Logistics Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Engineering degree or equivalent degree with 3–5 years of experience, or 5–8 years of experience working as a planner, scheduler, or logistics specialist.
• At least 2 years of experience with QAD or an MRP system.
• At least 2 years of experience interfacing with suppliers and customers.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

• 3–5 years of experience as a Material Planner preferred.
• 3–5 years of production control and materials experience preferred.
• At least 5 years of automotive-industry experience preferred.
• Previous experience in railroad logistics management, including working with railroad companies on inbound and outbound shipments.
• Previous experience working with customers day to day, including problem resolution and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Meet Proeza Internal Control Policy requirements and Metalsa KPIs and MOS guidelines.
• Submit and track suppliers’ monthly scrap-recovery formats.
• Follow the Quality System by updating and implementing work instructions.
• Track and validate that action plans are closed at 100%.
• Develop, communicate, and ensure production schedules meet internal and external customer demand; integrate customer-release information in QAD, analyze volume and mix periodically, and address variations that affect company costs.
• Work with the Shipping Team to meet shipping schedules and achieve 100% customer satisfaction; remain available as needed and periodically reconcile information to identify and clarify discrepancies.
• Track and update QAD and PFEP data, including QAD minimums and maximums, period orders, transit times, and QPC, and PFEP lead time and QPC, for current production and service requirements.
• Communicate engineering changes and new-part start-of-production and run-out dates to the materials group and affected areas to prevent obsolete inventory.
• Keep inventory levels on target by tracking them weekly and working with production areas to increase changeovers and define production lot sizes.
• Develop improvement projects that increase business profitability; support and implement KANBAN systems; and work with other areas using problem-solving methodology.
• Reconcile purchase-order receipts to invoices.
• Coordinate maintenance needed for railcars and railcar equipment.
• Work with the railroad company on railcar management.
• Meet customers and railroad customers, build relationships, and support day-to-day customer problem resolution and satisfaction.
• Understand and comply with applicable policies, procedures, and internal controls; execute assigned control activities, maintain supporting evidence, and promptly report deviations, risks, or control deficiencies to the direct leader.