Traffic & Shipping Supervisor

Lockheed Martin Corporation•Sunnyvale, CA

34d•$66,100 - $131,675•Onsite

About The Position

The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space! At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheedâ Martinâ Space stands as a pioneer, innovator, and builder. Our talented teams are on a mission to make a lasting impact, leveraging their unique skills and experiences every day to design and deliver solutions to some of the world's toughest engineering and logistical challenges. Our culture empowers employees to dream big, pursue excellence, and create extraordinary products. With the right resources, inspiration, and focus, we enable you to turn bold ideas into reality. If you have the passion and courage to think beyond today, we invite you to join us in building a better tomorrow. What does this role look like? Our Sunnyvale, CA facility has an immediate opening for a Shipping Supervisor to lead the Sunnyvale Traffic and Shipping group. This is a leadership position and in this pivotal role you will oversee a premier team responsible for packaging and shipping extremely specialized aerospace hardware-including GPS satellites, Orion space vehicles, NASA exploration missions, and THAAD missileâ defense systems-and, in addition to supporting exciting classified programs, ensure that critical national assets reach their destinations safely and on schedule. You will lead, motivate, and develop a highâ performing shipping staff, delegate tasks, communicate clear objectives, and drive continuous improvement in packaging, safety, and efficiency. The position requires daily interaction with internal manufacturing customers, external suppliers, and government interfaces to understand requirements, resolve issues, and coordinate shipments. You will make timely decisions in a fastâ paced, missionâ critical environment while working with some of the nation's most critical hardware, offering strong opportunities for professional growth within a leading aerospace and defense organization. This position is in one of the Coolest places to work: Sunnyvale, CA

Requirements

Trafficking & Transportation Expertise: Strong understanding and experience with the regulatory requirements of commercial shipments of materials and hardware via ground, air, and sea modes.
Leadership & People Management: Proven ability to guide and motivate both salaried and bargainingâ unit employees, fostering teamwork and high performance.
Effective Communication & Innovation: Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, with a talent for strategizing, planning, and implementing new or improved work concepts across teams.
Dangerous Goods Experience: Strong regulatory expertise in shipment of hazardous materials/dangerous goods shipping, backed by current or previous certifications for both ground and air transport (49â CFR, ICAO/IATA).
Packaging of Unique Hardware: Experience packaging specialized hardware that requires specific transportation and handling procedures.
Commercial Carrier Truckload Coordination: Demonstrated experience coordinating and booking fullâ truckload shipments with commercial carriers, including carrier selection, rate negotiation, load scheduling, and documentation management.
Standardâ Operatingâ Procedure Development: Proven experience writing, reviewing, and maintaining SOPs to ensure consistent, compliant, and efficient operations.
Flexibility: Willingness to work occasional nonâ standard hours, including lowâ frequency weekends, to meet missionâ critical timelines.
Security Clearance: U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain a DoDâ Topâ Secret clearance with the potential to qualify for an SCI clearance and polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Production & Delivery Planning: Strong experience developing, scheduling, and executing production and delivery plans that meet missionâ critical timelines.
Design & Build of Wooden Spec Crates: Handsâ on experience designing, engineering, and constructing custom wooden specification crates tailored to unique hardware protection and transport requirements.
SAP Experience: Proficiency with SAP logistics modules (e.g., SAP TM, SAP MM/EWM) for order processing, shipment planning, inventory control, and compliance reporting.
Dangerousâ Goods Regulatory Exemptions: Experience generating and applying transportation regulatory exemptions-such as DOT Special Permits, Certificates of Exemption (COEs), and Interim Hazard Classification (IHC) approvals-to enable and compliant movement of hazardous materials.
Budget & Inventory Control: Skilled at monitoring budgets and managing stock levels to satisfy customer packaging demands while controlling costs.
Packaging & Shipment of Classified Hardware: Expertise in packaging and shipping classified hardware while maintaining strict security, handling, and documentation standards.
Processing GBL/DTS Shipments: Experience handling GBL and DTS shipments, including documentation, compliance, and coordination.