Industrial Engineering Manager

Jobtailor; New London (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an Industrial Engineering Manager to lead strategic logistics initiatives across HomeGoods/HomeSense DCs. You will guide a team of IE managers, implement engineered solutions, and drive cost improvements while ensuring accurate labor performance reporting.

Travel 25–75% to sites; build training materials and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize network design and DC operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related engineering discipline; strong technical foundation.
• Proven leadership and project management experience in a logistics/DC environment.
• Willingness to travel 25–75% to site locations.
• Experience implementing and maintaining labor management and warehouse management systems.
• Certified in data work measurement techniques (MOST/MTM/MSD/Ease).

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops and implements strategic logistics solutions to optimize DC performance.
• Manages a team of Industrial Engineering Managers to drive process improvements and workforce planning.
• Ensures data integrity for incentive programs and labor performance reporting.
• Develops and evaluates solutions to modify production and processing methods for efficiency.
• Oversees cost accounting for labor, materials and processes to justify ROI.
• Develops training materials to support engineered solutions and best practices.
• Analyzes constraints to optimize HomeGoods/HomeSense supply chain network.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Negotiation

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Engineering discipline preferred

MOST Certification

MTM Certification

MSD Certification

Ease Certification

Tools

Labor Management Systems

Warehouse Management Systems

Job description

• Designs, develops and implements strategic logistics solutions to optimize the HomeGoods/HomeSense Distribution Centers.
• Manages a team of Industrial Engineering Managers that identify, develop and implement process improvements, engineered methods, best practices, analysis of labor/space/equipment capacities and measured labor standards to increase DC productivity and reduce cost.
• Ensures data integrity for incentives and accurate DC labor performance reports through labor management systems administration.
• Develops, implements and evaluates business and engineering solutions to modify or improve existing production and processing methods.
• Manages labor, material, and process costing to support best practice recommendations and capital ROI justifications.
• Oversees the development of training materials to explain and maximize detailed methods and engineered solutions.
• Analyzes existing and anticipated logistical business constraints to develop an optimal HomeGoods/HomeSense supply chain network.
• Collaborates with Transportation, Engineering and Distribution Center Management and travels to sites to identify, analyze and evaluate DC process design.
• Develops and executes interim plans and methods to achieve optimal network design and evaluates effectiveness.
• Establishes departmental goals and individual objectives and makes decisions and recommendations regarding various human resources functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Engineering discipline preferred
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Proven leadership and project management experience
• Willingness to travel 25%-75%
• Must have experience with implementing and maintaining labor management and warehouse management systems
• Certified in one or more standard data work measurement techniques (MOST, MTM, MSD, Ease, etc).

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing logistics solutions, optimizing distribution center operations, and managing labor management systems. Proven ability to lead teams, analyze processes, and develop training materials to enhance productivity and cost efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Logistics Solutions Design
• Labor Management Systems
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Data Work Measurement Techniques

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Industrial Engineering
• Process Costing
• Production Methods Analysis
• Capacity Analysis
• Best Practices Development

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Leadership Experience

Certifications & Qualifications

• MOST Certification
• MTM Certificationl (typo?)
• MSD Certification
• Ease Certification

Industry Keywords

• Supply Chain Network
• Distribution Center Management
• Capital ROI Justifications
• Training Material Development

Tools & Technologies

• Warehouse Management Systems
• Labor Management Systems