Logistics Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• At least five to ten years of manufacturing experience.
• Current, valid driver’s license and successful completion of a pre-employment motor vehicle history check.
• Expertise in supply chain management, production control, and shop-floor management.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Professionalism, integrity, and exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong independent decision-making skills, analytical skills, and professional judgment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screenings.

Nice To Haves

• College degree; additional experience may be substituted for education.
• Experience in the aerospace, defense, shipbuilding, or submarine industries.
• Experience with continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing principles, risk management, Six Sigma, Kaizen events, or PDCA.
• Strong project-management experience.
• Flexibility and interest in regional travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop partnership relationships with assigned suppliers and work collaboratively to meet customer requirements.
• Manage suppliers’ open order reports with suppliers to minimize risk and identify opportunities to improve delivery.
• Manage delivery-performance trends and initiate root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Facilitate and drive timely, effective closure of corrective actions.
• Work with problematic sub-tier suppliers to improve communication and establish achievable production commitments.
• Facilitate communication across departments and drive actions to prevent unnecessary delays.
• Provide frequent written communication about mission-critical parts and overall delivery performance.
• Travel locally periodically.
• Perform other duties as required.