Job Summary
We are seeking a driven and results-oriented Logistics Manager to join our team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for a logistics-focused leader who thrives on optimizing material flow, ensuring inventory accuracy, and supporting uninterrupted manufacturing operations through effective logistics and inventory control strategies. As a key partner to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations teams, you will play a critical role in ensuring the on-time delivery of parts, maintaining inventory integrity, and driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and support production goals.
If you enjoy working cross-functionally, solving complex logistics and inventory challenges, leading teams, and making a direct impact on manufacturing performance and customer satisfaction, this is an excellent opportunity to grow your career in logistics leadership and advanced manufacturing operations.
Core Responsibilities
Leadership, Supervision & Compliance
- Leads and supervises warehouse team members, including hiring, training, assigning work, performance reviews, and handling employee relations matters.
- Ensures a safe working environment, enforcing all safety policies, training requirements, and compliance with company and regulatory standards.
Inventory Management & Control
- Promotes and ensures accurate inventory records (physical and virtual); partners with other departments to improve parts flow and minimize discrepancies.
- Improves the Physical Inventory process, including guidance of the Cycle Count Team.
- Implements and oversees a Proactive Cycle Count group, including writing procedures, training, and leading root-cause analysis.
Logistics, Warehouse Operations & Material Flow
- Responsible for domestic and international receiving functions.
- Manages Kanban and sequence-pick delivery operations across multiple manufacturing facilities.
- Oversees Cross-Dock operations.
- Oversees Re-Pack operations.
Continuous Improvement, Lean & Quality Standards
- Initiates and supports continuous improvement activities within the department.
- Reduces cost and non-value-added activity through Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Understands and complies with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 requirements
Strategic Planning, Metrics & Cross-Functional Support
- Tracks goals and strategic objectives to meet the business plan.
- Participates in planning processes involving cross-functional teams.
Financial & Administrative Responsibilities
- Achieves financial objectives, including preparing the annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and taking corrective action.
- Performs special projects and related tasks as requested
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)
- Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office products and analysis of data utilizing Excel
- 5+ years of similar work experience in a warehouse environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems
- Strong communication, organizational, and presentation skills
- Ability to multitask
- English language competency and legible writing ability
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous supervisory experience
- Extensive knowledge of Kubota products and assembly process
- Previous experience in a JIT Supply Chain environment
- Working Knowledge of FTZ Operations
- Certification from APICS or CSCMP
- Master’s degree in business, Supply Chain or equivalent
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience.
- Experience Equivalency (if applicable): Consider equivalent combination of education and experience.
In lieu of a degree, we consider equivalent, job-related experience, military service, professional certifications, and demonstrated skills. Equivalency determinations are made based on the essential functions of the role.
Language Requirements
Must be able to read, write, understand, and communicate effectively in English.
Work Environment
The physical demands and work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the team member is required to walk and/or stand for
long durations, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and
arms; ascend stairs; balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear. In addition, the team member
must occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close
vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
DISCLAIMER
The information provided in the description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within the classification. This description is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job/classification. This job is intended to include the current essential functions of the job. Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.
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