Logistics & Shipping Supervisor - 3rd shift

Mueller Water Products•Decatur, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Mueller Water Products is seeking a Logistics / Shipping Supervisor for 3rd shift. This Supervisor provides guidance to ensure site and employee performance are in compliance with company standards. The role will enhance product workflow by implementing logistics plans that impact production, distribution, and inventory, develop underperforming areas in logistics, and roll out improvements that resolve problems. The incumbent is responsible for relationship management with internal/external customers and partners, serves as a liaison to other departments including compliance, planning, customer service, finance and purchasing to resolve issues and implement process improvements. The position creates and reviews procedures for logistics to maximize customer satisfaction and minimize cost. The Supervisor will also actively participate in the ongoing implementation of Lean Manufacturing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and work related experience.
6 years progressive work related experience with demonstrated proficiency in the discipline/technology/process related to the position.

Responsibilities

Service provider management
SOP writing/updating
Project management
All customer service communications with regards to logistics
Import-export compliance
All site logistics activities
Managing processes and procedures in the receiving and shipping department
Ensuring that goods are verified against records of shipment
Overseeing the inspection of goods received
Supervising the maintenance of records of damaged or defective items and discrepancies in quantities and weights, and records time, date, quantity, source, and destination of materials received or shipped
Implementing shipping and logistics plans, and procedures to maximize compliance with customer needs
Managing the performance of staff and maintains score cards with service providers
Ensuring all tools are regularly updated with most recent documents and information
Providing metrics and executes analysis used for decision making by upper management
Working with local and regional management to ensure site alignment
Evaluating shipping/receiving priorities and product allocations to support customer orders and internal requests
Evaluating processes of shipment packaging according to specifications and delivery in a timely manner to maximize customer satisfaction
Ensuring cost effective, efficient and traceable movement of company products both in-bound and out-bound
Interacting with vendors and peers in Manufacturing, Production Planning, Customer Service, Sales and Finance to optimize systems and procedures and resolve customer delivery related problems
Acquiring and maintaining a clear understanding of the technologies utilized in company products