Materials Project Manager for Global Logistics

Gulfstream•Atlanta, GA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Project Manager for Global Logistics in Atlanta, Georgia is responsible for maintaining and building strategic relationships with domestic 3PL providers. This role serves as the primary onsite contact, bridging the corporate office and the distribution network to align priorities and enable smooth collaboration across multiple organizations. The position requires traditional project management skills to lead key processes and scale operations effectively. The role is focused on coordinating and quantifying continuous improvement projects to enhance efficiency, eliminate waste, and create customer value.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in related curriculum or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
5 years related experience in project management or materials.
Ability to build trust across departments, stakeholders, and external partners.
Ability to maintain long-term relationships beyond individual projects.
Ability to anticipate stakeholder needs before they’re voiced.
Ability to go beyond coordination and become a trusted partner.
Must possess a working knowledge of statistical tools.
Must possess project/process management analysis and documentation skills.
Must possess computer literacy with enterprise planning tools.
Ability to implement problem solving skills or change initiatives at an enterprise level.
Ability to lead project teams and implement change.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Nice To Haves

Certified Lean Specialist or Six Sigma Green Belt qualified preferred.
Experience with Cognos reporting, Microsoft Office suite, iGrafx and/or Visio preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist management and team members in establishing projects that align with the Continuous Improvement Objectives and vision of the department.
Develop project tasks, establish resources, and perform analysis of project costs.
Provide data analysis for projects return to department in dollars and/or customer service in an effort to assist management in prioritizing projects.
Allocate work and assist in controlling utilization of the resource pool to ensure compliance with project work plan.
Establish methods and/or track root causes and provide corrective analysis.
Develop, track and close out action items.
Assist Materials Management in the support of a Distribution Requirements/Resource Planning strategy to determine/satisfy demands for inventory at global distribution centers by optimizing current and future enterprise resource planning applications.
Conduct weekly reviews as required with management regarding continuous improvement objective/project status.
Maintain current, accurate records including bar charts, flow charts, and other tools to track manpower requirements, budget performance and status of project.
If project is to be accomplished by a vendor, provide legal documentation to establish, append and follow-up with project scope of work.
Validate invoices provided by vendor.
Ensure high visibility of project measurements (i.e. PDCA, Dashboard or Metrics).
Develop and provide metrics for inventory accuracy.
Perform other duties as assigned.