Logistics Area Leader - Lean Flow & Kanban Expert

Magna International; Liberty (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Available Day One

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Cosma International in Liberty, Missouri, seeks a Logistics Area Leader to optimize material planning, inventory management, and production scheduling, collaborating with suppliers to meet demand while maintaining lean inventories.

You’ll refine Kanban sizes, monitor levels, work with Production, Engineering and Quality, and uphold ERP/WMS accuracy, driving continuous improvement and safe, efficient material flow on the shop floor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 3 years’ experience or an equal combination of education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Kanban, JIT and logistics for high-volume tangible goods.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs.
• Experience with Value Stream Mapping preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail in data.
• Business acumen and sound judgment for daily decisions.
• Creative thinker capable of leading process improvements.
• RFID knowledge in implementation and operation.
• Able to address ambiguity, multi-task, and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Continue development and revisions of Value Stream Maps to identify opportunities for improvement in Material Flow.
• Define and recalculate Kanban sizes for each component between Supermarkets and shop floor as required.
• Monitor performance of Kanban levels and take pro-active actions to solve problems and mitigate risk.
• Interact with Production, Engineering and Quality to plan and execute Kanban requirements.
• Coordinate and implement effective material handling techniques to assure material availability while achieving defined Kanban levels.
• Cycle counts as required.
• Responsible for shop floor communication systems execution.
• Maintain WMS and Kanban updates in ERP.
• Responsible for mobile plant equipment such as forklifts, tuggers, AMRs, etc.
• Resolve technical issues, supervise, and validate completion of deployed AMR missions.
• Approve changes in Kanban levels.
• Conduct material flow analysis, plant layouts, and warehousing requirements.
• Conduct pre-shift meetings to review indicators and open issues.
• Develop team members through coaching and mentoring.
• Establish and maintain effective communications across departments.
• Participate in manpower planning and recruiting.
• Promote accountability via progressive discipline policy.
• Ensure training per the matrix.
• Conduct accident/incident investigations.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Inventory Management

Kanban

JIT

Logistics

RFID knowledge

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

3 years’ experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Value Stream Mapping

RFID

Job description

Cosma International in Liberty, Missouri, seeks a Logistics Area Leader to optimize material planning, inventory management, and production scheduling, collaborating with suppliers to meet demand while maintaining lean inventories.

You’ll refine Kanban sizes, monitor levels, work with Production, Engineering and Quality, and uphold ERP/WMS accuracy, driving continuous improvement and safe, efficient material flow on the shop floor.