abnormal (expedited air and truck) mode routes, support implementation, monitoring, countermeasures, and reporting of status.
On behalf of NA Operations, facilitate and maintain vendor management system, with a focus on QCD, a competitive bidding process, and internal policy, procedure, and compliance.
On behalf of NA Operations, facilitate and maintain vendor service rate and cost tables, vendor KPIs.
On behalf of NA Operations, lead project based cost reduction and continuous improvement activities.
On behalf of NA Operations, plan and manage current and future finished goods packaging (both customer returnable and expendable), work closely with GPP and RM packaging planning members.
Support NA Operations Manager (and connected sections and departments) with information and data management, budgeting, reporting activities.
Support NA Operations team functions as directed by the manager.
Coordinate, author, and maintain policies, procedures, and work instructions for the section.