Supply Chain Engineer II

NFI Industries•Kitchener, ON

20h

About The Position

The Supply Chain Engineer II (Solutions Design) will manage the development of engineering analysis to direct ongoing continuous improvement and solve supply chain problems in warehousing, transload, cross-dock, and transportation operations. Provides regular and proactive communications to customers and NFI management. The successful candidate will possess excellent technical skills combined with demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree or Business Degree is required. BS Industrial Engineering degree is preferred.
1-3+ years of professional work experience in the following areas: engineering design in supply chain, transportation management, dedicated fleet operations, distribution center management, materials handling/automation equipment, & supply chain technology
Experience with business acumen around financial and project management for the 3PL business
Working knowledge of warehousing operations and transportation operations
Lean Six Sigma experience at a project level. Demonstrated experience using Lean tools & principles
Effective Interpersonal and Communications skills
Data management and manipulation skills. Programming skills to manipulate large data-sets
Database skills, especially through SQL, Access, or Alteryx
Travel: up to 25% (based on needs of the business and project schedules)
Demonstrated technical proficiency and skill set working with engineering methodologies and tools to solve complex supply chain problems. Effective communication skills are required.

Nice To Haves

Masters degree in engineering, supply chain, or business administration
Demonstrated leadership in extracurricular activities or community
Lean Six Sigma credentials, certifications, or training
Experience with Routing and scheduling packages and transportation optimization software
Experience with Facility layout, MHE, AutoCAD and Warehouse Management System (WMS) tools
IT development: SQL developer, API/EDI development, Adv MS Access developer
Knowledge in: VBA, Python, R, Matlab, Java, C++, or C# is a major plus
Preferred to be based in one of NFI’s regional offices or a NFI operational facility location.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate basic foundational experience in at least (1) core technical engineering competency spanning dedicated fleet design, warehouse design, Labor modeling/LMS, or Lean/Six Sigma.
Leads the successful completion of engineering projects and analysis applying engineering methods/ tools
Identifies process gaps and recommends and implements process improvement
Establishes and implements performance KPIs, measures, and data analytics
Leads ongoing proactive continuous improvement for NFI working with operations and the customer
Makes engineering design and supply chain strategy recommendations
Confers with engineering and operations managers to implement efficient and competitive solutions