Logistics Manager
$160,000–$160,000 year
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Manage production schedules, raw-material availability, and finished-goods warehousing while coordinating shipments across multiple plants and responding to emergency material requirements. Analyze capacity requirements to improve schedule accuracy and on-time delivery, monitoring logistics KPIs to enhance material flow and operating costs. Lead and develop planners, schedulers, and cross-functional teams, partnering with production, purchasing, and customer service to optimize inventory management and freight costs. Forecast demand and manage expedites within a manufacturing environment, utilizing strong problem-solving skills to handle competing priorities and tight deadlines. Requires 5+ years of experience in production planning or supply chain, an ERP/MRP background, and a Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of management experience in production planning, logistics, supply chain, inventory control, or a related manufacturing function
- Experience managing production schedules, raw-material availability, finished-goods warehousing, freight, and customer delivery requirements
- Strong ERP/MRP background
- Proven ability to analyze capacity requirements and improve schedule accuracy and on-time delivery
- Experience leading and developing planners, schedulers, logistics managers, and cross-functional teams
- Working knowledge of forecasting, budgeting, freight costs, expedites, and inventory-management systems
- Ability to monitor logistics KPIs and use data to improve material flow, delivery performance, and operating costs
- Comfortable coordinating shipments across multiple plants and responding to emergency material requirements
- Strong problem-solving and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines
- Hands-on manufacturing mindset with experience partnering across production, shipping, purchasing, customer service, and operations
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent education and experience considered
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